[comp.os.minix] Question about ETHERNET DRIVER in MINIX ...

subha@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Subha Kumar Pindiproli) (04/12/91)

I am just curious as to how MINIX invokes the Ethernet driver. 
here are my doubts :

	1. What should be the proc_id # for ETHER, should its 
	priority be higher than FLOPPY, but lower than CLOCK ?

	2. Is it possible to invoke the DOS version of "ftp"
	or "telnet" in MINIX, in order to prove that MINIX 
	does a "sendrcv" ?


I just want to answer to the person who was quering as to why
Tanenbaum, chose only 64K for his OS model, on a 286, 386 systems.

Here is the answer: He didn't want to burn up his head in writing
an OS for 16 bits or more, 'cause it would be too complicated to 
begin with 16 bits addressing mode, so it is safer to begin with 
8 bits, (64K), and probably modify it to accomodate 16 bits later
on in the years to come.