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From: BECKER%HUMBER.BITNET@cornellc.ccs.cornell.edu (Bruce Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Bit mapped CRT graphics on Minix
Message-ID: <2238@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 22 Apr 88 18:07:09 GMT
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>Anyone with any ideas or current implementations for implementing raster/vector
>CRT operators on Minix systems using color/ega/hercules boards?
>
>On the same thought, anyone know what it would take to bring up  the X window
>system on Minix?  Or how about a subset of it (mini-X windows?)?
>
>marty
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Marty, the 64K object size limit woud force a massive rewrite of a massive
monolithic system - also even if you wait for Atari MINIX, I'm not sure the
cpu has the horsepower - wait for 386 MINIX: X14 will be a fairly easy port
to it, I'll wager...

Cheers, BBecker     Humber College     Etobicoke, Ont.