[comp.os.minix] Porting Minix to Transputers.

tiwary@hpsrli.HP.COM (Ashutosh Tiwary) (03/16/88)

	Has anyone tried porting minix to any transputer boards/machines.
	Does any one have any ideas about what needs to be done to the Minix 
	kernel to make it run on a parallel machine like a network of 
	transputers.

	Any info is welcome.


- Ashutosh Tiwary
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jaf@druhi.ATT.COM (John A. Frieman) (03/19/88)

I have heard rumors that a U.S. based company is building a transputer based
workstation using a port of minix.  The product has not been officially
announced at this time but is expected in the next few months.  

If you wish to do your own port of minix, INMOS has a board with a m212
disk controller transputer and space for a boot ROM.  You would need
another transputer and memory to run any operating system as the controller
board only has space for two 32Kx8 memory chips.  

				John A. Frieman
				@ATT-ISL Denver

Disclaimer:The above mentioned product has nothing to do with ATT-ISL,
or my employer, AGS Info Sys. Transputers are a personal interest of mine.