Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!schein From: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Minix and the Amiga2000 Message-ID: <2931@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 11 Dec 87 14:06:18 GMT References: <387@hvrunix.UUCP> Reply-To: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 27 Keywords: Can it be ported In article <387@hvrunix.UUCP> ahinds@hvrunix.UUCP (Alexander Hinds) writes: > > Next semester I would like to get involved in porting a unix >compatable operating system to my 2000. (MINIX, written by Tannenbaum) >However, I'm not sure if it can be done since Kickstart is in ROM, and >the computer wants a Workbench disk upon powerup. Is there a way to kick >the operating system out from control of the machine and install mine? >How? Please help! > > Alexander Hinds Seems there were quite a few messages about Amiga-Minix port not that long ago (either here or comp.sys.minix). So if you can - I don't know how many back messages your system holds - scan back and re-read them. If I remember right, the problem with portin Minix was how to do a FORK on the Amiga. -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|allegra|burdvax|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore AMIGA Bix: dschein Plink: Dan*CATS 1200 Wilson Drive phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 West Chester PA 19380 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I help Commodore by supporting the AMIGA. Commodore supports me by allowing me to form my own suggestions and comments.