12 Nov
2007
12 Nov
'07
9:26 p.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
That's an interesting question. I can't think of that many machines
with a hardware ring architecture, and it's not something that can be
easily faked with more traditional architectures. It would be a fairly
invasive "port".
Does anyone know offhand how many rings Multics needed?
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"Mr. McKittrick, after careful consideration..."
But what
machines could run the that today?
Anything you port it to.
Seriously, I bet *someone* out there will have a crack at it. It can't
be that hard, can it?