Linked by Will Senn on Tue 8th Jun 2004 05:35 UTC
This tutorial will walk the reader through setting up Minix 2.0.4 on Windows XP via Bochs 2.1.1. These are the latest versions of Minix, Bochs and Windows XP as of May of 2004. In this era of Linux and Windows domination of the OS scene, it is important to remember that there are alternatives. Hence, this article will also serve as an introduction to one such alternative, Minix, which has a very rich heritage, indeed.
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Minix is not meant as a production OS. The whole point is that it can be taught in a one semester OS course. The value of Minix is mostly in the Tanenbaum book and the source, and the primary "use" of Minix is to study and modify the source to understand how an OS can be created. Linux has grown a bit too complex for most people for this.