lawitzke@eecae.UUCP (John Lawitzke) (11/13/87)
The last I heard from Andy, the v1.2 with user's manual was supposed to be released in October. It's now the middle of November and I haven't seen any reviews of it. Has anyone gotten it? If so a review and table of contents of the manual would help greatly. Also, has anyone gotten the 1.2 C compiler? Hope about posting a review of if it really is better than the compiler shipped with MINIX and how much better. I am assuming the original compiler is still being shipped with 1.2 and then if you want the better one, you have to buy the 1.2 separately. (This is mainly to confirm that if I spend $120 for the slipcover version I'll be getting a C compiler and not have to spend another $120 until I can afford it) -- j UUCP: ...ihnp4!msudoc!eecae!lawitzke "And it's just a box of rain..." ARPA: lawitzke@eecae.ee.msu.edu (35.8.8.151)
broman@cod.NOSC.MIL (Vincent P. Broman) (11/14/87)
I phoned Prentice-Hall and no one I talked to had even heard of v1.2 of Minix, nor imagined that an updated release might be in the works. I wouldn't hold my breath. Unipress is selling the v1.2 C compiler for about $100 and the pascal compiler for $150. This is for source. No low-cost distribution of binaries only was offered. Vincent Broman, code 632, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA 92152, USA Phone: +1 619 225 2365 Internet: broman@nosc.mil Uucp: sdcsvax!nosc!broman