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An example that multitasking can be done quite well on a 68000 without MMU is
OS-9 (no, I haven't got it on an ST, but on a VME board). I personaly don't
think that it would be worth the trouble trying to write a real multitasking
kernel which GEM would run on top of (anyway there was some talk about DRI
writing a multitasking GEM). I think it would be more sensible to spend the
time writing a graphic user interface for MINIX or OS-9. One more word on my
comment to Beckemeyers background Kermit/XModem, I've got nothing against
things like a printer spooler etc. running in the background, but a fully
fledged Kermit is something different and one of the reason we buy small
computers is that we get better response times. Don't forget that something
that works ok on a terminal based system (like running Kermit at the same time
as editing a file on the VME system I mentioned (it does get very slow!)),
will not work as good on a bit-mapped system with no graphics hardware support
where editing is a major task (at least with GEM based editors).
 
                          Simon Poole
                          K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET
 
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