Re: Announcing the first public release of UZIX

[Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha]

        Manuel,

> > > I know you have top compiled, but I wondered how long it took to get it 
> > > compiled!
> >     In my 5x86 100MHz, about 1 minute...
> I mean, including adaptions for Hi-Tech C.

        So top is not a good example. It was written from scratch.
        The time to port a program to UZIX depends of your C knowledge,
the program size and complexity. I can't give you a precise value.
        For example, some proggies like bogomips, whoami and uname didn't
need any port. Just compiling. But man, grep and tar, for example, took an
entire day each one.

> I mean, not with virtual terminals, but just occupying the other terminal. 
> E.g. user1 logs in, and starts 2 background jobs. Then, he types somting as 
> "login user2", and user2 logs in. He can now also start bg jobs. When he does 
> top, he sees processes of user1 and user2! Can Uzix do this already?

        Oh, yes.
        I confess I never tried it, but it's possible. If it doesn't work,
you discovred a bug, and I'll fix it. I'll try it tonight...

> >     WHEN it hangs? What you see on screen?
> I see only: 
> Welcome to UZIX 0.1.2
> [cursor]
> > > When I don't, I get: Mounting root fs: [cursor]

        Bingo. Interrupt.
        fMSX2.0 is fudeba.
        It's interrupt bug. fMSX bug.

> >     I tested it in fMSX-DOS 1.6b2, CJS 1.0b, TR GT, TR ST, ACVS 2++,
> > DDX 2.0 and others and it worked.
> Hah, and not in fMSX 2.0! So it might be 'fudeba' indeed!

        Fudeba is fMSX! :)
        I don't like emulators. I don't use fMSX. It's in my PC for
emergencies and for being another test-plataform (since my only MSX now is
my TR).

> >     There is no reason for UZIX hanging up because you have 512Kb RAM.
> No, it crashed with MORE than 512 kB RAM.

        Anyway. There is no reason for UZIX hanging up because you have
512k RAM or more.

> > Well... Emulators... Argh... 
> Yeah, you're right. Just wanted to do
> some quick-testing... I have no MSX here at the university.

        I understand. :)


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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