tomiak@vax.hmi.dbp.de (Andreas Tomiak) (07/26/89)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Date: 25 Jul 89 11:25:00 GMT
Hi MINIX-freaks,
I recommend the Atari ST, too. Here are my (additonal) reasons:
1. The architecture and design of an Atari and its CPU is similar to a PDP-11
without MMU and with bigger registers and address space. The orthogonal
instruction set allows more efficient and human readable assembly
code then on the ugly Intel 8088 and its successors. Compare the two
MINIX-assemblers and you know what I mean.
2. You can handle big arrays without any swapping or pageing. E.g. try
mined on a PC with a file greater than 64 kbytes.
3. Meanwhile there are at least two simple and cheap _hardware_-emulators
with 8086 (or V30) available, so you can execute PC-programs without
peanalty for software-emulation. Perhaps one can execute PC-Minix on
an Atari ST ! The norton factor for these piggy-board is around 5.
4. You can run MFS and HFS from Apple on it with some enhancements compared
with Mac SE or MacPlus.
By the way: I've heard that there is an IDRIS port to atari now available.
I'd glad to here were I can obtain it, especially for comparison with
MINIX.
Andreas Tomiak
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---------------+-------------------------------------------peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (07/27/89)
If you can wait, you should see what Amiga MINIX is like. The Amiga has all the advantages of the ST, plus the native operating system is a real-time multitasking O/S which just loves UNIX-like programs. Like MINIX, it uses a message-passing paradigm. If you want MINIX in the first place, this will be an exciting environment in its own right. -- Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Business: peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. | "...helping make the world Personal: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com. `-_-' | a quote-free zone..." Quote: Have you hugged your wolf today? 'U` | -- hjm@cernvax.cern.ch