Leisner.Henr@xerox.com (Marty) (04/22/88)
Anyone with any ideas or current implementations for implementing raster/vector CRT operators on Minix systems using color/ega/hercules boards? On the same thought, anyone know what it would take to bring up the X window system on Minix? Or how about a subset of it (mini-X windows?)? marty ARPA: leisner.henr@xerox.com GV: leisner.henr NS: martin leisner:henr801c:xerox UUCP: nsc!nscimg!amps!marty
BECKER%HUMBER.BITNET@cornellc.ccs.cornell.edu (Bruce Becker) (04/23/88)
>Anyone with any ideas or current implementations for implementing raster/vector >CRT operators on Minix systems using color/ega/hercules boards? > >On the same thought, anyone know what it would take to bring up the X window >system on Minix? Or how about a subset of it (mini-X windows?)? > >marty >ARPA: leisner.henr@xerox.com >GV: leisner.henr >NS: martin leisner:henr801c:xerox >UUCP: nsc!nscimg!amps!marty > Marty, the 64K object size limit woud force a massive rewrite of a massive monolithic system - also even if you wait for Atari MINIX, I'm not sure the cpu has the horsepower - wait for 386 MINIX: X14 will be a fairly easy port to it, I'll wager... Cheers, BBecker Humber College Etobicoke, Ont.
chasm@killer.UUCP (Charles Marslett) (04/27/88)
> Marty, the 64K object size limit would force a massive rewrite of a massive > monolithic system - also even if you wait for Atari MINIX, I'm not sure the > cpu has the horsepower - wait for 386 MINIX: X14 will be a fairly easy port > to it, I'll wager... Actually, the 8-MHz Atari STs are within a factor of 2 of the speed of the Compaq 16 MHz 386s when you bypass the overhead of GEM and TOS (or leave GEM and TOS in and compare with Windows/386 -- same ratio). So you are unlikely to be happy with one and consider the other unacceptable. On the other hand, 386 Minix is likely to be a rewrite on a comparable scale to the conversion to the 68000 if it is to be really effective. Quite a wait, I'll wager. Charles Marslett chasm@killer.UUCP > Cheers, BBecker Humber College Etobicoke, Ont.