[comp.os.minix] XINU vs. MINIX

michael@slovax.UUCP (01/27/87)

Just to put my two cents in (we should have quite a kitty by now)...


1. Comer is reportedly coming out with a PC version of Xinu, along with
   other revisions and a revised edition of the book. (Personally, I thought
   it was fun to do the port myself.)

2. The head of the CS Dept. at SPU found a practical application for Xinu:
   process control. He installed the kernel on a 68000-based metal lathe
   controller to handle interrupts from the various sensors. It was simple
   (owing to Xinu's design) and quick (a couple of weeks). One doesn't always
   need a full user interface...




Michael Longe'
R & D Associates
..!tikal!slovax!michael


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