brankley@usfvax1.UUCP (Bob Brankley) (08/28/87)
Help!
I just started working at a place that appears to be running the latest
copy of MAGIC from Berkeley and wants to port it to a SUN fileserver
using AED terminals. Although a seemingly bizarre thing to do, we hoped
to used the fileserver as a number cruncher for the 3 AED's we currently
use on our VAX under 4.2 BSD. Think of it as economic pressure versus
what would be nice.
Since 4.2 BSD and SUNOS 3.2 are pretty much the same stuff, most of the
VAX/AED code compiles correctly on the server when the make is
appropriately tricked into thinking it is running on a VAX. However,
one of the graphics drivers does use a VAX assembly routine, and I do
not know VAX assembly at all. The routine does seem important, even
though I have little idea what it does.
What I would really like to know is if anybody has attempted this type
of port before, as well as how the port went. I contacted the guys at
Berkeley about it and they said they have only tried porting MAGIC using
SUN'S graphics terminals and not AED's. I would really appreciate any
information I can get on how to attempt the port. I can be reached via
e-mail at the below addresses. Thanks for your help in advance.
Bob Brankley
Assistant Administrator, usfvax1
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