Message-ID: <3282A0B0.231E@ananke.amu.edu.pl>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 03:53:36 +0100
From: Mark Habersack <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
Reply-To: grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl
Organization: Home, sweet home
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To: Orlando Andico <orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
CC: Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>, stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za,
        djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Porting real-time, multiprocess, distrib. OS Kernel to djgpp?
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Orlando Andico wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, just can't get passed the 8086 bit... Are you SURE it was on an
> > 8086???
> > Is it just me, or would writing on the 8086 be more hassle than its
> > worth...
> >
> > Leathal.
> >
> 
> really now, no need to get so impressed.. someone ported the UNIX V7
> kernel to the Z80 (it's on SimTel, called UZI) -- you know, that old 4MHz
> thing with 64K of RAM.. and besides, Linux-ELKS is already runnable on the
> 8086, there already is a shell and compilers and the usual fileutils.
> 
> so multitasking and even multithreading is certainly possible on
> processors as small as these.
And does anyone remember Minix and Xenics - they both run on 8088
machines...

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