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From: kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.os.minix
Subject: minix on ibm pc clones
Keywords: minix, ibm pc, clone
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Date: 25 Dec 89 06:49:29 GMT
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Is is possible to use "off the shelf" ibm pc clone hardware with the
minix operating system?  Please comment on the following:

bios chips on motherboard
hercules, cga, ega, or vga monitor cards
fdd controller cards, with appropriate drives of all sizes
hdd controller cards (western digital), with (multiple) hard disks
parallel printer ports, serial ports, game ports
bus mouse (I assume software can be written for a serial mouse if serial
	ports are supported.)
pc/xt (8088 or 8086) versus pc/at ('286) or '386
c compiler with support for math co-processor ('87, '287, '387)
running only minix - booting up (floppies and/or hard disk)

I have discovered with all my upgrading that I have an extra
(unassembled) pc (minus a case) lying around doing nothing.  It sure
would be nice to have a *ix system to play with!

In the rare case that original ideas   Kenneth J. Hendrickson    N8DGN
are found here, I am responsible.      Owen W328, E. Lansing, MI 48825
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