Knowledge: minix
See Also:
- computers → software → operating systems → education
- computers → software → operating systems → unix → microkernel
- computers → software → operating systems → unix → open source
- computers → software → operating systems → unix → xinu
Links
- MINIX
http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/minix/ - This directory and subdirectories contain MINIX, a small Unix-like system for IBM PCs and compatibles.
- Minix-vmd
http://www.minix-vmd.org/ - Overdressed version of Minix; source, binaries, man pages.
- MINIX.ORG
http://www.minix.org/ - Repository for OS related: documentation, help, information, news, links, books, source code, downloads. Not the official MINIX website.
- Bibliography on Minix, a UNIX-like OS
http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/Os/minix.html - Part of the Computer Science Bibliography Collection of Alf-Christian Achilles.
- Brad's MacMinix Page
http://www.pliner.com/macminix/ - MINIX that runs atop Mac OS. Benefits: while learning about operating systems, its easy to recompile and relaunch, with no rebooting; and to keep OS backups in separate files.
- MacMinix
http://www.pliner.com/MacMinix/ - Macintosh version of the UNIX clone Minix.
- Amsterdam Compiler Kit
http://www.laurasia.com.au/ack/ - Port of ACK to Minix 2.0. This compiler is the standard Minix system compiler, and used to compile the kernel. Supports C, Basic, Occam. [open source, BSD-style]
- Minix Network Service Documentation
http://www.os-forum.com/minix/net/ - Line-by-line comments of source code for TCP/IP networking protocols, network service, for Minix version 2.0.4. By Christos Karayiannis, Andrew Swartzbaugh.
- MINIX 3
http://www.minix3.org/ - Unix clone that is free, small, flexible, secure, and self-healing, leading to high reliability, even during software faults. Descriptions, FAQ, book, newsgroup, screenshots, bug reports, downloads. [open source, BSD-like]
- Operating Systems Design and Implementation, 3/E
http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131429388,00.html - By Andrew S Tanenbaum, Albert S Woodhull; Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 0131429388. Revised simplified edition, for latest MINIX version. An OS text which first explains relevant principles, then demonstrate their use via Unix-like OS as a detailed example.
- Minix on the Net
http://www.disi.unige.it/person/DoderoG/minix/minix.htm - Documents, help files, hints, links.
- The Minix Operating System
http://minix1.woodhull.com/ - Major resource of information on, downloads of, and software for, Minix.
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum
http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/ - Professor, Free University, Amsterdam; author of MINIX Unix variant. Full source code. Free for all uses. Small size, microkernel, ample documentation. Users unfamiliar with OS internals can understand nearly the full system with a few months use and study. MINIX inspired Linus Torvalds to do Linux.
- Minix Tips
http://www.minixtips.com/ - Information on how to use and extend Minix 3, and run software on it; website server uses Minix; weblog format, many practical posts.
- MINIX - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX - Overview article on the system and its hostory.
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