Minix - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Nov 2005

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Subject: Re: Minix
   From: woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
   Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:20:58 -0700
     To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>

Chris M wrote:

>IINM, the first edition was yeller, and had no media.
>I don't have it in front of me, but I'm pretty sure it
>was numero uno. The source code of course is printed
>in the book. And I thought 3 editions were already
>released? 
> The second edition had V2 Minix on CDrom with it.  It ran on
8088s and there was a small memory version.

...
 Well my copy did have media. Just too many moves with
no storage.
I checked the minux 3 faq and and it says 4 meg of ram needed,
the web blurb says 8 and all want 16 meg.I guess you could
compile it for a smaller system.  Did not early 386's only
have 2 or 4 meg ram? 
Minix 3 is bigger. Most 386s were either small as in 1-4meg or
could go to 16-32m.  My inboard 386 has 1mb of onboard 
plus potential expansion to 4meg. But my SIIG 3000 has 5meg
of 30pin simms in it. A 386/33 mini AT board I have will 
take 8 30 pin simms or 32meg max.  I have 8meg in it.

Allison