Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!diku!steenkl
From: steenkl@diku.dk (Steen Koefoed Larsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 68030 Un*x Workstation
Message-ID: <3785@diku.dk>
Date: 21 Apr 88 16:14:38 GMT
References: <8803300934.AA11609@ucbvax.berkeley.edu> <1033@atari.UUCP> <5504@uwmcsd1.UUCP> <1705@netmbx.UUCP>
Reply-To: steenkl@diku.denet.UUCP (Steen Koefoed Larsen)
Organization: DIKU, U of Copenhagen
Lines: 32
Keywords: ABAQ, UNIX, MMU, 68030
Summary: ABAQ has no MMU

A lot of people seemes to be confused about the ABAQ and UNIX.

After a chat with Perihelion at the Hannover faire i realised that

	1) The ABAQ has NO MMU. (i.e. no protected memory and no UNIX)

	2) The filesystem on the Helios operating systems looks like
	   the UNIX filesystem. BUT....

	3) The process environment in Helios i different from UNIX.

	4) Helios is developed in C -not OCCAM.

	5) The 1k x 1k graphics board has a palette with 4 million
           colours. The "colour blitterchip" in the board can draw
	   50 million pixels pr. second. This board is also used in
           the Atari 68030 UNIX box.


The ABAQ is an experimental machine that gives a speedy system
with great potential for parallel programming and graphics.

The UNIX box is (going to be) a cheap UNIX workstation for the guy
who whants a standard (UNIX & Xwindows) system with MMU security.

Two very different products !

Kind regards

Steen Koefoed Larsen,  steenkl@diku.denet.UUCP

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