[comp.os.minix] The state of Minix today.

pen@elinor.lysator.liu.se (Peter Eriksson) (02/06/90)

I'm thinking of buying myself a new machine (cpu = 386), and would like
to run some kind of multiuser/multitasking OS on it. I have a few
questions about Minix that you might be able to answer.
 
   1. Is there a large model C compiler and linker available for Minix?

   2. Does Minix support virtual memory?

   3. On a 386-machine, does Minix support memory above 1MB?

   4. Does Minix support networking - or have provisions for writing
      a network handling server process?

   5. On a 386-machine, does Minix use the memory protection mechanism
      that exists - so that if one process crasches, I won't have to
      reboot my machine?

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