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Subject: Re: Drivers for MINIX.. Please help.
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Actually Minix inspired Linus to write Linux because Andy wanted to keep it
simple.

And to the person who said the will stay away from it becuase its not plug
and pray....go get a copy of Windows 98 and stay away from real OS's.

Tom Bird <hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5SNwjDAh71p3EwaD@dbqa.demon.co.uk...
> In article <7o7em4$jqc@woody.wcnet.org>, mtrausch@debian.? writes
> >In article <xJJClCAxzup3EwqF@dbqa.demon.co.uk>, Tom Bird wrote:
> >>
> >>LOL!  In Minix, even PPP is an 'optional extra'.  Good luck...
> >>
> >>TB
> >>
> >
> >If that's the case, than Minix is something that I think I'll stay
> >away from.
>
> Minix is an educational tool more than an OS.  And it'll run on an XT.
>
> >Now I see why Linus wanted something else better than Minix... I
> >can't do Minix if it supports only a minor handful of stuff.
>
> Linus?  If you are referring to *the* Linus, he's nothing to do with
> Minix.
>
> TB


