Derek Morton wrote:
> Since the (real) Mac OS and all Mac OS applications run in the same  
> (supervisor) memory space, it doesn't seem like there would be any  
> need for the MMU except for VM...  That said, the lack of an MMU  
> would prevent the running any Unix OS as they all (to my knowledge)  
> require it.
>
> Derek

The only UNIXy thing that works would be MacMinix, since it runs as an 
application in Mac OS rather than a standalone OS. It's pretty limited 
though, really only good for playing with something remotely UNIX-like 
and learning the basics of command line rather than getting anything 
real done.

Scott


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