1 Feb
2007
1 Feb
'07
4:18 p.m.
M H Stein wrote:
...
AFAIK Cromix came in 3 versions with numerous
revisions:
11 series is for the Z80; AFAIK latest revision was 11.27
20 series is for the 68000 (slooow, use 30 if possible)
30 series (later changed to 1xx, i.e. 153=30.53) is for 68010 and higher, although
at least the early versions will also run on the 68000.
Note that with some exceptions and depending on the hardware,
20 and 30 series will still run Z80 programs.
I just tried searching on Cromix -- I knew that Cromemco had whatever
flavor of unix running on their 68K machines, but I didn't know there
was a Z80 version. Do you know of any manuals online that describe its
capabilities? It boggles my mind to think that they got unix running on
a Z80.
I know of a few hobbyist attempts that have tried to do similar things,
but I'm sure if Cromemco sold it, their version must have actually been
usable, not just a toy.