Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cimshop!davidm From: cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: UNIX on Amiga 500? Message-ID: Date: 20 Mar 91 23:34:25 GMT References: <1991Mar9.231842.20395@jack.sns.com> <1991Mar16.030830.28761@metapro.DIALix.oz.au> <1991Mar16.210058.28416@menudo.uh.edu> Sender: davidm@cimshop.UUCP Organization: Consilium Inc., Mountain View, California Lines: 26 In-reply-to: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu's message of 16 Mar 91 21:00:58 GMT >>>>> On 16 Mar 91 21:00:58 GMT, jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend") >>>>> said: Eric> In <1991Mar9.231842.20395@jack.sns.com> jtanner@jack.sns.com (Jason Eric> Tanner) writes: Jason> A friend told me it is possible to run UNIX (Sys V) On an Amiga 500 Jason> since it uses a 68000 processor like an AT&t Unix-PC. This is an Jason> exciting prospect! Is this true? If so what company manufactures it? Eric> Unix-PCs (aka 3b1's and 7300's) had a 68010, not a 68000. There's a big Eric> difference. The 3b1 also had memory protection (to the point that if Eric> you want to direct-write into graphics memory you have to do a hardware Eric> hack). I don't know for sure, but I believe the original Unix-PC was a 68000. That's what differentiated it from the 3B1 (which was a 68010). However, when the bottom dropped out on the price, the product lines merged. Don't know about the memory protection on either model, though. -- ==================================================================== David Masterson Consilium, Inc. (415) 691-6311 640 Clyde Ct. uunet!cimshop!davidm Mtn. View, CA 94043 ==================================================================== "If someone thinks they know what I said, then I didn't say it!"