bull@noao.arizona.edu (Frank Bull CCS) (04/21/88)
This just came in on comp.os.minix. Thought it might be of some interest
to our news group.
:In article <8804141742.AA01455@decwrl.dec.com> powers@devcim.dec.com (Bill Powers HLO1-1/T05 DTN 225-7094) writes:
:>
:> Has anyone ported minix to the atari st?? If yes, where can I
:> get a hold of it, and at what cost??
:
:MINIX for the ATARI ST is now finished and has been sent to Prentice-Hall
:for reproduction and publication. I will post a thorough description of
:the system, etc. as soon as P-H can give me more definite information about
:date of availability, pricing etc. It will probably be available sometime
:during the summer, and for a price under $100 (including all the sources).
:I will post more when I know more. Please don't send mail asking, because
:I don't know. I won't forget to post an announcement when I know. Honest.
:If anyone is seriously interested in porting MINIX to the Amiga or Macintosh
:I or II, let me know. It will be several months of hard work for an expert who
:knows the target machine up and down, backward and forward, inside and out. The
:main issue is writing I/O drivers for the clock, tty, disk, etc., or hooking
:up to the ROM routines, where appropriate. Beginners need not apply.
:
:Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
"Facts are finite, but ignorance is as boundless
as the Universe"
bull@noao.arizona.edu
Frank Bull
Central Computer Services
National Optical Astronomy Observatories