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From: rminnich@udel.EDU (Ron Minnich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MINIX port to A1000
Message-ID: <677@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 09:59:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  5 09:59:27 1987
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In article <8711050534.AA25885@jade.berkeley.edu> JPARR@UREGINA1.BITNET (John Parr) writes:
>
>     As part of the requirements for a graduate level computer science class,
>I am seriously considering porting MINIX to the A1000.  Before I jump into
>this with both feet, I am going to need some very specific information on
>the internals of the A1000.
 (and so on ... some neat ideas)
  before you get too far, why not think about building a 
minix-compatible shared-library that runs under ADOS?
In other words, use Matt's shared library example to build
a minix support library, then go from there to a complete 
Minix environment. Best of both worlds. If you wanted to do
us all a big favor you could somehow wedge in support for having
programs run in 68K user mode so that they do not trash the kernel.
(IS THIS even possible? How much smoke am i blowing now?)
   Another thought ... For a practical project, would your 
course accept doing an X-windows port? (hint, hint, hint)
ron
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ron (rminnich@udel.edu)