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 the best and most widespread kernel/OS for teaching kernel/OS concepts, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Why? Because Prof. Tanenbaum resisted the temptation to add more features and/or let other persons mess with the original code.
So Minix is still able to fulfill its initial mission.
Using Minix on Bochs extends the life and increases the usefulness of Minix as a learning tool. It's a great idea (actually endorsed by Prof. Tanenbaum) and the article explains clearly how to do it, using Bochs on Windows XP.
Very nice article, let's hope more are coming in the same vein.