MAX writes:
< > Is that OS actually useful for something?
It's unix... depending on who you ask yes or no. ;)
Compared to DOS it's better, it's a real multiprocessing OS.
As implmented for 386 and larger it lacks VM making some BIG unix apps
like Xwindows unlikely but for text apps it screams. There is a version
called minix-vm and from what I've hears runs well.
MINIX plug, it's value is, sources are on line and it runs on XTs and
PS/2s and the whole install with sorces fits in something like 40mb.
It's limits are no VM, support for COM1/2 only and the book/CDrom cost
about 70$. It is available on the net, install kits and sources.
I installed it on the Dell and it was textbook easy (compared to dos!)
and considering the machine is a 386sx/16 it's really quite fast.
Allison