<s>
Minix-vmd	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
which	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
MINIX	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
,	O
a	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
microkernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
added	O
some	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
virtual	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
and	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minix-vmd	B-Operating_System
runs	O
on	O
IA-32	B-Device
and	O
compatible	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
authors	O
who	O
develop	O
MINIX	B-Operating_System
,	O
at	O
the	O
Vrije	O
Universiteit	O
(	O
VU	O
)	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acronym	O
reputedly	O
stands	O
for	O
VU	O
Minix	B-Operating_System
Distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
its	O
authors	O
,	O
Minix-vmd	B-Operating_System
was	O
created	O
to	O
meet	O
specific	O
needs	O
they	O
had	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
general	O
purpose	O
use	O
OS	O
like	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
share	O
the	O
educational	O
goals	O
of	O
MINIX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
OS	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
others	O
for	O
various	O
purposes	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
small	O
resource	O
use	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
other	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
MINIX	B-Application
3	I-Application
incorporated	O
Minix-vmd	B-Operating_System
'	O
s	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
