Date   : Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:41:45 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: About ARM PC

Hi,

Given the set top box used NCOS (basically RISC OS for dummies), I guess
nothing came of this. There's more to a system than making a cool microkernel,
you need back-end support (compilers, API, libraries) and front-end support
(applications!). 

You know my disdain for Linux on low power embedded devices. Well, the above 
may explain why a dinky PVR is running a version of Linux - fix up the HAL 
and boot stuff, get gcc working for the platform, and you're good to go 
with a pretty complete OS appearing minutes/hours/days after you type "make". 
Frankly, what else stands a hope of competing? Still waiting on Haiku, I
would imagine ARM Windows would have many differences, and RISC OS itself
is a "special case" (without a hope in hell on non-ARM hardware).


In short, I reckon this kernel went the way of ARX - nice idea, grim reality.


Best wishes,

Rick

(sent from my mobile)

-----Original message-----
From: "Daniel Alejandro Benavides D." <dabenavidesd@...>
To: bbc-micro@...
Sent: 2011 Dec, Wed, 28 20:57:00 CET
Subject: [BBC-Micro] About ARM PC

Hi all:
Does anybody know what was the licensing of IBM's Workplace Microkernel to
ARM (Goldstar Co)?

http://www.cbronline.com/news/goldstar_may_take_os2_for_powerpc_and_handhel
ds

What went on with that ARM =B5-kernel?

Thanks in advance

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