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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"Wow, your analysis is penetrating. Incomplete you say?"
Look, I can see you're a Minix fanatic. That's really quaint and all, but the point is, how many universities are using Minix as a teaching aid as opposed to using Linux? Why should they?
When I say incomplete, I'm basically referring to it only being useful as teaching aid. Afterall, if it's not even used to run servers, what practical value ASIDE from operating systems theory could it possibly have?
Tannebaum can't pat himself on the back and belittle Linus all he likes, but his OS is worth squat.