building a PDP11 from the things you find at home - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

28 Jul 2001

I think Bill's got this one on the nose.  A re-incarnation of Next.  Maybe
the
industry is more ready for it this time around :>)

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Bill Bradford
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 8:01 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: building a PDP11 from the things you find at home

On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:38:46PM +0100, Iggy Drougge wrote:
...
  Personally, I think there's too much UNIX in OSX.
They not only took the
 kernel, but the entire environment as well.
 Otherwise, (this wioll keep us within the ten-year rule), it reminds me of
 MiNT/MultiTOS. Incompetent OS programmers who can't make a functioning, full-
...
  featured system of their own just take a kernel off
the rack and add some
 glue. Granted, OSX is an entirely new system of its own whereas MiNT retained
...
  TOS capability. But it's a tried and old concept.

Actually, as far as I can tell, OS X is a revamped NeXTStep.

Didnt anybody else laugh with glee (to themselves) when Apple
releasd the G4 cube?

"Wait a minute, i've seen this before.."

Bill

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Bill Bradford
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Austin, TX