mpl@sfsup.UUCP (05/01/87)
I *finally* received MINIX (I ordered it at UniForum), and much to my surprise I got "The Floppies" but NOT "The Book". Not only that, but I was charged for BOTH! Well, I called P-H, who said, yes it was a mistake, and no they couldn't just ship me a book, I had to send back the floppies and wait for a complete set to arrive all together. So, I'm left with floppies with *no* documentation. I figured out how to boot the things, and how to use mined, etc. My question is this: I have an AT&T PC (so the hard disk doesn't work without a fix, which I got from this newsgroup). How can I recompile the system using only one floppy drive? I seem to run out of space no matter what I do. Does anybody: 1. have any hints on building MINIX in a tiny space 2. know where I can get "The Book" (P-H promised 2 weeks 3 weeks ago, and if I wait for them I much fear growing old - every book store in northern NJ seems to be out of it as well) 3. have an archive of fixes (hopefully with an index) Thanks in advance, Mike Lindner ihnp4!attunix!mpl