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From: rheffel@cs2.wsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Direction of MINIX
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Date: 31 May 89 07:17:37 GMT
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  I will now add my 2 bits about the direction of MINIX.  MINIX is a good
tool for  teaching and learning about OS.  However, not only do you have to
keep up with the market trend in hardware  ie 286/386 machines, it is also
imperative to teach the principles of protected mode hardware and its
influence on OS.
  I intend to upgrade to 286 MINIX and run it from now on.
  Nevertheless, I do agree with another MINIX devotee that MINIX needs a C
compiler that produces large model programs.
  That is it.
Rich Heffel (rheffel@cs2.wsu.edu)