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From: dale@slovax.UUCP (Dale L. Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Multi-Bashing
Message-ID: <2880@slovax.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 88 23:29:59 GMT
References: <8803060401.AA21207@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <1350@alliant.Alliant.COM>
Organization: R & D Associates., Tacoma, WA
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> regarding Minix, OS-9, etc. do these OS alternatives still support GEM
> AES/VDI calls or do they puntaes() (or equiv) during bootup? can i still
> execute the gulam equiv of "gem mygem.prg" from them? this seems critical
> (i apologize if i missed a similar discussion).
> 
> -bill

Idris supports some of the VDI calls. Any that do line drawing are supported.
The AES is not supported since AES and the Idris kernal contend  with one 
another. I can not speak for OS-9 and Minix but would assume they can not
provide AES support either.
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