you are correct....AMD Geode is indeed x86... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geode_(processor)
on the subject of porting FreeDOS to XO, one would have to write some sort of graphical layer since there is no (S)VGA standard implemented....in fact, the graphical controller is embedded in the Geode chip and i'm not sure if it implements some standard at all....as you pointed, some BIOS layer for I/O stuff would have to be written too.... my humble opinion is that it is easier for one to port the old DOS educational software to linux and use it in XO than port FreeDOS to XO and use the app....in fact the even easier alternative is to use DOSEMU but i'm not sure how will the performance be....i don't use DOSEMU so i cannot tell much about it.... On 9/26/07, Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Eric > > PS: AMD Geode is, as far as I remember, x86 compatible, > so your "only" problem is that you need a BIOS for I/O > devices such as keyboard, mouse, display and disk access. > And a good solution is DOSEMU with both a BIOS and even > virtual devices which look like classic VGA etc hardware. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Daniel "Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do." (Donald Knuth) "Yes, technogeeks can be funny, even if only to each other." (http://www.boogieonline.com/revolution/science/humor/)" "Man is driven to create; I know I really love to create things. And while I'm not good at painting, drawing, or music, I can write software." (Yukihiro Matsumoto, a.k.a. ``Matz'') ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
