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There is an operating system that runs on the '386 machines,
and whose source is published.  It is available by 
anonymous FTP.

One nifty thing is that it has native code compilers on the
SPARC, MacII, ...

I have moved user data files between these machines, and
they load without translation.

The published version is for a N.S. 32x32 style cpu, on a
custom workstation.

The system compiles in 9 seconds.

Text processing, Graphics processing, oops language support
tight integration between applications all are evident.  I
have used this for almost 2 years, and prefer it to other
environments I have used.  I comprehended the system calls,
and implemented a message based "viewer" in significantly
less time than it took to modify a canned MS Windows
demo.


ftp: neptune.inf.ethz.ch:/Oberon/<SPARC,MacII,DOS386> 
Postscript docs are typically available.

The ports are made by different individuals, and some
experimental details of the language and operating system
exist.  Specific applications are included in some
releases but not others.

Here is an excerpt from the Oberon/SPARC/readme file

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DOCUMENTATION
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SPARC-Oberon contains some basic on_line documentation to enable
first_time users to get started with Oberon. However, for serious work
we recommend the following books published by Addison_Wesley.
Note that "Project Oberon" contains the full source code of the Oberon 
system and compiler. The source code is also available via ftp from
subdirectory /Oberon/Examples.

N. Wirth and M. Reiser: Programming in Oberon. Steps beyond Pascal and
Modula_2.
Addison Wesley, 1992, ISBN 0-201-56543-9.
Tutorial for the Oberon programming language and concise language
reference.

M. Reiser: The Oberon System. User Guide and Programmer's Manual.
Addison Wesley, 1991, ISBN 0-201-54422-9.
User manual for the programming environment and reference for the standard
module library.

N. Wirth and J. Gutknecht: Project Oberon. The Design of an Operating
System and Compiler.
Addison Wesley, 1992, ISBN 0-201-54428-8.
Program listings with explanations for the whole Oberon system,
including the compiler for NS32000.


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Any problems or comments may be reported to oberon@inf.ethz.ch

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Aubrey McIntosh  /  Chemistry  /  University of Texas  /  Austin, TX 78712
...another Gaelic learner...