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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Multitasking on the ST
Message-ID: <5602@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 8 Aug 89 17:59:30 GMT
References: <21282@louie.udel.EDU>
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <21282@louie.udel.EDU>, XBR2D78V%DDATHD21.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (MATHIAS GAERTNER) writes:
> Think at the famous OS-9 or MIRACLE (not tested here!). They all work fine,
> fast AND secure (at least OS-9).
> So, good systems are possible even without a MMU!

OS-9 has one huge advantage over MINIX. It was designed for systems without
an MMU, so it doesn't assume you can relocate logical zero, and it doesn't
have to implement fork(). On the down-side it's totally non-portable outside
the 6809/68000 world.
-- 
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