Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!clyde.concordia.ca!mcgill-vision!snorkelwacker!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!unlisys!image!mist!woju From: woju@mist.UUCP (Wolfgang Jung) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Unix on the Atari ST Message-ID: Date: 28 Jun 90 20:10:00 GMT References: <90176.164228RXS12@psuvm.psu.edu> Organization: Private Access ATARI ST Berlin Wittenau Lines: 24 X-Version: Rodney's UUCP modules 08/05/90 V1.10 In article <90176.164228RXS12@psuvm.psu.edu> RXS12@psuvm.psu.edu writes: > I found myself swearing too much at TOS the other day and decided to dedicate > the next 10-20 years ;-) writing a complete Unix for the ST, not to really run > under TOS but to replace it. (eventually) > > What I need to know is this: > > 1) Has someone else done this? (No, I am not asking for gulam responses. > it is nice but I wan't *true* Unix.) It is possible (just look at MINIX ST) but a 100 % UNIX cannot be ported to the ST. There is a lack of a real MMU(Like the 68851(3) ). > 2) I don't praticularry feel like having to write the kernel ... does > anyone know of any multi-tasking kernels that have been written for > the ST? Related to this I am going to need a swapper ... same question. > 3) I will also need a C compiler that is powerful enough to understand > everything that I will need to use. Any suggestions? Just look into MINIX, and i think you will find what you need... -- ============================================================================# # Wolfgang Jung Email:a)woju@mist.UUCP # # Bang:..!tmpmbx!unlisys!image!mist!woju # ============================================================================#