From: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beave!68K Newsgroups: net.micro.68k Title: 68K software standardization with small-C Article-I.D.: uw-beave.299 Posted: Fri Jan 14 18:49:10 1983 Received: Tue Jan 18 08:50:57 1983 Why not start out on the right foot among us 68K users and begin with small_C, small_VM, small_shell, and small_VOS as the central core of software on our systems? I propose that since small_Cv2.0 is public domain, we should port it to the 68K and make it our standard for a beginning system. In this manner, we would be able to exchange programs over phone lines with 'C' source as the software medium using a modem for the hardware. Our hardware could be much different and the underlying (sp?) operating system different as long as the virtual operating system interface was there for the interface. A good discussion of the value of a virtual operating system is found in the Communications of the ACM, Sept 80, Volume 23, Number 9. "Small VM", Nucleus of a Portable Software Development Environment is written up in Dr. Dobb's Journal issue 61 (Nov 81). "Small Shell" Part 2 of a North* VOS, is written up in DDJ 63 (Jan 82). In the Dec 82, and Jan 83 issues of DDJ small-Cv.2 is written up. You will find the address of J. E. Hendrix in the Dec. 82 issue. He sells documentation and disks for Northstar and CP/M format. He orginated the small-VM and small-shell. I am looking for someone who would like to help port the small-Cv2.0 and a OS of sorts over to the 68K for standardization among us small guys that don't carry around 'K' bucks for a system and software. Also look at the benefit of being compatible with the 8 bitters. Exchange of programs across the line with no mods for a running program! Maybe someone out there running Flex09 would like to port small-C and small-VM to run on a 6809 or 6800 microprocessor. This particular port would produce a gateway to share software with the CP/M folks who have small-C. Get the picture. I hope so. How about some activity on this net for us with 68K home computers. By the way I am still soldering my hardware up yet. SOON, I will need to write software to make my dumb rock (silicon) work and talk to me (terminal io). Trying to do well, fredf ~~~~~!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!fredf