[Coco] Question that will become [OT] about OS9

[Bob Devries]

John Guin asked:
> how hard would it be to port OS9/Nitros-09 to x86/x64?

I think one of the biggest hurdles to overcome to maintain compatibility 
with the 6809 version, will be big-endian-ness.

As well as that, the NitrOS9 source is primarily written in 6809 assembler. 
If it had been in C as the OS9/68000 version was, it might have been 
different.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Guin" <johnguin at hotmail.com>
To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 2:48 PM
Subject: [Coco] Question that will become [OT] about OS9


> Say gang,
>
> Here's a (likely) dumb question that has probably been asked before: how
> hard would it be to port OS9/Nitros-09 to x86/x64?
>
> Seriously, with all the cross compiling questions, different tools for
> different OSes, etc... would it be just as easy to port OS9?
>
> I have NO idea what the complexity of the answer to this may be.  I just
> have to ask the question.
>
> Thanks,
> John Guin
>
>
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