Re: Announcing the first public release of UZIX

[Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha]

        Manuel,

> >     MegaSCSI users can write the demo disk-image in a extended
> > partition, select it at A: drive and boot UZIX without problems.
> What about Novaxis?

        I don't know Novaxis. I know MegaSCSI. MegaSCSI can simulate
floppies in extended partitions. That's why UZIX works with MegaSCSI.
        If Novaxis function in the same way of MegaSCSI/IDE, patching
DiskROM 4010h, UZIX can access the Novaxis drive.

> >     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 on Novaxis?

        Give me detailed information about programming Novaxis, and it
will be supported when MegaSCSI/IDE direct access will be made.

> > > And, what format does it use on diskdrives? Compatible with Unix or MSX-DOS ?
> >     It's a proprietary format. Maybe another UZI-derived OS
> > (UZI280, UZI180, etc) can read it... I don't know...
> So it is compatible with all formats? 

        I don't understand what you mean with "all formats".
        UZIX FS is a proprietary format. MSXDOS doesn't understand. Linux
doesn't understand. MINIX doesn't understand.
        MAYBE UZI, UZI280, UZI180 or AT&T UNIX 7th Ed. understands, but I
don't know.

> > > Compatible with DOS2, so files can be UNDELETED?
> >     As any UNIX, you can't undelete files. :)
> So deleted files on a diskette can also not be undeleted with MSX-DOS2? (This 
> would mean it is FULLY compatible with DOS2)

        UZIX disks can't be read by MSXDOS2.
        And also, UZIX can't read MSXDOS2 diskettes. Well, not now.
Sometime in the future I'll make mtools...

> > > Will there also be a c-shell clone, like tcshell?
> >     A better shell is in our plans.
> Better than tcsh? Impossible! :-)

        I mean a better shell than the actual shell, sash.

> Well, I'm not good in compiling, especially not with Hi-Tech C... Maybe you 
> can compile loads of goodies for us, simple users?

        For now, there are 50 utils compiled for UZIX. All of them are in
the demo disks available on UZIX page.

> Another thing: is UZIX multi-user?

        Yes.

> Is 'screen' compiled yet?

        No.
        Maybe in the future...


Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha               ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP
http://www.adrpage.cjb.net                       MSX-TR:I have one.And you?

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