Re: Can UNIX coexist with AmigaDOS? Porting UNIX under AmigaDOS

[Matthias Bethke <Matthias.Bethke%sowi.uni-giessen.de@localhost>]

On Sat, 10 Feb 1996, Markus Illenseer wrote:

> > My idea is Linux or NetBSD running as one task (or few tasks) under
> > AmigaDOS like PC-Task or Shape Shifter.
> 
>  Your idea is very old and already has been started into a project.  The
> project is called "AmiNix" and is based on NetBSD.  Unfortunately due to

I remember reading about a project that was planned just the other way 
'round, AmigaOS running as a task under NetBSD. Shouldn't this be a lot 
easier? I suppose running a UNIX OS under AmigaOS would lead to big 
problems with memory management and supervisor mode and such. And what 
about crash protection? NetBSD is very stable and a crashing AmigaOS task 
could simply be killed...not so easy under AmigaOS.

ttyl!
        Matthias

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