Subj : Re: Slapping Unix on 486 machines - you too?
To   : paulie420
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Feb 19 2024 07:09:00

-=> paulie420 wrote to All <=-

 pa> TechHeart [me!] posted another video this weekend... this time we're
 pa> digging in and getting Minix rocking on a Dolch PAC 60 486 system - it
 pa> was really fun, and Minux 2.0.4 allows for networking [Better have a
 pa> firewall!] and POSIX fun on retro hardware... what will I use this box
 pa> for in the future, more to come!

Love MINIX! Back in 1994, I ran a 286 with 3 mb of RAM (hostname peanut)
at work. It acted as a caching DNS server, mail host and ran a web
server. I could tell when I received new email, because the 40mb drive
would make a clatter when mail arrived.

Nichael Temari's net utils fell off the net a while ago, did you find
them online somewhere? (or do I need to watch the video to find out?)

It turned out I was one degree of separation from Al Woodhull, the guy
who runs minix1.hampshire.edu - I worked alongside his son.




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