davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (09/10/90)
Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p.
Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that
useful. Format would be as usual a zoo archive, with a doc, disk image,
and kickstart programs. The kickstart (I have to write it) would copy
the disk image to the disk, which would be booted.
Of course, if someone has a program to do this, I won't insist on
writing it...
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VMS is a text-only adventure game. If you win you can use unix.grimesg@sj.ate.slb.com (George Grimes) (09/10/90)
> > Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. >Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that >useful. I have been considering MINIX and would appreciate a chance to check it out and see what it can do. Thanks, George
rsmith@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Rusty Smith, MACC) (09/10/90)
In article <2636@crdos1.crd.ge.COM>, davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) writes... > Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. >Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that >useful. Format would be as usual a zoo archive, with a doc, disk image, >and kickstart programs. The kickstart (I have to write it) would copy >the disk image to the disk, which would be booted. I would find it usefull to demo. Thanks... Rusty Smith Internet: rsmith@vms.macc.wisc.edu MACC Data Communications Bitnet: rsmith@wiscmacc (608) 263-6307 Univ. of Wisconsin @ Madison
rschmidt@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (roy schmidt) (09/10/90)
Yes, please! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Schmidt | #include <disclaimer.h> Indiana University | /* They are _my_ thoughts, and you can't Graduate School of Business | have them, so there! */
keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson) (09/11/90)
In article <2636@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes: } VMS is a text-only adventure game. If you win you can use unix. Close: UNIX is the _endgame_. kEITHe
roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) (09/11/90)
davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) writes: > > Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. > Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that > useful. Format would be as usual a zoo archive, with a doc, disk image, > and kickstart programs. The kickstart (I have to write it) would copy > the disk image to the disk, which would be booted. I, for one, would like to see it! I've been reluctant to purchase Minix, as my hardware is kind of non-standard. A demo version would show me whether I could actually use it. -- Roy M. Silvernail |+| roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu |+| #define opinions ALL_MINE; main(){float x=1;x=x/50;printf("It's only $%.2f, but it's my $%.2f!\n",x,x);} "This is cyberspace." -- Peter da Silva :--: "...and I like it here!" -- me
len@lsicom2.UU.NET (Len Rose) (09/11/90)
Would someone first post a description of what exactly a MINIX demo consists of, it's limitations, etc.. Len
wnp@iiasa.AT (wolf paul) (09/11/90)
In article <2636@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes:
)
) Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p.
)Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that
)useful.
I would. Please do.
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> Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. >Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that >useful. Please do, I've been considering a NIX for a while now. Dave E.
hohendor@informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Christian Hohendorf) (09/11/90)
In article <2636@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) writes:
Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p.
Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that
useful.
I'd appreciate that very much. Please post!
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Christian Hohendorf hohendor@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.denol2321@dsacg4.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) (09/11/90)
I would also like to see the Minix, or maybe a good demo. But isn't it too large to be posting??? Jim
jschenkm@uhasun.hartford.edu (Jeffery Schenkman) (09/12/90)
Add my vote for demo-ing MINIX! - jschenkm@uhasun.hartford.edu
dayger@Oswego.EDU (Tim Dayger) (09/12/90)
Posting a demo is a very good idea. I get the impression that there are many of us would benefit from it =============================================================================== Tim E. Dayger Internet: dayger@oswego.Oswego.EDU I.C.C. Operator Bitnet: dayger@SNYOSWVA SUNY College at Oswego UUCP: sunybcs!oswego!dayger Oswego NY DECNet: soswva::dayger ===============================================================================
maine@elxsi.dfrf.nasa.gov (Richard Maine) (09/12/90)
On 10 Sep 90 12:29:05 GMT, davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) said: Bill> Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. Bill> Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that Bill> useful. Format would be as usual a zoo archive, with a doc, disk image, Bill> and kickstart programs. The kickstart (I have to write it) would copy Bill> the disk image to the disk, which would be booted. Yes, please. And what might be the chance that your kickstart and/or the demo version might help someone bootstrap up the "full" version? I have a friend who bought the full version but never installed it, partly because it comes on 1.2mb floppies, which the system he'd like to install it on doesn't have (just 360k and 1.44mb). We have access to systems that we could use to copy "standard" dos disks from 1.2 to 1.44, but that won't help much because the Minix distribution disks aren't "standard" format. I haven't spent a lot of time looking into this, so I may not have all of the details right. (It's his copy, not mine, though I might also be interested in buying a copy if I like the looks of his). I'm also not entirely sure whether having a demo version up would help anything in this process or not, but it seems at least concievable. -- -- Richard Maine maine@elxsi.dfrf.nasa.gov [130.134.64.6]
axaris@acsu.buffalo.edu (vassilios e axaris) (09/13/90)
Yes! Please do! Vassilios E. Axaris SUNY Buffalo Computer Engineering.
