| From: | Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: ASIST assistance? |
| Date: | Sat, 2 May 1998 03:17:22 -0500 |
>> I always figured MPCP was the OS in SR.
On Sat, 2 May 1998 16:53:26 -0300 "Ubiratan P. Alberton"
<ubiratan@**.HOMESHOPPING.COM.BR> writes:
> Actually I think MPCP is the deck's main processor. In the main book
>it says it's "a bank of optical chips". I can't remember if there's more
stuff >clarifying it.
> As I have said before, ASIST would be the "base code" for all OSs
>created, the actual OS is more like to be the set of Persona programs
(Bod, >Sensor, Mask, etc.), but all OSs would be compatible because
they're all based >on ASIST.
>
> Ubiratan
hmmmm...*Flips through VR2.0 deck construction section* okay, I think the
MPCP would be the CPU/FPU with hardwired BIOS/OS. The MPCP iconography
would be the equivalent of Win95's Microsoft Explorer, Win 3.1's File
Manager, and Mac's Finder (Is that last one right?). The reality filter
would be the equivalent of well chosen icons and good layout. ASIST
would take the place of the keyboard, monitor, keyboard BIOS (yes it has
it's own), and video Bios (not certain if this exists :7). ASIST is
really nifty-keen :) The Persona programs are just that, programs
probably priveleged (any assembly programers should know what this means
;). I'm not sure whether or not the decks utilities would be privledged
as well ...
BTW, would 205x computers have a "seperate" FPU? (mondern chips have
their FPUs on-chip instead of the seperate Math co-processor [did this
start with the 486 or 586... can't remember but I think it started wih
the 486s ...]) The reason I ask is that I noticed that the current
register sizes are 32 bit which happens to be the size real4s ... I
understand Intel might be moving towards unspecialing the CPU
registers... could they be moving towards unifying the CPU and FPU as
well?
Also, I see most computers in SR as using a standard OS with an interface
patch put out by different companies ... or maybe a basic OS structure
with variants put out by different companies ... of course, one companies
OS might not neccisarily be entirely compatable with its competitors
software :)
D.Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum)
"Let he who is without SIN cast the first stone" (wonder if corporate
printed bibles still have that line... ;)
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