On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, [big5] ª÷©÷²z wrote:
> >> The reason I can see for ELKS is what first lead me to take an interest
> >> in it -- the "E" in ELKS stands for "Embeddable."
> >
> >For those looking for a free, open source, embeddable OS, check out:
> >http://www.cygnus.com/ecos/
> >It does require a 32-bit (or 64-bit) processor, but AFAIK that's not a big
> >deal for real embedded projects.
> >
> >ELKS is for funzies.
>
>
> Hmmm.... I'm as new as 2 days on this list, and yes, I'm looking ELKS as
> a possible embedded system also. Real embedded projects we do here are
> using 186s and that's with 16-bit real mode only. I'm even considering
> porting ELKS back to 32 bits for 386/486 and ARM. All these are NOT
> supported by eCos, and I'd think that porting ELKS would be simpler than
> porting eCos.
Yes!
Imagine a unix (with memory protection perhaps) running
on a Pentium 2-3 whatever running entirely from level 1 cache! :)
Jakob
