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Peter C. Chapin schrieb:
> Martin Krischik wrote:
> 
>> Now, if I wanted to create an OS I would not target real hardware at
>> all. At least not in the beginning. I would probably implement the OS
>> inside a VMware virtual machine.
> 
> What about targeting a hypervisor like Xen? If I understand correctly
> (and I may not) that would separate the OS somewhat from the real
> hardware and may help its portability in the long run.

How could separation from the hardware do better than a
Microkernel such as Minix 3?

Full virtualization also deprives you of access to
a larger set of hardware. Which, I'd speculate, is not
too helpful when targetting mostly embedded system?