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From: "Feher Tamas" <feher.tamas@2fkft.com>
Subject: Minix vs. ELKS
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 14:03:24 +0200
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Hello all,

I would like to ask for your opinion:

When will ELKS become an alternative for Minix, considering practical usability
for an end-user, who does a moderate amount of programming work (mostly
customizing the OS for his/her personal needs and writing small utils)? The
hardware is 80186 with PCMCIA slot, fastest and reliable serial port
functionality is important.

-Will ELKS have a GUI? I heard Minix had some very basic X, about the time of
Minix version 1.5
-Will ELKS have LIM-EMS support? Someone started a work on EMS for Minix, but it
was never finished.
-Is there ELKS equivalent to Minix's DosRead/DosWrite/DosDir functionality to
access M$ FAT filesystem?

Thanks in advance, Sincerely: Tamas Feher.