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Welcome to MINIX 3. This CD-ROM is a live CD. You can boot your computer Welcome to MINIX 3. This CD-ROM is a live CD. You can boot your computer
from it and MINIX 3 will start automatically without using the hard disk. from it and MINIX 3 will start automatically without using the hard disk.
At the prompt, login as root. It works pretty much like any UNIX system At the prompt, login as root. It works pretty much like any UNIX system
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- bootflop.img If you cannot boot from CD-ROMs, insert the CD-ROM - bootflop.img If you cannot boot from CD-ROMs, insert the CD-ROM
anyway, then copy this floppy image raw to a floppy using anyway, then copy this floppy image raw to a floppy using
RawWrite (ask Google) and boot from the floppy RawWrite (ask Google) and boot from the floppy
- Listing.txt Appendix B as ASCII text
- Listing.ps Appendix B as PostScript
- Listing.pdf Appendix B as PDF
- Listing.idx File index to the listing
There are also many invisible files used for installing MINIX 3. There are also many invisible files used for installing MINIX 3.
To install MINIX 3, please print either the PostScript or PDF setup To install MINIX 3, please print either the PostScript or PDF setup
manual or get it from www.minix3.org/doc/ under the heading manual or get it from www.minix3.org/doc/ under the heading Installation.
Installation. You will need to carry out several steps before beginning You will need to carry out several steps before beginning the installation,
the installation, as described in the setup guide and having it as described in the setup guide and having it available during installation
available during installation will be useful since the on-screen will be useful since the on-screen directions are quite concise.
directions are quite concise.
The official MINIX 3 Website is www.minix3.org. It has a wealth of The official MINIX 3 Website is www.minix3.org. It has a wealth of information
information about MINIX 3 and more recent versions of the software as about MINIX 3 and more recent versions of the software as well as additional
well as additional software not on this CD-ROM. It also lists several software not on this CD-ROM. It also lists several ways to access the
ways to access the newsgroup, comp.os.minix, where you can ask questions newsgroup, comp.os.minix, where you can ask questions and get help. In
and get help. In addition, it tells how you can run MINIX 3 on a addition, it tells how you can run MINIX 3 on a simulator on top of Windows
simulator on top of Windows or Linux instead of on the bare metal. You or Linux instead of on the bare metal. You can also join the MINIX 3 community,
can also join the MINIX 3 community, report bugs, and help push MINIX 3 report bugs, and help push MINIX 3 forward by porting applications and drivers
forward by porting applications and drivers to it. We encourage you to to it. We encourage you to visit!
visit!
We hope you enjoy using MINIX 3. We hope you enjoy using MINIX 3.