4 Jan
2002
4 Jan
'02
3:32 a.m.
Matthew Sell said:
Don't forget that FreeBSD already runs on the VAX, and FreeVMS (in my
project concept) would be an extension and implementation of the existing
FreeBSD kernel so that it "looks and feels" like VMS.
I thought that FreeBSD only ran on x86 and Alpha? I believe you may be
thinking of NetBSD rather then FreeBSD here...
I also wanted this implementation of FreeBSD to use native DEC filesystems
and operate classic DEC hardware.
- Matt
At 10:36 AM 1/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
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The actual idea was to create or assist with the creation of a completely
"free" (GNU?) implementation of VMS that "looks and feels" just like
the
original.
The next step was to port this version of FreeVMS to i386, VAX, and AXP.
I've seen a few projects that have started or have stopped that attempt to
achieve similar goals.
- Matt
The problem is VMS uses 4 separate CPU modes, besides the Unix kernel
and user modes which makes it difficult if not impossible to get
it right on x86.
Bill