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History Of Minix



          Based on Microkernel Architecture, PROSIX- compliant Unix-like computer operating system is called Minix or mini Unix.
          Andrew S. Tanenbaum, a computer science professor created MINIX in the year 1987 as a minimal Unix-like OS as a teaching tool for his textbook, Operating Systems: Design and Implementation targeting students and others who want to learn the operating system principles.
          Its complete source code made available to universities for study in courses and research. In the year 2000, it was re-licensed and after that, it has been completed free and open-source.

There are several version of Minix

Minix 1.0

  • Created in – 1987
  • It was system-call compatible with Seventh Edition Unix.
  • Compatibility with the IBM PC and IBM PC/AT microcomputers available that time.


Minix 1.5

  • Released in 1991.
  • Supporting the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Apple Macintosh and Sun SPARCstation computer platforms.


Minix 2.0

  • Released in 1997.
  • Only available for the x86 and Solaris-hosted SPARC architectures.
  • The second edition of Tanenbaum's textbook, Based on it with the help of Albert Woodhull, CD-ROM also available with the book.
  • Support for 386 and later processors in 32-bit mode


Minix VMD

  • Variant of MINIX 2 for Intel IA-32-compatible processors.
  • Featured added – Virtual memory.
  • Support X-window system


Minix 3

  • Released in Oct 2005.
  • Supports IA-32 and ARM architecture systems
  • Live Cd format available


Minix 3.1.5

  • Released in Nov 2009.
  • Added Unix utility program - X11, vi, emacs, cc, perl, gcc, python, ash, bash, zsh, ftp, ssh, telnet, pine, and over 400 others.


Minix 3.2.0

  • NetBSD included.
  • Clang used as compiler and GDB as a debugger.


 Minix 3.3.0

  • Released in September 2014, 
  • With ARM support.


 Minix 3.4.0 RC

  • Available in Jan 2016.
  • But the stable version is not yet announced. 



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