From: Jesper Krogh (jkr@lyngso-industri.dk)
Date: Thu Jun 24 1999 - 08:03:47 CEST
What are actually the the lowest system demands to run the X-window system
on ??
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michele Andreoli [SMTP:andreoli@pisoft.it]
> Sent: 23. juni 1999 23:09
> To: mulinux@sunsite.auc.dk
> Subject: Re: 286
>
> On Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 04:57:37PM +0200, Gerhard Thimm wrote:
> >
> > As I know is MIMIX just a study from Andrew Tannenbaum, Nederlands. Ok,
> > it looks like Unix, but... The development stops 10 years ago.
> >
>
> MINIX inspired Linus Torvalds, the Linux creator. If somebody are
> interested on the Linus Torvalds vs A. Tannenbaum battle, can do
> some searching on the net. I've read, time ago, a nice document with
> a set of emails extract from comp.os.minix, about the question
> "monolitic kernel" (Linus) vs. "microkernel" (Tannenbaum).
> Oh Gog, Tannenbaum was in right, I think!
>
> Anyway, MINIX is dead because was not free.
>
> > Why, who is using a 286 today?
>
> I'm with you: many company, around the world, trash thousand of old
> 386.
>
> -Michele
> --
> I'd like to conclude with a positive statement, but I can't
> remember any. Would two negative ones do? -- Woody Allen
>
>
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