№7897[Quote]
On Monday, August 26, 1991 6:12:08 PM UTC+12, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:
> sup everybody out there using minix -
>
> I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
> professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
> since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on
> things ppl like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat
> (same physical layout of teh file-system (due to practical reasons)
> amfor real other things).
>
> I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work.
> This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and
> I'd like to know what features most ppl would want. Any suggestions
> are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-)
>
> Linus (torv…@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
>
> PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-breaded fs.
> It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never
> will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.