Re: BBC Tube... Running UNIX?

2016-05-26 Thread Adam Sampson
Jules Richardson writes: > For Unix "on a BBC" I think the only option was System III from Torch > running on a m68k "Atlas" co-processor. Do any of the early PC Unixes (Venix, PC/IX, etc. -- or clones like Coherent or Minix) work on the Master 512's 80186 coprocessor? -- Adam Sampson

Re: BBC Tube... Running UNIX?

2016-05-26 Thread Aaron Jackson
So the Wikipedia article isn't lying, there are some passing references to UNIX on the BBC. I have a BBC but not a Tube... I am wondering what I can find for BeebEm. Thanks for the info. Very interesting. Aaron > On 05/25/2016 08:36 AM, Aaron Jackson wrote: >> I just revisited the Wikipedia p

Re: BBC Tube... Running UNIX?

2016-05-25 Thread Jules Richardson
On 05/25/2016 08:36 AM, Aaron Jackson wrote: I just revisited the Wikipedia page for the BBC Micro Tube [1]. Apparently with a 32bit NS320 processor it was possible to run some variant of UNIX? Does anyone know anything about this? I'd be very interested in experimenting with it, if it is true.

BBC Tube... Running UNIX?

2016-05-25 Thread Aaron Jackson
I just revisited the Wikipedia page for the BBC Micro Tube [1]. Apparently with a 32bit NS320 processor it was possible to run some variant of UNIX? Does anyone know anything about this? I'd be very interested in experimenting with it, if it is true. Thanks, Aaron [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/