[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Anyone following the latestMicrosoftand Linux debacles?

[David]

BeOS is completely multi-threaded, and was designed from the ground up to be
so - was originally written for the BeBox (a dual-processor 2 x 133mHz
beast) and was one of the final two OS's to choose between when Apple was
looking for a base for OS-X...

even the simplest app (hello word!) ends up being two processes.. one doing
the work, and one interpretting kernel/interface messages

this results in an incredible smooth OS which has no 'momentary hangs'
whilst a kernel/api message interrupts an involved process


----- Original Message -----
From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
To: <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Anyone following the
latestMicrosoftand Linux debacles?



> On Tuesday 23 September 1997 09:58, David wrote:

> >Whilst we're on the alternative OS bandwagon, I'll chip in my 2c

> >*chink chink*

> >

> >FreeBSD, and BeOS

> >

> FreeBSD maybe, but its running some behind linux in hardware support

> although there is a huge amount of cross-pollenization between these

> 2, and BeOS is single threaded yet the last time I checked.  That

> would be a huge step backwards for a linux user.

>

> This machine, plus my firewall box and my eventualy to be milling

> machine controller are all running some variation of linux, downright

> bleeding edge on this machine with a 2.6.11-rc1 kernel.

>

> The firewall, my 3rd line of defense against the script kiddies, is

> running rh7.3, & the milling machine is running FC3-rc3 (ATM) and the

> BDI-Live RC46 as installed, on seperate partitions, silent at the

> moment as I'm working on a card driver for a card carrying 3 each

> 82C55's for the machine control interface.

>

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> Cheers, Gene

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