karim@cs.Colorado.EDU (Karim Keddra) (03/08/91)
Hi folks,
has anybody installed minix 1.5 on a RS6000 320 power station ?
Any input is appreciated. Specially concerning how to boot minix
off the floppy drive.
Thanks.
karim.ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) (03/08/91)
In article <1991Mar8.010254.17231@csn.org> karim@cs.Colorado.EDU (Karim Keddra) writes: > has anybody installed minix 1.5 on a RS6000 320 power station ? Before it can be installed, it has to be ported. Knowing what I do about both IBM's way of doing things and RISC machines in general, I don't think such a task will be something you do in a weekend. As far as I know, nobody is even contemplating it. Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
oscar@oscar.austin.ibm.com (Oscar R. Mitchell) (03/09/91)
> From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) > Subject: Re: Installing minix on Risk system 6000. > Keywords: RS6000 Minix Installation. > Date: 8 Mar 91 15:21:22 GMT > Sender: news@cs.vu.nl > Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam > Lines: 9 > > > has anybody installed minix 1.5 on a RS6000 320 power station ? > > Before it can be installed, it has to be ported. Knowing what I do about > both IBM's way of doing things and RISC machines in general, I don't think > such a task will be something you do in a weekend. As far as I know, nobody > is even contemplating it. ^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl) I would not say '"NOBODY" is contemplating it' ---- ;-) Oscar. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><> IBM Corporation - Advanced Workstations Division IBM Tieline: 793-2908 RISC System/6000(tm) - Future Systems Hardware Architecture and Design Group (formerly in the Floating Point Chip Design Group) Mail Stop: ZIP 2812 USA Phone: (512)823-0000 11400 Burnet Road USA "FAX": (512)823-2948 Austin, Texas 78758 CI$ Net: 76356.1170@compuserve.com IBM VNet: OSCAR at AUSVM6 IBM InterNet: oscar@oscar.austin.ibm.com USA InterNet: oscar@futserv.austin.ibm.com #include <standard.disclaimer> /* I DO NOT speak for IBM */ Oscar R. Mitchell
wayne@csri.toronto.edu (Wayne Hayes) (03/11/91)
In article <9250@star.cs.vu.nl> ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes: [ in answer to a query about Minix on the IBM RISC 6000 machine ] >Before it can be installed, it has to be ported. Well, normally, yes. But the R6000 comes with one heck of a 80x86 simulator that I'm pretty sure is not MSDOS specific, in other words any floppy that boots in an IBMPC will boot using the PC simulator. This simulator actually interprets the machine language of the 80x86 (I think x can be 0 or 2, but not 3) at the speed of a 12 or 16 MHz 286, depending on whether your R6000 is 20 or 25 MHz. Not too shabby. Anyway, I don't think IBM will sell you an R6000 without the OS, so unless you're into spending person-years just for fun, the PC simulator would be your only option. (If you run the PC simulator under X-windows, it'll even emulate 16 color VGA!) -- "You ask me what I think about war and the death penalty. The latter question is simpler. I am not for punishment at all, but only for the measures that serve society and it's protection." -- Albert Einstein Wayne Hayes INTERNET: wayne@csri.utoronto.ca CompuServe: 72401,3525
nall@cs.utk.edu (John Nall) (03/12/91)
In article <5831@awdprime.UUCP> oscar@futserv.austin.ibm.com writes: >> From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) >> [ .. >> material deleted >> ..] >> such a task will be something you do in a weekend. As far as I know, nobody >> is even contemplating it. ^^^^^^^^ >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl) > >I would not say '"NOBODY" is contemplating it' ---- ;-) > > IBM Corporation - Advanced Workstations Division IBM Tieline: 793-2908 Ah, ha!!! This should start a few good rumours circulating :-) John Nall