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Article #11786Re: Unix V7 functionality under (or along with) AmigaDOS? (*LONG*)
From: Randell Jesup
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1989 18:59
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1989 18:59
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In article <473@laic.UUCP> darin@nova.UUCP (Darin Johnson) writes:
>However, the purpose of MINIX is to provide a instructional base to OS
>design, not just to be an alternate OS for micro users. This means
>that if MINIX is implemented on top of Exec, then it is impossible to
>expirement with different scheduling algorithms, etc. Students would
>have to still come into the labs to use the PC's, even if they did
>have an Amiga.
Actually, you could easily (maybe easier than any other way)
implement Minix as a single Amiga process, with it's own internal scheduling.
Poof, problem solved (similar ideas can be used for FSs, etc - though
perhaps optionally, since FFS is real fast. :-)
--
Randell Jesup, Commodore Engineering {uunet|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!tank!ncar!unmvax!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!oliveb!amiga!cbmvax!jesup From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Unix V7 functionality under (or along with) AmigaDOS? (*LONG*) Message-ID: <6238@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 13 Mar 89 18:59:47 GMT References: <DEVEN.89Mar6082649@daniel.pawl.rpi.edu> <6157@cbmvax.UUCP> <6185@cbmvax.UUCP> <DEVEN.89Mar9113018@daniel.pawl.rpi.edu> <473@laic.UUCP> Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup) Distribution: comp Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 15