??? 7/11/2002 3:19:18 ??, ?/? Dave P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??????: > > >This is an *operating system* we're talking about, a way for software to >use the hardware. If code running on radically different hardware cannot >be modified to take into account features of that specific hardware, that >really limits the development of hardware, and of software that runs on >it. >
See my other response on the matter >The notion that all versions should have identical features could be >replaced with the notion that all versions should have compatible >features, even if the capability is different. EG: an ARM-QL could support >1600x1200 on a CRT, or 2048x1640 on a LCD. With touch screen support. And >USB. And ethernet. Things that should be included in a monolithic OS. > > Oh but SMSQ/E does allow that and it is by no means "monolithic" under the strict sense of the word... It is the fact that it has been used as such that confuses :-) And USB is not that difficult to implement (or even PCI as there is an implementation already for FreeMiNT/SpareMiNT specifically for Motorola Processors), once you get your "metadriver" system in place... Phoebus
