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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: 68K minix
Message-ID: <1600@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 1 Nov 88 14:32:33 GMT
References: <5089@louie.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
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In article <5089@louie.udel.EDU> GVAEB@isuvax.bitnet (tony bible, iowa state university) writes:
>when andrew tanenbaum formally announced atari minix he stated that he thought 
>how do iget a macinstosh readable disk?  and, 
>the pink card in the back of "THE BOOK" 
>offers minix sources on 9-trk mag tape; does this apply to the atari version 
>also?  or does anyone have a phone number for someone in Prentice-Hall i can
>call to find out?  thanks.

I am not much of a Macintosh expert, but the Atari disks are standard 720K
3.5 inch disks.  If you take the program readfs, compile it on the macintosh
with any C compiler, you should be able to insert an Atari diskette and
read the MINIX file system from it, since readfs can handle the 3.5 inch
disks (actually, it doesn't know or care; it just sees a linear list of
blocks).  I would think this approach should be reasonable. 

An alternative approach is to hook up a PC and a Macintosh using kermit.

There is no tape version for the Atari.  Not many Ataris have 9 track tape.
(Not that many PCs do either ...)

Don't call P-H for technical support.  They won't be able to help.  Use the
newsgroup for questions, or if they are such that I am the only one who is
likely to know the answer, send me email (or Johan, as the case may be).

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)