comer@PURDUE.EDU (Douglas Comer) (02/07/88)
>>> From: nuchat!splut!jay@uunet.uu.net (Jay Maynard) >>> Organization: Confederate Microsystems, League City, TX >>> Subject: New XINU/PC book: out yet? >>> Message-Id: <364@splut.UUCP> >>> Sender: xinu-librarian@purdue.edu >>> To: info-xinu@purdue.edu >>> >>> Has the new version of XINU, already ported to the 8086 in a PC environment, >>> come out yet? If not, any ideas when? >>> >>> (BTW, I chose XINU over MINIX because of the complete lack of licensing >>> hassles for using it as a multitasking kernel in a dedicated micro >>> environment.) >>> >>> Please E-mail; I'll summarize. >>> >>> -- >>> Jay Maynard, K5ZC (@WB5BBW)...>splut!< | GEnie: JAYMAYNARD CI$: 71036,1603 >>> uucp: {uunet!nuchat,academ!uhnix1,{ihnp4,bellcore,killer}!tness1}!splut!jay >>> Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity. >>> The opinions herein are shared by none of my cats, much less anyone else. >>> The revised book, D. Comer and T. Fossum Operating System Design, The Xinu Approach (PC edition) Prentice Hall, 1988 Has been typeset and is being printed (was actually typeset last week and is being printed and bound over the next couple of weeks). The publisher has a scheduled in-stock date (their technical jargon for having physical books in hand) of March 16. The software is temporarily available from: Timothy Fossum, Department of Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 and will be available from the publisher very soon. If you want to order the book, contact your local PH representative or James Fegen Jr. Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (201) 592-3122
daveshie@ddsw1.UUCP (david shields) (02/09/88)
if you contact fegan he can get you the pc-xinu disks now. they are the same as the book version (regular xinu) only without the cross-development stuff.
bcs212@vader.UUCP (Vince Skahan) (02/26/88)
In article <712@ddsw1.UUCP>, daveshie@ddsw1.UUCP (david shields) writes: > if you contact fegan he can get you the pc-xinu disks now. they are the same > as the book version (regular xinu) only without the cross-development stuff. who is fagen and can you provide detailed information about how to get pc-xinu disks ??? -- Vince Skahan Boeing Computer Services - Phila. (215) 591-4116 INTERNET: bcs212%psev@boeing.com UUCP: {...rutgers!bpa!}vader!bcs212
comer@PURDUE.EDU (Douglas Comer) (02/28/88)
> In article <712@ddsw1.UUCP>, daveshie@ddsw1.UUCP (david shields) writes: > > if you contact fegan he can get you the pc-xinu disks now. they are the same > > as the book version (regular xinu) only without the cross-development stuff. > > >who is fagen and can you provide detailed information > >about how to get pc-xinu disks ??? >-- > Vince Skahan Boeing Computer Services - Phila. > (215) 591-4116 INTERNET: bcs212%psev@boeing.com > UUCP: {...rutgers!bpa!}vader!bcs212 Hello. The new book, D. Comer & T. Fossum, Operating System Design vol. I: The XINU Approach (PC Edition) Prentice Hall, 1988 Is due out in the next week or so. In addition, Prentice Hall is distributing the PC Xinu software on diskette. The editor in charge of the project at Prentice Hall is Jim Fegen Jr. (201)-592-3122. He or his assistant Diana can give you detailed information on ordering and will be glad to help instructors obtain an examination copy of the text. You should also know that Timothy Fossum at University of Wisconsin-Parkside now has a large memory version of the software as well. You can write to him at: uwpvacs!fossum@csd1.milw.wisc.edu Cheers, Doug
comer@PURDUE.EDU (Douglas Comer) (01/09/89)
I know you are having trouble with mail, but by now you should have received my answers to your questions. In the future, please only direct general comments/questions to the mailing entire list. Doug