From: "Phil Kramer" <p00014@psilink.com> Subject: Minix Sells Around the World! [and how] Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 05:37:23 GMT
Posted for sentimental reasons...
From the September '92 Minix Update pamphlet from Prentice Hall
(A Paramount Company!)
[ Misleading quotations quoted in a misleading manner ]
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Questions and Answers
Does MINIX support VGA?
No...
Will MINIX work on SCSI or ESDI?
There is no driver for SCSI or ESDI....
Will MINIX boot from the hard drive?
No, you always need the boot floppy....
Can MINIX reside with DOS?
No, MINIX and DOS files must be on different partitions...
What UNIX applications run with MINIX 1.5?
None.
Does MINIX support graphics in the C compiler
(line drawing)?
No.
Is MDV included on the disk with the IBM version?
No
Does MINIX have Lex and Yacc?
Not in the distribution version. There are versions on the net.
Does MINIX run X-Windows?
No.
Is there an NKS Tool Set?
No.
Does MINIX have AWK?
No...
Does MINIX support floating point?
No.
Can you add a mail facility to MINIX?
No.
Is MINIX compatible to SCO-ZENIX for UNIX? [!]
No.
Are there multiple code segments and/or multiple data segments
in C programs for MINIX 1.5?
No...
Is there a C-Debugger for MINIX 1.5?
No.
When is the next version of MINIX due?
2-3 years. [!]
Are there transparencies or other material available?
No.
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