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jtpenrod:
QNX is most definitely an op-sys. Even though it's aimed more at embedded applications, it works well as a desktop OS, with a rather nice and easy to navigate desktop. Like Linux, it's POSIX compliant. And it is just about one of the easiest and fastest installs I've ever seen. Nor does it take up much HD real estate. Definitely one to look into.
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Calum:
hmmm, i am not really in the market for a one floppy bersion, although i will probably get it anyway, i would like to get the noncommercial version of QNX, did any of you see that it is available from their website? i will look today actually, so no worries.

Re: microkernel OSs, not sure. Obviously there's benefits, but look at HURD compared with Linux... I do reckon that unless a macrokernel is *very* well written and, more importantly, designed, that it will easily become an unportable bloated monster, but i also reckon that the extra overhead involved in having the kernel do as little as possible creates a lot of unnecessary problems.

To an extent though, i am not really entitled to an opinion, since i know nothing of the actual implementation of a kernel, and can only think about it in the abstract.

And by the way, would anybody actually recommand getting QNX, to make my unix knowledge more well rounded?

Master of Reality:
I might look into this, as i might need a very small OS to fit on my windows machine.

(i deleted your empty post jtpenrod)

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