joakimf@sluga.UUCP (Joakim Fredriksson) (09/13/90)
hohendor@informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Christian Hohendorf) writes: >In article <2636@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) writes: > Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. > Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that > useful. >I'd appreciate that very much. Please post! Me too!!! Go ahead!!! -- ------------------------------------------------------ - Jocke Fredriksson Systems analyst/Programmer - - Swedish Univerisity of Agricultural Sciences - - Dpt of Operational Efficiency - - S-770 73 Garpenberg SWEDEN - - Voice:46/225/22100 Telex:74551 SLUGARP S - - Fax:46/225/22193 - - Internet: joakimf@sluga.se - ------------------------------------------------------
fizz@tardis.computer-science.edinburgh.ac.uk (09/14/90)
In article 2734 of comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d, Wm E Davidsen Jr wrote: > > Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. Yes please! Greg Newman +-------+------------------------------------------------------------------ | /| |fizz@uk.ac.ed.cs.tardis --------------------------------- JANET |/_|_ _ | %tardis.cs.ed.ac.uk@UKACRL.BITNET ------------------- EARN | | ~ )| @CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU ----------------- INTERNET | /__| %NSFNET-RELAY.AC.UK@RELAY.CS.NET - CSNET +-------+...!psuvax1!cunyvm.bitnet!tardis.cs.ed.ac.uk!fizz ------- UUCP
Ingvar.Strand@ext.luth.se (Ingvar Strand) (09/16/90)
In article <2636@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes: > > Andy has suggest that I post the demo version of MINIX to c.b.i.p. >Before I do that I would like to know how many people would find that >useful. Format would be as usual a zoo archive, with a doc, disk image, >and kickstart programs. The kickstart (I have to write it) would copy >the disk image to the disk, which would be booted. Count me in as interested. I mean, just think! multitasking, multiuser environment. /Ingvar
rlr@bbt.UUCP (rader) (09/20/90)
Count my YES vote for some MINIX demo on cbip. A coworker at JPL used it as part of a grad school project, and it looked very interesting. I'd like to fiddle around with it without paying lots of $$$ first. -- ron rader, jr rlr%bbt@rti.rti.org = Opinions are my own and do not | | i gotta six- rlr%bbt$rti.rti.org@CUNYVM = necessarily reflect those of | | pack, & nothin' to do ...!mcnc!rti!bbt!rlr = BroadBand Tech. (SO THERE!) *** Punk ain't no religious cult, punk means thinking for yourself - DKs ***
garnett@shera.bellcore.com (Michael Garnett) (09/20/90)
aye!
I'd like to see a demo first too.
Michaellupic@micasa.UUCP (Jack Z. Lupic) (09/25/90)
rlr@bbt.UUCP (rader) writes: > > Count my YES vote for some MINIX demo on cbip. A coworker at JPL > used it as part of a grad school project, and it looked very interesting. > I'd like to fiddle around with it without paying lots of $$$ first. Same here,I'd like to see Minix in action.I guess I'd have to re-partition part of my DOS hard drive for the demo to work? Jack Z. Lupic Scarborough,Ontario-CANADA
joakimf@sluga.UUCP (Joakim Fredriksson) (09/26/90)
lupic@micasa.UUCP (Jack Z. Lupic) writes: >rlr@bbt.UUCP (rader) writes: >> >> Count my YES vote for some MINIX demo on cbip. A coworker at JPL >> used it as part of a grad school project, and it looked very interesting. >> I'd like to fiddle around with it without paying lots of $$$ first. How much is MINIX? What does one get? Does it run in 80386 mode? What BIOS and harddiskcontrollers is NOT compatible with? -- ------------------------------------------------------ - Jocke Fredriksson Systems analyst/Programmer - - Swedish Univerisity of Agricultural Sciences - - Dpt of Operational Efficiency - - S-770 73 Garpenberg SWEDEN - - Voice:46/225/22100 Telex:74551 SLUGARP S - - Fax:46/225/22193 - - Internet: joakimf@sluga.se - ------------------------------------------------------