From: nickroberts@blueyonder.co.uk (Nick Roberts)
Subject: Re: Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 01:53:42 GMT
Date: 2002-09-13T01:53:42+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3d81400c.1027894993@news.cis.dfn.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jgS8$Qx2g6oM@eisner.encompasserve.org
On 12 Sep 2002 11:23:11 -0600, Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
strongly typed:
>In article <3d80b566.992395741@news.cis.dfn.de>, nickroberts@blueyonder.co.uk (Nick Roberts) writes:
>
>> Currently, I plan to write 'native' device drivers (in Ada) for AdaOS. I
>> intend to go to the original hardware documentation wherever posisble, and
>> write the drivers properly. I don't think it's unfair to suggest that most
>> device drivers (even commercial ones) tend be of remarkably poor quality.
>>
>> Nevertheless, it would be really handy to provide compatibility layers that
>> would allow existing device drivers to be used. At some stage, maybe we
>> will have a go at this.
>
>Existing device drivers that follow what model ?
Various and many. Maybe Linux. Maybe Windows. Probably a good plan would be
to start with one that is relatively simple (but still works), and work
towards the more sophisticated ones.
>Certainly that is fundamental to the design of the "native" device
>driver system.
A device driver may require: port I/O; memory mapped I/O; interrupt handler
installation (and communication); communication with higher levels of
software. What else? The design of AdaOS is very flexible. I suspect most
DD environments would fit into AdaOS with little difficulty.
>Unless you design it from the start, for instance,
>it would be difficult to deliver ASTs.
What is an 'AST' in this context, please?
--
Nick Roberts
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2002-08-20 14:10 Ada-inspired OS/Language Ryan
2002-08-20 14:34 ` Jim Rogers
2002-08-20 14:59 ` Darren New
2002-08-20 17:57 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-08-29 22:24 ` Nick Roberts
2002-08-30 13:33 ` Marin D. Condic
2002-08-31 3:38 ` Nick Roberts
2002-08-31 13:54 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-04 16:47 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2002-09-04 17:24 ` Darren New
2002-09-05 3:16 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-05 8:41 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-09-12 2:17 ` Rod Haper
2002-09-06 17:31 ` Richard Riehle
2002-09-07 0:23 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-07 13:43 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-07 15:18 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-08 22:14 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-09 10:27 ` Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language) Preben Randhol
2002-09-09 14:27 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-09 14:02 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-09 14:43 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-09 21:58 ` Ryan Tarpine
2002-09-11 16:40 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-09-12 10:01 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-09-12 16:43 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-09-12 18:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-09-12 21:22 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-09-13 12:15 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-09-10 5:21 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-10 5:21 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-10 12:31 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-10 13:16 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-15 19:49 ` Christopher Browne
2002-09-10 22:32 ` achrist
2002-09-11 4:45 ` Christopher Browne
2002-09-11 5:59 ` achrist
2002-09-12 14:55 ` Christopher Browne
2002-09-11 2:28 ` Ted Dennison
2002-09-11 13:54 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-11 14:06 ` Programmer Dude
2002-09-11 19:48 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-12 8:02 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-12 14:27 ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-09-18 17:49 ` Andrew Berg
2002-09-18 23:13 ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-09-12 16:12 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-12 16:45 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-12 17:03 ` David C. Hoos
2002-09-13 7:57 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-13 19:55 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-14 12:59 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-16 5:20 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-16 8:16 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-16 11:47 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-16 12:08 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-17 12:04 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-12 18:57 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-09-13 8:01 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-13 12:23 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-09-13 15:32 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-13 1:53 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-13 8:24 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-13 19:55 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-14 15:42 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-09-14 16:19 ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-09-15 3:31 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-15 5:50 ` Mark Biggar
2002-09-15 8:38 ` achrist
2002-09-15 21:54 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-16 15:26 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-17 2:36 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-17 4:07 ` Larry Kilgallen
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2002-09-17 22:05 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-12 17:23 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-13 0:45 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-13 8:10 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-13 17:44 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-13 1:53 ` Nick Roberts [this message]
2002-09-13 3:02 ` Robert A Duff
2002-09-13 10:50 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2002-09-13 17:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-13 19:55 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-12 20:36 ` chris.danx
2002-09-13 1:53 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-13 12:14 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-13 15:29 ` Robert A Duff
2002-09-13 17:02 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-14 12:49 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-16 8:14 ` Preben Randhol
2002-09-16 11:56 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-13 17:27 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-09-16 7:55 ` Mats Karlssohn
2002-09-13 15:34 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-09-09 10:00 ` Ada-inspired OS/Language Peter Hermann
2002-08-30 23:56 ` Samuel Tardieu
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2002-09-14 6:17 ` Advantage of XML based GUI? (was Re: Ada-inspired OS/Language) Robert C. Leif
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