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From: Zach Heilig <zach@blizzard.gaffaneys.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Any type of Intel UNIX to run on a 286?
Date: 18 Nov 1996 01:40:12 -0600
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>>>>> "tedm" == tedm  <tedm@agora.rdrop.com> writes:

tedm> You might try experimenting with a program called Minix, this
tedm> was a unix-like operating system that could run on an XT believe
tedm> it or not.  Prentice Hall had a couple books out about it at one
tedm> time and you could FTP it off sites on the net.

Minix is still very much alive.  There should be a new book out about
Minix 2.0.0 real soon now.  Check out the newsgroup comp.os.minix.

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