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Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc

From Nicola <nvitacolonna@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.apple2.programmer
Subject Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc
Date 2016-03-25 07:52 +0200
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On 2016-03-20 08:12:35 +0000, wssimms@gmail.com said:
> 
> I am porting 6th Edition Unix to the Apple IIe. I plan to port
> everything: kernel, filesystem, and all of userland, including C,
> Fortran, dc, nroff, etc.

This is fantastic news! From the video it looks pretty good! Can't
wait to see how it works out. Are you using Lions's book as your
reference or something else?

> - I have ported the 5th Edition Unix version of ed.

If you'd be able to port vi, that would be amazing! (Do you think
that a ProDOS port would be feasible, btw?)

> - After the release of the Unix compatibility environment, I will go
>   all-in on the kernel.

I was wondering whether you (or someone else) have ever considered working
on a microkernel (say, Minix). What would be the challenges?

Nicola


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Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 01:12 -0700
  Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 01:17 -0700
    Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc Michael Pohoreski <michael.pohoreski@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 10:59 -0700
      Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-20 19:10 +0000
        Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc remygibert63@gmail.com - 2016-05-09 07:14 -0700
    Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-30 12:04 -0700
  Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-20 19:14 +0000
    Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 12:29 -0700
      Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-20 19:34 +0000
        Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 12:48 -0700
      Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc Oliver Schmidt <ol.sc@web.de> - 2016-03-21 16:05 +0000
    Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 12:38 -0700
      Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-20 20:39 +0000
        Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 19:03 -0700
          Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-21 02:41 +0000
            Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 21:12 -0700
            Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 21:17 -0700
              Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-21 04:20 +0000
                Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-21 02:57 -0700
          Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2016-03-21 01:40 -0500
      Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc Andy McFadden <thefadden@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 13:45 -0700
        Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-20 18:55 -0700
  Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc Nicola <nvitacolonna@gmail.com> - 2016-03-25 07:52 +0200
    Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-25 01:38 -0700
      Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-30 18:29 +0000
        Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-30 11:55 -0700
          Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc wssimms@gmail.com - 2016-03-30 12:34 -0700
          Re: Project: 6th Edition Unix for the Apple IIe/IIc D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-03-31 00:24 +0000

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