ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) (11/16/89)
In article <308@infovax.UUCP> bl@infovax.UUCP (Bj|rn Larsson) writes: >1) I have seen mention about 1.3, 1.4* and 2.0. Of these, my > understanding is that 1.3 comes from Prentice-Hall now. > Is there an 'official' 1.4x version? I am working on it. I will post cdiffs of 1.4b against 1.3 "soon". Please be patient. In any case, upgrade to 1.3 as soon as possible. P-H has an upgrade kit for $29.95, or get the cdiffs from the net archives. >2) Is it possible to say something about which parts of MINIX > have been most changed since 1.2? Everything. >3) Do later 'official' versions of MINIX source provide ready- > made support for generating MINIX using Turbo C under DOS? Nope. I am moving in the other direction--making MINIX more self-supporting. Now if only someone would write a diskette formatting program ... Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl) P.S. The mailer complained that I had too much included text. The homework assignment below is designed as filler to make the mailer happy. Homework assignment #2. Please translate the following MINIX terms from Italian to English: 1. La prevenzione delle situazioni di stallo 2. L'hardware degli orologi 3. File condivisi 4. Canali coperti 5. I-nodi 6. Directory e cammini 7. Lo swapping 8. Gestione della memoria con mappa di bit 9. Politiche di allocazione locale anziche globale 10. Interfaccia a livelli See "Progettazione e Sviluppo dei Sistemi Operativi" by A.S. Tanenbaum, Gruppo Editoriale Jackson, Milano, 1988. (Yes, the Italian publisher is named Gruppo Editoriale Jackson, complete with a drawing of a very confounded looking Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States.) P.P.S. Homework assignments can also be provided in Spanish and Japanese for MINIX, and in Polish, Russian, Chinese, Bulgarian, etc. for my other books.