Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Benoit0123 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Porting GSOS to Single board computers Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:56:02 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Mac GUI Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:56:02 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ac9e0e4d7dd3957fb97803ee6801bab8"; logging-data="2819"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/hAU1mO1PMXDYHzXW3G5Nv" User-Agent: Mac GUI Usenet In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:0wXYAdBLVU6sOFS50LY+OZzeMpo= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.apple2:25499 TheJ wrote: > A thought experiment... > > Now that the full source for GSOS is available, what would the likelyhood > of > it being ported to a single board computer like the Raspberry Pi be? > > What would the major sticking points be? > > I, personally, would LOVE to see ANYTHING OTHER THAN LINUX on these > devices. > I think that it could make the actual hardware more accessible to far more > users that Linux could ever hope to. > > I would also LOVE to see, once again, a TRULY PERSONAL computer be > available > again. > > What do you think??? > > J > I would suggest that people looking for alternative to linux on the R-Pi will get a look at RISC OS: a system: a) specially designed for this family of processors (optimized) b) with a vivid community for upgrading the OS or still creating new applications; c) offering a shared source initiative on the whole operating system; d) PRMs (programming reference manuals) are available in PDF format for easy reference. http://www.riscosopen.org OK it's not GS/OS but is as user friendly and more capable for nowadays challenges. It has not only been ported to R-Pi but to other Soc/devboards as well. -- Growing old is mandatory.. growing up is optional.. But the other way round is as true.