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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

3198.0. "MINIX licensing for Amiga sought" by ASDS::WARD () Fri Dec 08 1989 20:47

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Note 71.0                     The Minix Centre ,UK                    No replies
WELCUT::GILMOUR "Jim @ Marconi"                      33 lines   8-DEC-1989 10:39
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    I have just received my first copy of the Minix Centre support material
    It is in two parts a A4 size folder with information on the Minix
    Center activity ,there is a statement giving Andy Tanenbaum's
    "offical" blessing  for the Minix Centre. I see it is their intention
    to cover PC and ST minix for Europe as well as the UK. The USENET
    listings/comments are in a second A4 size book 137 pages describing
    lots of bugs and fixes to these bugs. A minix readable disc is supplied
    with lots of fixes which I have not looked at yet.
    	The service seems quite good compared to other suppliers I have
    met in the Home comp market. I wish I had more time to study it
    all. I am on holiday soon so perhaps then I will get more done.
    
    	Much of the Minix Centre time is spent on sorting out licensing
    from PH for other versions. They are trying to get an AMIGA version
    licensed at the moment but won't start testing till it is licensed
    I understand there is no hard disk support for it though!. This
    would seem to cause considerable problems as the floppy driver is
    unstable as well. The footnote says that if enough people are
    interested then they may start work on sorting out problems quicker
    
    For those people interested in The Minix Centre here is the address
             The Minix Centre
    	     Forncett-End
             Nr Norwich
    	     Norfolk
    	     NR16 1HT
    	     England,UK
    
    Telephone 0953 89345
    
    International +44 953 89345
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