[A83] Re: Would you use a shell... (83-)


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[A83] Re: Would you use a shell... (83-)




The shell you describe sounds alot like the upcoming Doorways DX


>From: "Henk Poley" <HPoley@DDS.nl>
>Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
>To: <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
>Subject: [A83] Would you use a shell... (83-)
>Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 17:35:34 +0100
>
>
>Would you use a shell that can run:
>- Ion
>- Sos compatible
>- Zes, with(out) kernel
>- Venus1, when kernel provided
>- Venus2, kernel needed for the shell, btw
>- Basic programs
>
>All in one. I hope the size will be below 3kb, else it is pretty doomed
>anyways. Ionlibs are about 450 bytes, I already have a shell-checker á 130
>bytes, and most parts of the loader can be recycled, so I think it will be
>possible.
>
>Uhm, and did I mention that it will be more stable? Aka, a program-crash is
>less likely to cause a total crash (like with Sos/Ion). Although it might
>be that some Sos programs don't like this, since that shell corrupts the
>VAT (temporarily). I don't know how Sos programs normaly correct this, when
>using external levels.
>
>Question: Sos libraries, where could these be placed best in the
>filestack(s)?
>
>	Henk Poley <><
>
>
>NB: Might take some time...
>


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