building a PDP11 from the things you find at home

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Fri Jul 27 00:43:14 2001

Wasn't Plan 9 supposed to be sort of like that?

Chad Fernandez
Michgan, USA

Eric Dittman wrote:
>
> > > just how much has been lost to time in the onslaught of Microsoft and Unix
> >
> > Lots... What do you think about a UNIX-AOS/VS-VMS-MPE-Guardian hybrid?
>
> I've thought about this, myself. Almost any new OS wants to work like Unix.
> What I'd like to see is a community effort to make a new OS that does what
> needs to be done without worrying about being compatible with something that
> currently exists. Start off with a list of all the good things in different
> operating systems, then implement them in a way that works well. Sure, it
> may not have a lot of software available, but so what? The fun will be in
> developing something that is well-designed, well-implemented, and solid.
> --
> Eric Dittman
> dittman_at_dittman.net
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