VBRANDT%DBNUAMA1.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (06/27/89)
Hello all,
Recently, I posted a little enquiry concerning the media compatibility
of the two Minix versions, namely MINIX-ST and MINIX-PC.
Several people answered, and it seems that both disk versions *could* be
made compatible, with a little effort on the ST side (it seems logical, since
the ST TOS disk format was also made IBM compatible with a little effort). So,
if there ever is a new MINIX-ST version (such as 1.2 or maybe 2.0), I propose
that it use the same disk format as the IBM version. Of course, there should
be included a little utility that reads/writes 'old-style' MINIX-ST disk.
It seems that this should not be too hard to do. On the other hand,
someone on the list said that the ST format was 'enhanced' with respect
to the PC format. Could one of the Minix-ST-Wizards expand a bit on
this? (Johan ?).
I really believe that it is a good enhancement to the functionality of
Minix to be able to swap disks between the various implementations.
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