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'''Minix-vmd''' is an [[open source]] [[operating system]] which was created from [[Minix]], and |
'''Minix-vmd''' is an [[open source]] [[operating system]] which was created from [[Minix]], and added some additional features such as virtual memory and [[X Window System]] support. Minix-vmd only ran on [[IA-32]] and compatible [[microprocessor architectures]]. It was written by many of the same authors who develop Minix, at the [[Vrije Universiteit]] (VU) in [[Amsterdam]]. The acronym reputedly stands for "VU Minix Distribution". |
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The operating system, according to its authors, |
The operating system, according to its authors, was not meant to be a general purpose use OS and was created to meet specific needs they had rather than to be a general use OS like [[Linux]]. It also does not share the educational goals of its parent, [[Minix]]. |
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Nevertheless, the OS may have been of interest to others for various purposes, due to its small resource usage compared with other OSs and other factors. However, with the dawn of [[Minix 3]], all of Minix-vmd's functions were put into Minix. |
Nevertheless, the OS may have been of interest to others for various purposes, due to its small resource usage compared with other OSs and other factors. However, with the dawn of [[Minix 3]], all of Minix-vmd's functions were put into Minix. |
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Minix-vmd is an open source operating system which was created from Minix, and added some additional features such as virtual memory and X Window System support. Minix-vmd only ran on IA-32 and compatible microprocessor architectures. It was written by many of the same authors who develop Minix, at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam. The acronym reputedly stands for "VU Minix Distribution".
The operating system, according to its authors, was not meant to be a general purpose use OS and was created to meet specific needs they had rather than to be a general use OS like Linux. It also does not share the educational goals of its parent, Minix.
Nevertheless, the OS may have been of interest to others for various purposes, due to its small resource usage compared with other OSs and other factors. However, with the dawn of Minix 3, all of Minix-vmd's functions were put into Minix.