Re: [MiNT] Unix domain

[Guido Flohr <gufl0000@stud.uni-sb.de>]

Hi Henk,

On Sat, Nov 27, 1999 at 02:58:24AM +0100, Henk Robbers wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Just a simple idee.
> 
> Implement a Unix domain.
> The default will be zero, in which case all bios, gemdos and probably xbios
> calls will behave as in the current Tos's. Or even the current MiNt version.
> All existing programs will work, new or upgraded programs can call Pdomain(UNIX)
> if they need. Or find some way to connect it to a program from outside.
> (A new extension perhaps, or no extension at all, but a flag,
>  or a parameter to the linker)

That Pdomain call you describe is part of MiNT for ages already.

> #if everything such that single GUI users kan obtain a slender kernel in which
> multitasking & memory protection is the main objective.
> 
> I have no affinity with UNIX, never used it, never needed it, never will use it.
> But as a computer lover, I can see hoe beautifull it is that you can have both
> unix and GEM at the same time on a Atari.

But the people that have affinity with Unix, use it and need it mostly
report that Unix is a little more than a slash as a directory separator
and multi-tasking. ;-)

Ciao

Guido
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