Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpcc01!hpcuhb!hpda!hpcupt1!hpisod2!jem From: jem@hpisod2.HP.COM (Jim McCauley) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Re: Re^2: (Free) book on the Amoeba distributed system available Message-ID: <26640001@hpisod2.HP.COM> Date: 29 Mar 90 01:03:31 GMT References: <6067@star.cs.vu.nl> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 37 In a recent posting to comp.os.minix, utility@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Ronald BODKIN) writes: Sounds like Amoeba is quite close to QNX. QNX also has the virtual machine, the same kernal design, the same high-speed features. And QNX has years of a good track record. Ron ---------- My response: I agree that QNX is a great operating system, but: * it's not portable outside the Intel realm (at least to my knowledge) * one must explicitly declare the direction of input and output across computer "boundaries" by means of numerical naming conventions for other platforms. It may be necessary to do this in Amoeba as well, but Tanenbaum's description hints at a more transparent scheme for accessing shared resources. USO Jim McCauley USO GSY/USO/HP-UX Learning Products USO Learning Products Engineer USO General Systems Division USO Hewlett Packard Company USO XXX USOUSOUSO XXX XXX XXX XXX 19447 Pruneridge Avenue USO XXX USOUSOUSO XXX XXX XXX XXX Mail Stop 48SO USO XXX USO USO XXX XXX XXX XXX Cupertino CA 95014 USOUSOUSO USOUSOUSO XXX XXX XXX XXXXX USOUSOUSO USOUSOUSO XXX XXX XXX XXXXX (408) 447-4993 XXX XXX USO XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX USO XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX jem@hpulpcu3.hp.com XXX XXX USO XXXXXXX XXX XXX