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PedroM 68k OS Released
Posted by Michael on 10 December 2003, 23:21 GMT

Patrick Pelissier, author of PreOS and other fine 68k programs, has written the first third-party operating system for the 68k calcs. The open-source PedroM looks like a Unix shell, has task switching and a much smaller size (only 192 KB). It is designed to be compatible with the AMS 1.xx series.

In order to include this OS in our archives, we have added categories for TI-89 Operating Systems, TI-92 Plus Operating Systems, and Voyage 200 Operating Systems.

Morgan has also been fixing up the TI-83 Plus Flash directory into subcategories of games, science, math, et cetera. New submissions should no longer go into the general Flash category but rather one of these new subcategories.

Update (Michael): We are currently being Slashdotted, but holding up just fine because HTTP requests are load-balanced among our Beowulf cluster of 2000 TI-85s. Bring it on!

 


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Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Michael McElroy Account Info
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I loaded this up into VTI, fiddled with it, and must say that I am absolutely amazed. I have no doubt that Patrick Pelissier's name will soon become as well-known as that of Thomas Nussbaumer, Rusty Wagner and the like.

     11 December 2003, 11:37 GMT

Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Christophe Molon-Noblot  Account Info
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I thought it already was :)

     11 December 2003, 13:25 GMT

Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Keith Pierce  Account Info
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How come chasm 2 was not in the flash programs for Ti-83+/SE and was it deleted and why?

     11 December 2003, 16:25 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Morgan Davies  Account Info
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I just looked at it and couldn't find it either. Are you the author? If so just send in an update of the old one. Not really any point in having an old version on the site unless it is a shell. Shouldn't do any harm since it was release not to long ago.

     11 December 2003, 19:32 GMT


Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Michael McElroy Account Info
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:-p
I've been out-of-the-loop lately, so I don't know all the new little kiddies yet ;-)

     11 December 2003, 23:06 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Christophe Molon-Noblot  Account Info
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lol
not exactly kiddies, check the news from 4 years ago =)

     11 December 2003, 23:23 GMT

Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
jrock7286  Account Info

Rusty Wagner, Thomas Nussbaumer...who are they??? j/k...don't have to yell, it was just a joke...but I know the flaming is coming...

     11 December 2003, 17:46 GMT


Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
no_one_2000_  Account Info
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*firefighters come to put out the flames*

Hehe, yeah, everybody knows who they are. Well... almost... everybody.

     12 December 2003, 21:04 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
W Hibdon  Account Info

I don't know who Thomas is. But I have a feeling I will shortly.

-W-

     12 December 2003, 23:12 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
ti_is_good_++  Account Info

He worked on TIGCC

     12 December 2003, 23:47 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
BlackThunder  Account Info
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And he is part of the TICT. I think. I never remember these things, and I'm too lazy to check. '-_-

     13 December 2003, 00:10 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
W Hibdon  Account Info

well, so did Kevin K. Why was he not mentioned? Not to mention the amount of tsr's he has written. I think that is very notable.

-W-

     13 December 2003, 00:12 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
ti_is_good_++  Account Info

He is mentioned below.

     13 December 2003, 02:43 GMT


Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
nyall Account Info
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Lol what rock have you been under?

Ever heard of Sonic's Mis Adventures?


I am the last remaining Cheerio:
-Samuel

     15 December 2003, 06:06 GMT

Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Greg M Account Info

This is really cool! too bad you said there were limitations on the calc for stable multitaksing. :(

I was just wondering, is it legal to use this with vti if you don't own any of the 68k calcs?

     11 December 2003, 17:22 GMT

Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
W Hibdon  Account Info

No. Nor is it illegal to use the REAL 89 OS on the VTI. that is because TI offers the roms for free. Because there is no purchace involved, you are not steaing. However, it is illegal to have an 86 or 83+ rom (without calc), because they have to come from the calc.

-W-

     11 December 2003, 17:41 GMT


Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
jrock7286  Account Info

On the site to get the ROM from ti.com, I believe you have to agree to some liscense that says that you DO have to own the calc to get the ROM...you could say you do, but that would be lying, and thus you would be going against the liscense, and thus doing something illegal...I think...

     11 December 2003, 17:49 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Michael O'Brien  Account Info
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Your correct. You have to own the calc to use any of the OSs legally on VTI.

     11 December 2003, 20:43 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
W Hibdon  Account Info

Eh, my mistake. I never read licencing agreements any who. Now privacy polocies, those you have to read.

-W-

     11 December 2003, 22:00 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Michael McElroy Account Info
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"you're"
Now I understand why you think my spelling/grammar corrections are irrelevant.

     18 December 2003, 10:23 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Chivo  Account Info

The license reads "In addition to the copy resident on your calculator, you may keep a copy on your computer for backup / archive purposes.". I take this to mean that the computer file can be used for backup/archive purposes ONLY. That excludes using it with an emulator, e.g., VTI.

IANAL, though.

     15 December 2003, 18:51 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Chivo  Account Info

Poo... I didn't read the original post - "is it legal to use this [PedroM] with vti...?".

I would say it is legal to use the PedroM OS on vti, as it's none of TI's copyrighted material, and TI cannot claim (I really hope) that vti itself infringes on TI's copyrights, patents, or trademarks (or trade secrets, for that matter).

     15 December 2003, 18:55 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
ti_is_good_++  Account Info

They can claim anything. This website exists out of the charity of TI. They could have shut this site down years ago.

     27 December 2003, 07:08 GMT


Re: Re: PedroM 68k OS Released
Kevin Kofler Account Info
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>I was just wondering, is it legal to use this with vti if you don't own any of the 68k calcs?

Yes, this doesn't use any TI code, and it is released under the GPL so you can run PedroM on whatever hardware you want. Assuming it understands 68k assembly, that is. :-)

     12 December 2003, 03:06 GMT

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