bl@infovax.UUCP (Bj|rn Larsson) (11/26/89)
Hello MINIX gurus, I have the 1.2 distribution which I haven't used much. I intend to get more active now, and and want to upgrade to the forth- coming 1.4.x (or will it be called 1.5.x?). My understanding is that to do this one needs to have the 1.3d (?) version that can currently be had from Prentice-Hall, and then be careful to grab all the upgrade diffs that will come on the net, hoping you won't miss anything (I can't use FTP to access archives). MINIX People I have had contact with say that it will be much better to just buy 1.3 instead of trying to upgrade 1.2 -> 1.3 (they talk about 'tearing your hair out...'). I know P-H sometimes ship the wrong versions (it happened to me), and you need to specify the correct ISBN number to be safer to get the correct one. So, then: What is the ISBN number of MINIX 1.3d (?) from P-H BTW, will they accept payment via credit card (Visa/MC)? And also, are there any archive sites from which upgrades, info etc can be gotten by using mail or uucp? Regard, Bjorn -- ====================== InfoVox = Speech Technology ======================= Bjorn Larsson, INFOVOX AB : ...seismo!mcvax!kth!sunic!infovax!bl Box 2503 : bl@infovox.se S-171 02 Solna, Sweden : Phone (+46) 8 735 80 90
ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) (11/27/89)
In article <312@infovax.UUCP> bl@infovax.UUCP (Bj|rn Larsson) writes: > What is the ISBN number of MINIX 1.3d (?) from P-H There is an upgrade kit from P-H for $29.95. The ISBN number is: 0-13-584723-0 The kit contains the all the sources of 1.3, but not all the binaries. You need either 1.1 or 1.2 to boot and read in the disks. The upgrade kit also contains the compiler binaries, which changed from 1.1 to 1.2. Thus if you have 1.1 or 1.2, this is the package to get. With a little bit of luck, I will post part of 1.5.0 within a week. Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
anderson@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) (11/27/89)
In article <4628@ast.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes... ]In article <312@infovax.UUCP> bl@infovax.UUCP (Bj|rn Larsson) writes: ]> What is the ISBN number of MINIX 1.3d (?) from P-H ]There is an upgrade kit from P-H for $29.95. The ISBN number is: ] 0-13-584723-0 ]The kit contains the all the sources of 1.3, but not all the binaries. You need ]either 1.1 or 1.2 to boot and read in the disks. The upgrade kit also ]contains the compiler binaries, which changed from 1.1 to 1.2. Thus if ]you have 1.1 or 1.2, this is the package to get. I seem to remember that there is also a *complete* 1.3, presumably with a different ISBN number. I was considering getting that (despite the cost), because I'd been under the impression that my 1.1 wouldn't run on my AT. Haven't done much with Minix lately, so I tried to boot up my 1.1 and to my surprise, it works except for the famous EGA display problem. Still, if a complete 1.3 were available, and especially if it had a working EGA driver and a working printer driver (which it probably does), the extra money is worth it, in view of the time the upgrade would take. Is that an option, and if so, what is its ISBN number, please? ==Jess Anderson===Academic Computing Center=====Univ. Wisconsin-Madison===== | Work: Rm. 2160, 1210 West Dayton St., Madison WI 53706, Ph. 608/263-6988 | | Home: 2838 Stevens St., 53705, 608/238-4833 Bitnet: anderson@wiscmacc | ==Internet: anderson@macc.wisc.edu====UUCP:{}!uwvax!macc.wisc.edu!anderson==
dkhusema@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Dirk Husemann) (11/28/89)
ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes: >In article <312@infovax.UUCP> bl@infovax.UUCP (Bj|rn Larsson) writes: >> What is the ISBN number of MINIX 1.3d (?) from P-H >There is an upgrade kit from P-H for $29.95. The ISBN number is: > 0-13-584723-0 >The kit contains the all the sources of 1.3, but not all the binaries. You need >either 1.1 or 1.2 to boot and read in the disks. The upgrade kit also >contains the compiler binaries, which changed from 1.1 to 1.2. Thus if >you have 1.1 or 1.2, this is the package to get. What about MINIX-ST 1.1 to 1.5.0??? >With a little bit of luck, I will post part of 1.5.0 within a week. >Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl) Dirk Husemann ---------------------- Smile, tomorrow will be worse! ------------------ X.400: <S=dkhusema;OU=informatik;P=uni-erlangen;A=dbp;C=de> RFC822: dkhusema@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de RFC822: dkhusema@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.dbp.de [BETTER!FASTER!] UUCP: {pyramid,unido}!fauern!immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de!dkhusema -- Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here! -- ------------------- My opinions are mine, mine, mine -------------------
ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) (11/30/89)
In article <2727@dogie.macc.wisc.edu> anderson@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) writes: >I seem to remember that there is also a *complete* 1.3, >presumably with a different ISBN number. I was considering >getting that (despite the cost), because I'd been under the >impression that my 1.1 wouldn't run on my AT. Yes, there is a full 1.3: ISBN 0-13-583303-5 (AT version) 1.3 is more robust than 1.1. It works with EGA cards (hit the F3 key). Printer problems are fewer--most are caused by having your printer port at an unexpected address. Andy Tanenbaum