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Mac06 - 1.0.1

POSIX (UNIX) environment on top of MacOS

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Do you want to

learn UNIX?
have a very simple installation for a UNIX like system?
switch between MacOS (Finder) and a UNIX like system without rebooting?
run legacy software written for UNIX (C/C++ based on POSIX libraries) ona Mac?
have a low-end Mac (68k or PPC Performa) and want a simple solution torun UNIX?
have a Performa 5200 or 5300 on which neither MkLinux nor Linux68k willrun?
do software development for embedded controllers (Z180, 68k, PPC, ARM)on a Mac with familiar UNIX tools?

Then, Mac06 ("Mac oh six"), the POSIX library and system kernel runningon top of MacOS can be a solution for you.

UNIX like file system using HFS with full Finder integration
mostly POSIX.1 and POSIX.4 compatible libc.a and #include headers
mostly POSIX.2 compatible shell
commands like sh, ll, cd, cat, xd, echo, find, fgrep, tar, uuencode, ...
communication package for TCP/IP (telnet, ftp, mail, ...)
development package for C (including generic assembler for 680x0, PowerPC and AlitVec, Z80)
/dev/console, /dev/tty are mapped to terminal windows(Look at a screen shot)
/proc and /vol file system
"curses" terminal driver library
HTML based online manual

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

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