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Article #1730Re: unix on the 520st (why there is none)
From: George Robbins
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1985 08:49
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1985 08:49
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In article <912@mcvax.UUCP> simon@mcvax.UUCP (Simon Kenyon) writes:
> the 520st has no mmu
> it has no memory protection
> no relocation
> therefore it cannot run unix
> end of story
> by unix i mean v6 or later
> simon kenyon the national software centre dublin, ireland
Sorry, the above are very useful, but not *vital* to running unix,
especially on a personal computer. I would bet my terminal that
there will be a unix port in six months to a year. It might not be
full system V, but the idea and upward compatibility should be there.
The biggest obstacle to Unix on the ST is the gap between the people
with source licenses and the people who want to do things with ST's.
The simple hardware/sortware architecture of the ST should actually
make it a much easier port than to the Amiga or Mac, since you are
giving away less of the special features when you switch to the Unix
model.
--
George Robbins uucp: {unirot|tapa}!grr
P.O. Box 177
Lincoln U, PA 19352 [Any ideas herein are not responsible for themselves!]
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site unirot.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!seismo!caip!unirot!grr From: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: unix on the 520st (why there is none) Message-ID: <235@unirot.UUCP> Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 03:49:34 EST Article-I.D.: unirot.235 Posted: Wed Dec 11 03:49:34 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Dec-85 07:44:04 EST References: <912@mcvax.UUCP> Reply-To: grr@unirot.UUCP (George Robbins) Distribution: net Organization: The Soup Kitchen, Piscataway NJ Lines: 29 Summary: ST unix will come