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From: ikhala@netcom.com (I'Khala)
Subject: Re: Minix on small box./Also any bbs's for minux
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Goldarg <goldarg@azstarnet.com> wrote:

>Whats the smallest box you can run minix on? I have a 8088 with 2 20 meg 
>hard drives and 2 5.25 360k disk drives and 64-640 k of memory (i got a 
>bunch of boards and i want to choose the smallest one.

>this box would be for a bbs I am going to try to set up, I want to see 
>what it would be like to run a unix system bbs or just make it so people 
>can access this box from remote. 

>It doesnt have to be secure ,In fact I want all the holes in it since 
>this box is a low end one which I can spare.
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There was a bbs called gdxbbs(?) than ran on minix.  I think I have
the sources in mi archives.  I will see if I can dig them up.  Email
mi if you would like a copy.  I think the latest version was developed
on linux ...

i'khala
email: ikhala@netcom.com


