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# Foenix/MCP
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2021-08-27 11:18:53 -04:00
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A portable kernel for the Foenix series of computers.
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## Overview
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The purpose of this project is to provide a simple kernel for the Foenix series
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of retro-style computers. Emphasis is placed upon the word "simple." This
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operating system will be more related to MS-DOS or CP/M than to Unix or Linux.
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The main purposes of this kernel are:
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* Boot the Foenix computer to a reasonably usable state.
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* Provide access to files on IDE hard drives, SD cards, and floppy disk (when
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the computer supports floppies).
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* Provide an environment for loading and running binary programs from media.
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* Provide access to those devices which are tedious to access at the lowest
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level (_e.g._ storage media, keyboard, text mode screen).
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* Provide a common programmatic interface for all the computers in the line.
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* Be broadly portable across the different processors the Foenix computers
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support (at the time of this writing, this includes the 65816, and the 68000
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series).
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### Foenix Computers Supported
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[Flesh this out as we get there. Intention is to support the FMX, U, U+, A2560K,
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A2560X, A2560U (68000 and 65816), and GenX.]
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## Building
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Please refer to processor specific building instructions that will be included.
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For the 65816 and 68000 computers, the project will be built using the VBCC
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compiler.
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## License
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Most of the source code for this kernel is made available under the open source
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BSD 3-Clause License (see LICENSE). However, the kernel also includes portions
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of other projects, which are covered under their licenses. In particular, the
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kernel currently uses the FatFS embedded file system, which is covered under
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separate license. Please see the [src/fatfs](src/fatfs) directory for license
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details.
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# //END-OF-LINE
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