Hi Tony,
Nobody's saying it would be easy to develop a new version of the Xpander OS, but it would certainly be much easier if there was a version of the source code to start with.
Is your friend looking to form a small team to develop a new Xpander OS as a commercial product, like the Europa upgrade (which had a hardware and software component, and therefore would be a much bigger deal than a straight OS update)? If not, could he be persuaded to donate the source code to the Xpander user community (i.e. this mailing list)?
Your allusions to the Xpander source code are very tantalising. There are people who would be interested in working with the source code if it became available; what exactly are your friend's criteria for releasing it?
Cheers,
John :^P
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On Tuesday, 3 April 2012 at 15:07, Tony Cappellini wrote:
You've mentioned your friend before, although I can't find the reference. By >>"committed to the cause", do you mean "prepared to spend money"?
A project like this is easily going to take 1 person more than a year, even if
they know 6809 assembly very well.
For those who know the Jupiter-6, the Europa upgrade took something like 3-5 years before it was finished. Two people worked on the project initially, but I believe it was eventually finished by 1 guy.
Finding the right people to see this project to its completion isn't going to be easy.
