[Coco] Microware OS-9 for x86

[Michael Kerpan]

Given that OS-9 and Nitros-9 are written almost entirely in 6809/6309
assembler, I think the chances any code reuse are pretty minimal. Any
free x86 version would have to be a rewrite/clone from the ground up.
Thus, "Nitros-9 x86" would be in the same boat as Linux or something:
perfectly legal.

Mike

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Frank Swygert <farna at att.net> wrote:

>> I wonder if the Radisys lawyers would have a field day if Nitros-9 was

>> ported to a PC, with a few enhancements to take advantage of the more

>> powerful hardware? Would be really nice if it could be made in such a way as

>> to run CoCo OS-9 code too...

>>

>

> I think Radisys has little interest in what happens on the 6809

> platform, but they might not like an implementation that runs on x86

> very much.  Any x86 implementation would have to be very careful not

> to use any source from the original OS-9, and even then there might be

> patent issues.

>