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From: mac@k9.cad.mcc.com (Mac Michaels)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix for 386 protected mode
Summary: Am I a lone ranger?
Keywords: minix 386
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Date: 4 Nov 88 23:21:58 GMT
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Reply-To: mac@MCC.COM (Mac Michaels)
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I have the sources for minix 1.0 and plan to port minix to my 396
clone.  I want to make it run in protected mode and use the hardware
resources provided by the 386 processor.

My plans are to (try) to compile minix with the GNU C compiler (GCC).
This will also require some changed startup code.   I will have to do
the compilations under some other operating system.   Once I have a
protected mode minix I will port all the GNU software to it.

But I race ahead of my immediate requirements.  Is there an archive
site on the arpanet that I can get the patches to bring my minix
sources up to release 1.3?   I want to start this project with the
latest sources.   I plan to first build an AT version of minix and get
it running on my 386 to familiarize myself with minix.   I will be
using the TURBOC 1.5 compiler.   Has anyone already done this?

I would be delighted to cooperate with anyone else undertaking a
similar project with either TURBOC or GCC.  
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