Xref: utzoo comp.os.minix:2716 comp.os.xinu:54 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!uwvax!oddjob!ncar!noao!arizona!cjeffery From: cjeffery@arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.os.xinu Subject: Re: 68k Minix Message-ID: <5399@megaron.arizona.edu> Date: 8 May 88 13:52:21 GMT References: <4010@killer.UUCP> Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Lines: 18 From article <4010@killer.UUCP>, by sampson@killer.UUCP (Steve Sampson): > 1. Will the 68k version (minix...) be available on MSDOS disks? I too would be very interested in seeing such a distribution. For that matter, are the PC versions available in MSDOS format, or can one only get them in (minix,xinu) format? Also: Would some soul(s) *EMAIL* me a brief rundown on comparative features of Minix and Xinu? How do their models differ? Their interprocess communication? Performance on normal applications? Completeness of the standard unix tool sets? Why are both distributions $80, and both books over $40? These prices have prevented me from trying either minix or xinu, and if I *do* try one I have to be darned sure to get the better one... -- | Clint Jeffery, University of Arizona Department of Computer Science | cjeffery@arizona.edu -or- {ihnp4 noao}!arizona!cjeffery --