ChristTrekker
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If there were a feature you could add to A/UX, or software you could port to it, or whatever...what would it be?
If I understand this correctly, it is possible to write one's own implementation, but you're specifically wishing for one used within the kernel, correct? I'm afraid I don't know enough about it to know what kind of doors this would open, but from what you've said before I know they would be big ones.mmap()
Definitely would be nice. I don't know what's required for DHCP, nor why it doesn't work in A/UX now.DHCP for ethernet!
You'd really want to run Wordpress on a 68k?MAMP and then WordPress?
Seamless integration of Mac OS with Unix is definitely nice. However, I see OS X taking a different approach than A/UX did. OS X tries to eliminate all need for and reference to its Unix underpinnings. It's there, you can access that level if you want, but it is only referenced when Apple promotes its stability. A/UX, on the other hand, tried to make Unix easier to use with tools like Commando. Combining the classic Mac OS with solid Unix, with a good degree of elegance, was definitely A/UX's strength. OS X is a very good Unix-for-the-masses, but it doesn't feel like classic Mac OS any more. I wonder how much hacking of Mac OS internals and Unix infrastructure was necessary to make that happen...Mac OSX
Yeah, if only Apple would open source it! Keep dreaming.PowerPC support!
Limited device support definitely hurts.Easier setup with support for all SCSI CD drives...
Not as far as I know, I believe the kernel manages the memory maps. The way shared libraries work on A/UX is they have to load at a specific address, mmap is the normal way of allocating that memory. Seeing as a program actually links to a stub, one could dissassemble the stubs and see how they demand load the dependent libraries.If I understand this correctly, it is possible to write one's own implementationmmap()
This discussion sounds VERY familiar.A/UX, on the other hand, tried to make Unix easier to use with tools like Commando.
Probably...A/UX discussions tend to rehash themselves after awhile.This discussion sounds VERY familiar.![]()