This directory contains MINIX demonstration disks. To use them, first
download the correct one to your machine:
demo_dsk.ibm (IBM PC, XT, AT, or 386)
demo_dsk.st (Atari ST)
demo_dsk.sp (SPARC)
amiga.lzh (Amiga)
Then copy it bit for bit to a floppy disk. These files are exact disk images.
They are not files readable by any operating system. They are bootable disks.
For the Atari, you must use a 360K diskette. For the SPARC, you need a 1.44M
diskette. The Amiga demo is a standard lharc archive.
To transfer the demo disk to a floppy, you need a program that can write
a raw disk image. A program 'rawrite' has been provided for MS-DOS users.
The Turbo C source (rawrite.c), the executable (rawrite.exe), and the
user manual (rawrite.doc) are provided in this directory. For the Atari,
use file2dsk instead of rawrite (see file2dsk.doc).
The demo user manual is available in PostScript form as manual.ps or as
flat ASCII text as manual.txt. If you can print PostScript, use the
former; if not, use the latter. The manual.txt file can be printed
on any printer that can handle ASCII text (including Form Feed).
The announcement file tells more about MINIX, describes the MINIX newsgroup,
comp.os.minix, and the MINIX archives. It is a flat ASCII file.
The files ending in .Z are compressed using the UNIX compress program.
Not all the files are compressed, just the larger ones. If you have the
UNIX or MINIX compress program, download the .Z files to save bandwidth, and
decompress them on your own machine. Please do not FTP during business
hours European time, (i.e., please FTP after 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time).
Once more, to avoid any confusion, MINIX is not public domain or shareware.
It is copyrighted software. All the files in this directory, including
the demo disks are also fully protected by copyright. The copyright owners
hereby grant permission to copy and use the MINIX demo disks and other files
in this directory only for the purpose of evaluating MINIX to see if it
is suitable for your needs.
Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
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The crcs of most of the files in this directory are listed below.
The crc is the MINIX replacement for sum. It gives a much stronger
checksum. The source is in crc.c, in case you don't already have it.
Cksum Bytes File name Description
----- ------ --------- -----------
13973 26323 announcement General info about the MINIX community
27342 181305 amiga.lzh Amiga demo (lharc format)
50933 3844 crc.c MINIX checksum program
57848 368640 demo_dsk.ibm IBM demo disk
26774 320512 demo_dsk.st Atari ST demo disk
24566 624640 demo_dsk.sp SPARC demo disk
08584 2289 file2dsk.c C program to write Atari boot disk
41135 2107 file2dsk.doc Documentation for file2dsk
32394 9659 file2dsk.ttp Executable for file2dsk for Atari TOS
59522 175493 manual.ps Manual in postscript
58276 72014 manual.txt Manual as flat ASCII file
24330 5153 rawrite.c Turbo C program to write a raw disk image
54726 2138 rawrite.doc Documentation for rawrite
58584 13052 rawrite.exe Executable version of rawrite for MS-DOS
39214 3771 sparc.addendum Additional documentation for the SPARC demo
42004 14451 announcement.Z These are all compressed versions of the above
04519 201819 demo_dsk.ibm.Z
39985 288826 demo_dsk.sp.Z
19632 184677 demo_dsk.st.Z
01416 81289 manual.ps.Z
30559 34985 manual.txt.Z
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HOW TO ORDER MINIX 1.5
MINIX 1.5 is being sold by Prentice-Hall. The product numbers and prices
are as follows:
- MINIX 1.5 for the IBM: 5 1/4" (0-13-585076-2) $169
- MINIX 1.5 for the IBM: 3 1/2" (0-13-585068-1) $169
- MINIX 1.5 for the Amiga (0-13-585043-6) $169
- MINIX 1.5 for the Atari (0-13-585035-5) $169
- MINIX 1.5 for the Macintosh (0-13-585050-9) $169
- MINIX 1.5 IBM demo disk (0-13-582768-x) $10
- MINIX 1.5 Macintosh demo disk (0-13-582784-1) $10
- MINIX 1.5 Atari demo disk (0-13-582792-2) $10
Sales tax and shipping are extra; Prices are slightly higher outside the U.S.
All versions include the executable binaries, a detailed manual, the complete
source code (on diskettes), and an attractively typeset, cross-referenced
listing of the operating system code.
P-H is making a big effort to get software stores to keep MINIX in stock.
The easiest way to order it is to go to a software store and ask them for
it. If they don't stock it, they can always order it. Alternatively, you
can order directly by email, FAX, phone, or mail from Prentice-Hall as follows.
In North America and the Far East
To order by email: books@prenhall.com
To order by FAX: (201) 767-5625
To order by phone: (800) 624-0023 or (201) 767-5969
To order by mail: Microservice Customer Service
Simon & Schuster
200 Old Tappan Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
In UK/Europe
To order by email: Not recommended as the email is printed out in the U.S.
and then sent to England by regular letter
To order by FAX: Same problem as email
To order by phone: +44 (442) 231-555 (UK number)
To order by mail: Order Dept.
Prentice-Hall International
Campus 400
Maylands Ave.
Hemel Hempstead
Herts. HP2 7E2 ENGLAND
For email and FAX orders, please include the product name and number, your
name and address, and your MasterCard or VISA card number and expiration date.
If you wish delivery by Federal Express (costs extra), please indicate so.
MINIX can also be ordered from the following addresses:
In England: The MINIX Center
Forncett End
Norwich
Norfolk NR16 1HT England
0953-89345
In Germany: Prentice Hall
Feldtorweg 24
D3406 Bovenden 1
Germany
In the Benelux: Fred van Kempen
Postbus 184
2100 AD Heemstede
Holland
Tel: +31 23 287935
FAX: +31 23 294229
In Scandinavia: Frank O'Donell
P.O. Box 88
1371 Asker
Norway
In Spain and Deborah Worth
Portugal: Appartado Numero 50672
Madrid
Spain
In Italy: Jim Blaho
Piazza Santo Spirito 17
50125 Florence
Italy
In Greece: Vassilis Zahos
Kritonos 5-7
GR 11634 Athens
Greece
In Turkey: Atilla Gullu
Milli Mudafaa Cad 14/7
Kizilay Ankara
Turkey
If you have previously purchased MINIX from Prentice-Hall, you can get
a discount of $60, but only if you order by mail and include the label from
the original PH boot disk (or the entire disk) with your letter. Not valid
for email, phone or FAX orders since you must enclose the original boot disk
label (not a photocopy). Mail orders can be by credit card or check for
$169. You will be billed for tax and shipping.