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Subject: Re: Minux, Red Hat, Suse, Debian Etc
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On 2000-08-19 kgl900@giznet.com said:
   >Hi All;
   >Can anyone tell me what the difference between Minix and the other
   >Linux distributions is?
   >Also, where can I get (download) minux to try out?
   >Thanks;
   >Stew
Minix is not a Linux distribution, it is a completely different operating
system.  Minix is also older than Linux, and the x86 version of Minix can
run on 8088 or 286 computers.  Linux requires at least a 386 and some newer
distributions are made for Pentium.
You can find Minix at:
http://www.minix.org
ftp://ftp.cs.vu.nl/pub/minix



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