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On 9/14/06, Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Pete writes:
> > Once again, I am not talking about developing an MPE compatible OS, or
> > any OS for that matter!  Only to create a USER MODE MPE environment
> > running on top of Linux.  The intrinsics are standard MPE on the
> > calling side, and pure Linux environment on the inside.
>
> Oh, great then.  It's done.  Actually it's been done 3+ times depending on
> the level of detail you want.  For example:
>
>    http://hp3000.denkart.com/mpux.htm
>
> The guys at Activant/Speedware would probably be the best ones to talk to if
> you want an overview of the tools that are available.  Transoft,
> Resource3000, Xformix, and others offer tools intended to solve the same
> problems.  None are free or open source as far as I know, since nobody has
> figured out how to give one of them away and still eat yet :-)
>
> G.

Obviously, you have never heard of Linux, Linus Torvalds and crew, or
RedHat.  Or, maybe the companies you list just haven't figured it out
yet. :-)

- Pete

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