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From: fozzy@bhpese.oz.au (Andrew Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Xenix on an A2286
Message-ID: <1990Feb8.005754.1958@bhpese.oz.au>
Date: 8 Feb 90 00:57:54 GMT
References: <158700003@peg>
Organization: BHP Rod & Bar, Newcatle, Australia
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mconstable@peg.UUCP writes:
>An attempt to run Xenix on a BridgeBoard. So far...

[stuff about trying to get Xenix going on a bridgeboard]

>Misc. Queries:-  Anyone know about these?

>                 sys:pc/services/autoload
>                 ZaphodServiceTask
                  ^^^^^^
>                 LPT1.jserver

Zaphod was the original name that I believe the engineers at Commodore were
going to give to the bridgeboard stuff instead of Janus. I assume that
marketing had other ideas so Janus won out, but in places where people
normally wouldn't see it they stuck with the name Zaphod. Basically its
the task on the amiga side that does the talking to the dual ported RAM.

For those of you who've forgotten (or missed that part of your cultural
upbringing :-) ), Zaphod Beeblebrots (sp?) was the guy in "Hitch Hikers
Guide to the Galaxy" who decided that he'd change his appearance by getting
and extra head and arm.


LPT1.jerver is the program that allows the PC to use the amiga's printer.


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