Minix capabilities - questions
Peter Lautenschlaeger
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> 1. What is the latest version of Minix for the Intel chip?
> How does one go from version 1.5 to 1.6?
The official release is 1.5 from PH which is identical with 1.5.10
on the list. 1.6.16 is a beta-release you can get the diffs from
plains. NOTE 1.6.16 is under test.
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> 2. Is an ethernet networking scheme available for Minix?
It is. The amoeba stuff brings you networking capability.
As far as I know TCP/IP shall be implemented by some guys.
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> 3. What about writting device drivers for Minix? Is enough info
> available to accomplish that task with reasonable effort (e.g.,
> within a week or two for serial devices)?
Provided you have the information for your additonal hardware
you'll find most things you need in the source. It should be easy
to modify the serial device stuff for different serial cards on
IBM like machines.
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> 4. Have the GNU software product been ported to Minix?
For the IBM you need the 386-extensions from Bruce. Ported are
gcc,emacs,bash and maybe some other I don't know.
peter