[MiNT] virtual address spaces

[Gerhard_Stoll@b.maus.de (Gerhard Stoll)]

> > > OLGA ... is that used by anything?
> > > Sure, CAB, qed, Texel, Phoenix....
> 
> English documentation would be nice so the rest of us can make use of
> it.  All these "Protocols" are the problem because they all are written
> as horrible little hacks and none of them are really part of the OS.
> No documentation and not a clean API, just layers of hacks.
> 
> > OK and what is with all the old applications. If you look around you
> will see > that the AV-Protocal is used by all Desktops and any
> applications. So how you > want to change that?
> 
> Its been years since I've been very active in the Atari world.  You'll
> have to help me remember what AV Protocol is and why they would send
> pointers back and forth.  I'm sure I can think of a solution - problem
> solving is one thing I'm good at.
> 
> I was going to get back into it, but the API is a mess and getting
> worse.  I don't even want to port anything anymore.  Its no wonder no
> one programs for it anymore.  Who would want to?
> 
> There is no hardware available (although the Coldfire 4e devel board
> was tempting, but it was damn expensive at nearly $1000), Aranym isn't
> really in a useable state these days, but its getting better, the Atari
> software is all broken hacks, and the APIs continue to get cluttered -
> they don't improve, just get more complex!  These days I'm thinking an
> ARM, like a $150 GlueStix, it comes with Linux, and I'll do my own GUI
> based on Cairo.  It won't run ST apps, but I don't think I want that
> anymore.
> 
> 

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ftp://chapelie.rma.ac.be/atari/docs/tos_hyp/tos_493_hyp_de.zip                
      (1.735.109 bytes) tos.hyp (German version) is a hypertext about 
       the Atari Operation system. It also have information about MiNT, MagiC, 
       N.AES, XaAES and other system extension.

ftp://chapelie.rma.ac.be/atari/docs/tos_hyp/tos_493_hyp_en.zip                
      (1.721.256 bytes) tos.hyp English version
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I think the english version contain some protocol in english, but I am not
sure. A version with more english text is in the cvs.

Gerhard

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