Ah, that was the hint I was hoping for! Minix is well known as an educational operating system. It is the platform originally used by Linux Thorvalds to get the first version of Linux running. And the best of all: You can download it free and it is very compatible with old Macs (in fact it is not very compatible with newer Macs...)
Get it here: http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/minix/ Thanks, Eberhard the pickle wrote: > At 01:54 -0600 on 26/09/02, Philip Stortz wrote: > > >>i'm likely going to be using netbsd on several of my older macs. is >>there any *nix that will work on a lowly plus or classic? thanks. > > > There's a sort-of *nix called MacMinix that IIRC works on a Plus. I don't > think any true *nixen will work on any of the 68000-based Macs, however, > because they're all 24-bit machines and *nix requires 32-bit capability. -- Eberhard Wolff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Advertisement for my new book: V�lter, Schmid, Wolff: Server Component Patterns Component Infrastructures Illustrated with EJB http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470843195/ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
