Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: why use minix?
From: bmarcum@iglou.com
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On 1999-10-20 cangel@famvid.com said:
   >This  may  have  been  it's  origin  but  I'd  wager that recent
   >versions  will not install on the XT's with 640k memory and a 10
   >meg    hard    drive    and  monochrome  monitor  (remember  the
   >greenscreen? I have one here and am using it now).
The last time I looked there was still an XT version of Minix at ftp.cs.vu.nl.

   >Reading  between  the  lines  I'd guess at this point that MINIX
   >isn't  worth  attempting  on anything less than a '286 with 2meg
   >of  memory  and  100meg or larger hard drive. Yes, you _do_ need
   >something  other  than  just  the OS on the hard drive to 'play'
   >and  if  you  want  to  recompile  you  need '386 to run the GNU
   >compilers too!
Where did you get the idea that you need GNU compilers?  Gcc doesn't even
produce object code for 8086 or 286.


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