Re: TI-H: TI-89

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Subject: Re: TI-H: TI-89
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 15:10:34 -0700
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Linux for atari also runs on macs, so it runs on amiga/[atari and mac]

(Macs can run atari software at full speed)

>Why not just port Linux  - Microkernel? Linux is ported to 68k allready, and
>runs on Amigas/Atari's. This would be an excellent port, with no copyright
>infrigement to worry about.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 11:50 AM
>Subject: Re: TI-H: TI-89
>
>
>>
>>>With this new flash technology, as I understand it, it is possible to put
>a
>>>new OS onto the chip.  With 1 meg of space on it, why not put a modified
>>>MacOS?  When I say modified, I mean, moving the command keys around, and
>>>pointing the ADB port out the link port (we'd have to supply power
>>>seperatly.)
>> the ass-92 list would kill you if they heard you said that!
>>
>>It would work, but we need to decompile MacOS v3.3 or lower and decompile
>>the ROM to find the needed toolbox roms then recode the thing and hope
>>Apple doesn't press charges...  :)
>>
>>