[Coco] OS-9 on Raspberry Pi

[Francis Swygert]

The main port is for the Pi Zero W right now, which is a single core ARM. It's a very small unit, but is reasonably capable -- should be comparable to running on a CoCo, I suspect a bit faster than that!  Porting to the Pi 3B+ would be more suitable to running a GUI and using it as a modern desktop computer. 

Xibase9 can't be that hard to adjust programs to, though there would be some adjusting. OS-9 uses drivers and system calls, so programs that follow the rules should be adaptable from K-windows. Those that write directly to the system and bypass those conventions would take more work. While K-windows compatibility might sound good, it's a dead system. Better to switch to something with more current support, though I haven't seen Xibase9. There has to be things like editors for it though, and should be at least some interest in other things written for it. Will take time to build a base, but if some of the older OS-9 and OSK programs can be ported, that would speed the transition up. You can download an evaluation copy of Xibase9 that will run on Linux or Windows. Don't know what the limitations are. Downloads - XiSys Software GmbH

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Downloads - XiSys Software GmbH

Klaus Gerstendörfer

Download the demo version of XiBase9 for Windows, Linux or OS9
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Gene, there are other boards supported. Remember, these are industrial controls companies, so they are targeting easily embedded boards first, most likely boards they currently use/plan to use. All are ARM based.
MicroSys miriac™ SBC6Q,i.MX6Q
Atmark Techno Armadillo840, R8A7740Atmark Techno Armadillo440, i.MX257OLIMEX A20-OLinuXino
ZYBO, Xilinx Zxnq-7000
AtmelAT91 SAMA5D3X-EK, SAMA5D3x
WinSystems SBC35-c398Q,i.MX6Q
These are reported on www.microware.com as "in the works", but obviously the R-Pi is about ready:
Freescale MCIMX53 i.MX53
Freescale Layerscape LS1021A
MicroSys miriac™ SBC53,i.MX53
OLIMEX A10& A13 (MICRO) 
OLIMEX iMX233-OLinuXino-MAXI, i.MX233
Atmark Techno Armadillo840, R8A7740
Beagle Bone Black, AM3358
Raspberry PI, BCM2835
Atmel SAMA5D3-XPLD, SAMA5D36
Cubieboard: Board (A10) Board 2 (A20) & Truck(A20)
FriendlyARM MINI210, S5PV210
FriendlyARM MINI6410, S3C6410
Mpression Helio, Cyclone V


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