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- From: spence@cbmvax.commodore.com (Spencer Shanson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Attn Commodore: You are making a Big Mistake (Hardware
- Message-ID: <37138@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 19:04:00 GMT
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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- In article <Bxvrpv.31E@acsu.buffalo.edu> jcmurphy@acsu.buffalo.edu (Jeff Murphy) writes:
- > Hmm.. although this discussion is very entertaining.. it does raise
- >one point: the hardware manual comes in handy for non-OS programming.
- >Consider this: the 4000 (a realtively fast machine) would be very nice
- >with UNIX. But.. Commodore's record as far as UNIX is concerned is well,
- >not very good (to say the least). So their are several other efforts
- >currently underway, but in order to port over a new OS, you need to know
- >about the machines *hardware*... otherwise your job will become very
- >difficult. So.. in the interest of helping those who wish to undertake
- >such things as a port of UNIX to new machines, Commodore should release
- >an hardware manual for the machine.
-
- Realise that a port of another OS to the Amiga, such as UNIX, is not the type of
- project that many software companies are likely to do. In a really extreme case,
- then maybe we could help out with regards the details of the AA chip set.
-
- I am no UNIX expert, but is there a reason why the display side of a UNIX port
- could not sit on top of the graphics.library? After all, to bring up a UNIX
- screen would involve duplicating the work that has already gone into the A4000
- kickstart.
-
- >jcmurphy@acsu.buffalo.edu cit network installation & repair
- >opnsmurf@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu sunyab
- >
-
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