Re: Announcing the first public release of UZIX

[Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha]

        Manuel,

> > > >         I would like to present you a new operating system for MSX. It's
> > > > called UZIX.
> > > Whoow! This sounds real cool! I hope you will continue with this
> > > project! I'll try to test it real soon. Does it work with MSX-DOS2?
> I understand, but I mean: does it work if a MSX-DOS2 cartridge is inserted?

        Yes. It ignores MSX-DOS2.

> Can it work with harddisks as well?

        MegaSCSI users can write the demo disk-image in a extended
partition, select it at A: drive and boot UZIX without problems.
        Now UZIX can access any MSX disk-drive, floppy or HD. But you
can't access MegaSCSI/IDE partitions for now (/dev/hda and similars are 
not implemented).

> And, what format does it use on diskdrives? Compatible with Unix or MSX-DOS?

        Compatible with it. :)
        It's a proprietary format. Maybe another UZI-derived OS
(UZI280, UZI180, etc) can read it... I don't know...

> Compatible with DOS2, so files can be UNDELETED?

        As any UNIX, you can't undelete files. :)

> Is the multitasking as good as on a normal Unix? (E.g. start background jobs by
> putting & behind the command).

        Yes. Try calling "clock &" in the sash prompt. It's stupid, but is
the best example of background processing. Examine it with top. Later,
kill it using the kill command.

> Will there also be a c-shell clone, like tcshell?

        A better shell is in our plans.

> (Which is great! bash would be great too, ofcourse! I saw you were working on
> the shell to get it as much bash as possible. Do scripts work too?)

        The actual default shell of UZIX, sash, is very limited. Scripts
can be only recognizable commands.
        BUT nothing disallows you compiling any shell you want to UZIX.
        The original UZI could run the Bourne Shell in its full
functionality. So, UZIX also can. It "just" need to be compiled.


Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha               ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP
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