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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Operating Systems (Re: archimedes)
Keywords: Archimedes, OS
Message-ID: <2311@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 28 Nov 88 17:09:22 GMT
References: <1216@dutesta.UUCP> <2212@ficc.uu.net> <372@eutrc3.UUCP> <379@eutrc3.UUCP>
Organization: SCADA
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In article <379@eutrc3.UUCP>, rcst8@eutrc3.UUCP (Pieter Schoenmakers) writes:
> Ok. Xinu is Multi-Tasking. Arthur (Archimedes' OS) is Single-Tasking. If you
> strip all the Multi-Tasking stuff from the description above, you get:

The quote didn't say "...all the components of a modern multi-tasking operating
system...", it said "...all the components of a modern operating system...".
I'm taking it at face value... without a scheduler you've just got a file
system/program loader and a subroutine library.

> If it interests you: In April a new version of Arthur will be released. The
> name will change too: RISC OS. This OS employs cooperative multitasking
> AND all the features you want :-)

I've been keeping up on it. The multitasking will be implemented through
the windowing system, just like Apple's "Multifinder". This is a huge
kludge not worth me wasting my time on... whether it's running on a 68020
or an Acorn Risc Machine.
-- 
Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation
"Have you hugged  U  your wolf today?"     uunet.uu.net!ficc!peter
Disclaimer: My typos are my own damn business.   peter@ficc.uu.net