[Vm-dev] [Cuis-dev] Cuis on RV64 FrameBuffer

[Tobias Pape]

> On 23. Jun 2022, at 17:32, Juan Vuletich <JuanVuletich at zoho.com> wrote:
> 
> On 6/23/2022 10:58 AM, ken.dickey--- via Cuis-dev wrote:
>> On 2022-06-23 01:16, Hilaire Fernandes wrote:
>> 
>>> Great,
>>> 
>>> * an opensource hardware architecture
>>> * a Linux kernel, no X-window
>>> * a console web browser
>>> * Cuis with more Dr. Geo alike applications
>>> * a case with two folding e-ink screens and electronic pen
>>> 
>>> That will be a nice start for an open source dynabook ;-)
>> 
>> I have used Alpine Linux (Busybox; musl rather than libc; very light-weight) with Cuis and NetSurf browser on LePotato (46 bit arm) without X.
>> 
>> Not official, but I have heard of a port of Alpine Linux to RISCV.
>> 
>> I think of this as using a "shim OS" -- just enough to avoid writing device drivers.
> 
> I am _very_ fond of this idea.

Reminds me of the last time SqueakNOS tried to approach things:
	https://squeaknos.blogspot.com/
	http://squeaknos.sourceforge.net/  (https://sourceforge.net/projects/squeaknos/files/ )

-t

> 
>> 
>> We might think of dusting off the Scamper code and (re)doing the web browser in Cuis.
>> 
>> Life is short, but much fun to be had!  :)
>> 
>> -KenD
> 
> Cheers,