Subject: What sources are available via anonymous FTP Date: Apr, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------ The sources for the Mach 3.0 micro-kernel, the POE server and the tools to build them on a generic Unix system are available via anonymous ftp from CMU. Binary versions of the buildtools and Mach 3.0 specific user programs for the i386 and pmax platforms are also available. These binaries assume they are running on a Mach/UX kernel, but they might work on other Unix kernels. There are mirror sites in Japan and NORDUnet. They are also available by uucp from uunet. The Mach 3.0 micro-kernel provides the following functions: virtual memory management, inter-process communication, tasks, threads, exceptions, scheduling primitives and device drivers. It does not provide a file system, tty i/o, network support or other Unix features like signal and Unix tasks. The micro-kernel alone does not give you a usable operating system. If you have a Mach 2.5 license (which implies a BSD license) you can arrange to sup the Mach 3.0 Unix single server. Which together with the micro-kernel and rest of the Mach 2.5 binaries provides a Unix compatible environment. The POE server provide some Unix functions the most useful of which are I/O to /dev/console and the ability to exec BSD 4.3 load format binaries. Read the doucument doc/unpublished/poe_notes.{ps,doc} for a description of what it does. Any one who is planing to do work with the FTP version Mach 3.0 kernel should be reading the netnews bb, comp.os.mach, or else be on the mach3@cs.cmu.edu mailing list. These two forums will be used to announce new releases and bugs. It is not necessary to read both of them as important annoncements will be posted to both lists. To be added or removed from mach3 send mail to mach3-request@cs.cmu.edu. PLEASE DO NOT send these reuqests to mach3 as then your request goes to the several hundred members of the list rather than the list adminstrator. Read the file ftp.mach3.cmu for instructions on getting the files from CMU. Read the file ftp.mach3.uunet for instructions on getting the files from uunet. Read the file ftp.mach3.japan for instructions on getting the files from Japan. Read the file ftp.mach3.nordunet for instructions on getting the files from NORDUnet.