Minix

[Scott Stevens]

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:23:48 -0800 (PST)
Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> > You might be right. The first 'minix book' I bought
> > was certainly red, 
> > and came with no mefia. The source code to much of
> > the OS (kernel, 
> > drivers, etc) was printed in the book.
> 
>  Well I should hope it came w/no mafia. O mefia. Well
> I wouldn't want a book that came with that
> either...whatever it is. LOL LOL
>  
> > I bought a MInix installation kit seperately. It
> > came in a 'software 
> > size' 3 rignt binder with a lot of 5.25" 360K
> > floppies inside. And the 
> > manual pages for the standard programs, etc. IIRC
> > that kit cost me 
> > somewhat over \pounds 140.00 (back in about 1992).
> > 
> > -tony
> 
>  It very well could have been printed in different
> colors. A red one...hmmm. Possible collectible? Mine
> is yellow, and in pristine condition save for the
> blanking razor slit on the spine. Didn't see any first
> editions on Amazon, but the 2nd (white) wasn't exactly
> cheap. Mine was a buck on Epay ;)
> 
> 
There are a lot of copies of the first edition on abe.com for a buck or a bit more.  I always go to abe first, it's a consortium of used bookstores worldwide in a common database.  It beats Amazon in MANY ways.

I ordered a $1 copy a few days ago.  I paid full retail for a second edition copy but think the first edition will have enough significant differences to be worth the dollar.

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