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- MINIX is a UNIX-like operating system for the IBM PC, XT, AT, 386,
- and PS/2, as well as the Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and
- later in 1991, Sun SPARC. It is available with all the source code for
- the entire operating system, the libraries, and nearly 200 UNIX-like
- utilities.
-
- Demonstration disks for the IBM PC line and Atari ST are available for free
- via anonymous FTP for people on the Internet. A Macintosh version will be
- online soon. (If you can't wait, see below.)
-
- To get a free demo disk and the manual, use ftp to connect to
- ftp.cs.vu.nl (192.31.231.42) and look in pub/minix/demo. The READ_ME
- file describes the contents of the directory and how to use it. Be sure to
- fetch and read this first. It contains important information.
-
- If you don't have FTP access, you can buy the demo disk package from Prentice-
- Hall for $10 by calling (201) 767-5969 or FAX (201) 767-5625. Please DON'T
- ask me to send it by email. I have quite enough work already thank you.
- The ordering numbers for Prentice-Hall are:
-
- - MINIX 1.5 IBM demo disk (0-13-582768-x) (in stock now)
- - MINIX 1.5 Atari demo disk (0-13-582792-2) (in stock now)
- - MINIX 1.5 Macintosh demo disk (0-13-582784-1) (in stock now)
-
- Please note that although the demo disks are available for free on line,
- MINIX itself is copyrighted software and is not available on line. The
- demo disks are also copyrighted, but permission is hereby granted to
- upload and use them for evaluation purposes. The READ_ME file tells how
- MINIX can be ordered.
-
- AS A COURTESY TO US, PLEASE DO NOT FTP DURING BUSINESS HOURS (EUROPEAN
- TIME). PLEASE FTP AFTER 11 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME.
-
- If you want to follow the MINIX discussion, read the comp.os.minix
- newsgroup, which is quite active and has almost 50,000 subscribers.
-
- Have fun!
-
- Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
-