Minix

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: Minix
>   From: woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
>   Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:20:58 -0700
>     To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>Chris M wrote:
>
>>IINM, the first edition was yeller, and had no media.
>>I don't have it in front of me, but I'm pretty sure it
>>was numero uno. The source code of course is printed
>>in the book. And I thought 3 editions were already
>>released? 
>>
The second edition had V2 Minix on CDrom with it.  It ran on
8088s and there was a small memory version.

>Well my copy did have media. Just too many moves with no storage.
>I checked the minux 3 faq and and it says 4 meg of ram needed,
>the web blurb says 8 and all want 16 meg.I guess you could
>compile it for a smaller system.  Did not early 386's only
>have 2 or 4 meg ram?

Minix 3 is bigger. Most 386s were either small as in 1-4meg or
could go to 16-32m.  My inboard 386 has 1mb of onboard 
plus potential expansion to 4meg. But my SIIG 3000 has 5meg
of 30pin simms in it. A 386/33 mini AT board I have will 
take 8 30 pin simms or 32meg max.  I have 8meg in it.

Allison