13 Apr
2007
13 Apr
'07
5:54 p.m.
Hi,
I bought the MINIX version for the Atari ST and
installed it, but
I used it as a toy, I don't remember recompiling the kernal. It had
full kernal source, and all the tools to rebuild....
It sure came with the sources, but I'm 99.999999999999% certain you could
not rebuild the kernal because no compiler was included in the distribution.
....I think you're mistaken saying it was useless.
It certainly fulfilled it's aim of being a platform to learn about modern OS
design and implementation, but without applications or a way to develop
them, it's usefulness is ultimately limited (by what is included in the
distribution).
Don't forget, very few people had 'net access back then, those of us who
were on-line were mostly on FidoNet and there was nothing online for Minix
that I could find (and I tried pretty hard).
....supplied device access and process management was a
good base to
develop....
As long as you have a development tool.... :-)
....Anything with a prompt.
LOL, the 6809 assembler I'm using at the moment is run from the command line
(though I'm firing it up through a batch file and editing the source with
"notepad" - who needs an IDE?).
TTFN - Pete.