dag@chinet.UUCP (Daniel A. Glasser) (01/25/88)
I have little familliarity with Xinu, and don't know what the availability is or environments under which Xinu is currently running. I have access to a poor little VAX-11/730 running VMS part-time, the rest of the time it is shut off. Due to various political and legal considerations, ATT or BSD Unix is not a possibility for our company, but I would like to get a Non-Unix unix type system running on the VAX. My questions here are: 1) Does Xinu require a Unix License? 2) Does a version of Xinu already exist for a VAX-11/750? 3) If (2) is Yes, what hardware does it require? How much on-line disk storage is required to bring up the system? (The RA-80 is dedicated to VMS, but a few RL02's could be used...) I also hope to be getting a 68000 Multibus system manufactured by Gould. I don't know the details of the MMU or disk controllers yet, but I understand that the disk controller is a standard Multibus card. There is a reasonable amount of memory included. What is the availability of Xinu for systems like this? How easy is it to port? Note that neither of the above systems would be used for business when running Xinu (the 68000 system would be a personal box to, I hope, eventually replace the Zilog box I have running Unix System III at my place) but would be used for self-education, further expanding my OS kernal experience and understanding. (We did not have Unix or any good OS facilities where I went to school, and that was 7 years ago anyway!) Replies via E-Mail would be appreciated. Disclaimer: My employer knows nothing about this posting. There is nobody else I know of who works for my employer who has regular access to the USEnet news, and anything I say has no connection with the operation of my employer. -- Daniel A. Glasser ...!ihnp4!chinet!dag ...!ihnp4!mwc!dag ...!ihnp4!mwc!gorgon!dag One of those things that goes "BUMP!!! (ouch!)" in the night.