Matthew Sell said:
>
> Don't forget that FreeBSD already runs on the VAX, and FreeVMS (in my
> project concept) would be an extension and implementation of the existing
> FreeBSD kernel so that it "looks and feels" like VMS.
I thought that FreeBSD only ran on x86 and Alpha? I believe you may be
thinking of NetBSD rather then FreeBSD here...
>
> I also wanted this implementation of FreeBSD to use native DEC filesystems
> and operate classic DEC hardware.
>
>
> - Matt
>
>
>
> At 10:36 AM 1/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > > The actual idea was to create or assist with the creation of a completely
> > > "free" (GNU?) implementation of VMS that "looks and feels" just like the
> > > original.
> > >
> > > The next step was to port this version of FreeVMS to i386, VAX, and AXP.
> > >
> > > I've seen a few projects that have started or have stopped that attempt to
> > > achieve similar goals.
> > >
> > >
> > > - Matt
> >
> >The problem is VMS uses 4 separate CPU modes, besides the Unix kernel
> >and user modes which makes it difficult if not impossible to get
> >it right on x86.
> >
> >Bill
>
>
>
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