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From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Multitasking/Unix for the GS (Was Re: A/Ux)
Message-ID: <525@n8emr.UUCP>
Date: 18 Apr 88 16:37:51 GMT
References: <8804092146.aa12779@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> <329NETOPRMS@NCSUVM>
Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Ham BBS, Columbus,Oh. 614-457-4227 (300/1200,8N1)
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Keywords: gs, minix, unix


Note that Minix is a low cost source of a unix-like operating system which
currently runs on 8088 and higher processors.  I dont know how much
work it would be to port it to the GS, but at least one university had
some students port it to the Mac...

P.S.  I certainly would be interested in such a project.  It seems bizarre
to me that a 8+ meg machine, capable of supporting multiple 32meg hard disks,
does not have an os with pipes, multi-tasking, etc.  I dont need multi-users.

I have tried to pass along to the os/9 folks that the GS might be an interesting
possible market, but they dont seem to think that there would be enough sales.
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