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Re: Some thoughts on MiNT - Virtual Memory Manager (VMM) needed !!!



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> On Thu, 18 Aug 1994, Roland Givan wrote:
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> > Does this mean that MiNT is never really going to have VM? My knowledge
> > of VM is limited, but MINIX didn't start with it either. Is it really going
> > to be *that* hard to rehack MiNT to do VM properly?
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> In the sources there is a NULL initialized memory map called swap, and 
> also a dummy function called init_swap (or something like that). This 
> should mean that someone (Eric?) has at least been thinking about virtual 
> memory.

  This would be great !!! Just ask him !!!
  It would mean that he has perhaps thought about it :-)
  I hope so ... ;-)
  BTW, Apple System 7.1 has VVM but no memory protection 
  We have memory protectio but no VMM ... :-(

  Well ... a VMM would be needed !!!

  Bye Filipe
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> Elias M}rtenson                         !  No joke here.
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