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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Dude, get a grip. You don't know me from Adam. I'm definitely not what you'd call a Minix fanatic. I use Windows as my workstation. You say Tanenbaum's arrogant - what have you contributed besides a troll worthy of your namesake - Artemisia vulgaris?
A point by point refutation:
Universities (by no means exhaustive): Purdue, Syracuse, Drake.
Servers: http://minix1.hampshire.edu/ is one such
Squat: I would opine, if only I knew what it was worth
Relevance = Market Share: Surely no one is this ignorant? Linux didn't start with any marketshare, Mac lost it and has since regained it. Windows didn't have it to start with...