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Re: MINIX

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.

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net