From: lecoat@atari.org   
      
   Hi,   
      
   Vincent Rivière writes:   
   > Francois LE COAT wrote:   
   >> Is EmuTOS portable on CPU x86 and the ATARI VCS platform, where it   
   >> is originating, since there is GEM on the Amstrad PC 1512 thanks   
   >> to Digital Research ? The ATARI VCS is a well defined architecture,   
   >> that allows to boot many different operating systems. Why not EmuTOS ?   
   >    
   > Indeed, Digital Research GEM sources were originally written for x86.    
   > EmuTOS used them on 68000, and filled the gaps with a new BIOS for Atari    
   > ST, and a lot of adjustments. Current EmuTOS sources only support    
   > 68000/ColdFire processors. Porting it to a new CPU would require to    
   > rewrite the assembler sources, and define a new API for user programs.   
   > Such OS would not run 68000 Atari programs, unless some emulation layer    
   > is provided.   
   >    
   > So this is unlikely to happen.   
      
   I'm a EmuTOS user, and I'm not involved in its developments... But   
   isn't it the goal of EmuTOS, to be available on as many hardware   
   configurations as it is possible ? It is being ported to the ARM CPU   
      
   	   
      
   and it would be appreciated on newest ATARI console indeed. It only   
   contains 12% of assembly language according to the GitHub WEB site.   
      
   There's many different x86 hardware, and many different ARM hardware,   
   but the ATARI VCS is a unique one, and I suspect it would be simpler   
   porting EmuTOS to a well defined architecture like the VCS. I'm sure   
   it would be welcome by the ATARI new developers and new users =)   
      
   Don't you think so ?   
      
   Best regards,   
      
   --    
   François LE COAT   
   Author of Eureka 2.12 (2D Graph Describer, 3D Modeller)   
   http://eureka.atari.org/   
      
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