Mach 3.0

Dennis Marer dmarer@td2cad.intel.com
Fri, 19 Mar 93 12:15:54 PDT


>    From what I've heard of Mach 3.0, it is probably larger than what
> we want. They put a lot of emphasis on virtual memory, and provide an
> extensive set of memory management functions. I understood that our
> kernel was going to be lighter than that. They do, however, put the
> higher level functionality in user-level tasks.

No doubt - they claim 5MB required, but actually need 8-16MB to be useful.
Actually, I was just suggesting it as another source of ideas, with no real
intention of using it as a base for our system.  I think we've got a totally
different design concept, and Mach wouldn't fit in too well.

Dennis