Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!email!vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at!mike From: mike@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at (Michael Gschwind) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Re: Kernel Sources (was re: Questions on Installing EnterNet Card. (DN3K)) Message-ID: Date: 19 Jun 91 13:20:31 GMT References: <9106171410.AA04133@pan.ssec.honeywell.com> <1991Jun18.145814.5910@chemsh.uucp> Sender: news@email.tuwien.ac.at Organization: Vienna University of Technology Lines: 21 In-Reply-To: dan@chemsh.uucp's message of Tue, 18 Jun 91 14: 58:14 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: cuba.vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at In article <1991Jun18.145814.5910@chemsh.uucp> dan@chemsh.uucp (David Neal) writes: Speaking of sources... does Apollo supply enough technical information to port a new OS to the box? A quick port of MACH, slap on the unix emulation, compile up X and voila! One very expensive X terminal! I wonder if there is enough expertise for making an OS run on Apollo boxes. There a lot to do: device drivers, networking s/w (ATR ?), etc. etc. - But I would most certainly _love_ to run the GNU OS on our Apollos, once it's available... bye, mike -- Michael Gschwind, Dept. of VLSI-Design, Vienna University of Technology mike@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at 1-2-3-4 kick the lawsuits out the door mike@vlsivie.uucp 5-6-7-8 innovate don't litigate e182202@awituw01.bitnet 9-A-B-C interfaces should be free Voice: (++43).1.58801 8144 D-E-F-O look and feel has got to go! Fax: (++43).1.569697