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Re: MINIX

In article <fh6vgsclt9d0gvq1ibem87hdm9aq7p1nil@news.newsguy.com>,
Paul Guertin  <pg@sff.net> wrote:
 
> pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
>>>justinhaynes@my-deja.com wrote:
>>>> Anyone interested in porting MINIX to the Apple II GS?  (Anyone know if
>>>> its already been done?)
>> 
>> MINIX was a Mini-UNIX with the source released, developed for
>> educational purposes.  When Linus Thorvalds created Linux, he started
>> from Minix.
> 
> The author of Minix is Andrew Tanenbaum, and he recently put Minix under
> the BSD license. The full source code is available by FTP; see the
> comp.os.minix FAQ for more information.
> 
> Another mini-UNIX, Douglas Comer's XINU, was ported to the 8-bit Apple II
> by Warren Toomey many years ago. I believe you can still download the
> source code from his FTP site, minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au. As it was a personal
> project, documentation is sparse. His Apple II was actually a clone with
> some peculiar characteristics, which adds to the difficulty.
 
And then we have Randall Hyde's ANIX ....... :-)))
 
BTW is ANIX for the Apple II+ available for download somewhere?  It would
be fun to try out....
 
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