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 2) http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/AmericanInformationSystems/AIS_oldUsr_10-3.cpio.gz\\ 2) http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/AmericanInformationSystems/AIS_oldUsr_10-3.cpio.gz\\
-/usr cpio archive from a more recent GENIX (SYSVR2). Not sources. /usr/bin contains binaries in the ns32k COFF format (similar to the Opus binaries, see below). Some binaries are not stripped.+/usr cpio archive from a more recent GENIX (SYSVR2). No sources, no /bin, /lib and /etc. The /usr/bin contains binaries in the ns32k COFF format (similar to the Opus binaries, see below). Some binaries are not stripped.
  
 3) http://wiki.sensi.org/download/ns32k/SysVr2.0_32000.tgz\\ 3) http://wiki.sensi.org/download/ns32k/SysVr2.0_32000.tgz\\
-A full SYSVR2 sources ported for the NS32000 processor for National Semiconductor SYS16/SYS32 machines. Includes NS32000 assembler, loader and C compiler sources. This UNIX sources correspond to the well known SYSVR2 sources for VAX floating around: i.e. [[http://vetusware.com/download/UNIX%20SYSVr2%20Source%20Code%20r2%20_usr%20dump_%20r2/?id=13474|sysvr2-vax.cpio]]+A full SYSVR2 sources ported for the NS32000 processor for National Semiconductor SYS16/SYS32 machines. Includes NS32000 assembler, loader and C compiler sources. This UNIX sources correspond to the well known SYSVR2 sources for the VAX SYSVR2 floating around: i.e. [[http://vetusware.com/download/UNIX%20SYSVr2%20Source%20Code%20r2%20_usr%20dump_%20r2/?id=13474|sysvr2-vax.cpio]]
  
 ''as'' assembler is written in a "classic" LEX/YACC. Unusually, ''m4'' is used as macro-processor. Unfortunately, this assembler is very "fragile" - it coredumps on a errors in the input file. Object format from this ''as'' and ''ld'' is COFF (ns32k variant). Assembler has a quite unusual syntax: all numerical constants and variables are treated as "absolute" (even without "@var"). According to some reports, this addressing mode works faster. The syntax for ''var(pc)'' (PC-relative) addressing mode is unknown. ''as'' assembler is written in a "classic" LEX/YACC. Unusually, ''m4'' is used as macro-processor. Unfortunately, this assembler is very "fragile" - it coredumps on a errors in the input file. Object format from this ''as'' and ''ld'' is COFF (ns32k variant). Assembler has a quite unusual syntax: all numerical constants and variables are treated as "absolute" (even without "@var"). According to some reports, this addressing mode works faster. The syntax for ''var(pc)'' (PC-relative) addressing mode is unknown.
  
-Sources may be [[sysvcross|compiled]] under working SYSVR2 (i.e. SIMH/VAX or SIMH/3B2) to make a sort-of "crosstool". It is possible to build it under relative old GCC too (I've successfully built it with GCC 2.7 on a i386 [[https://archive.org/details/RHL2.1|RedHat Linux 2.1 Bluesky]], November 1995 under Virtualbox).+Sources may be [[sysvcross|compiled]] under working SYSVR2 (i.e. SIMH/VAX or SIMH/3B2) to make a sort-of "crosstool". It is possible to build it under relative old GCC too (I've successfully built it with GCC 2.7 on a i386 [[https://archive.org/details/RHL2.1|RedHat Linux 2.1 Bluesky]], November 1995 under VirtualBox).
  
 4) http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/OpusSystems/Floppies/\\ 4) http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/bits/OpusSystems/Floppies/\\
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 === How to run MS-DOS GNX 4 === === How to run MS-DOS GNX 4 ===
  
-GNX v3 and v4 was intended for National Semiconductor's evaluation boards:\\+GNX v3 and v4 were a cross tols for National Semiconductor's evaluation boards:\\
 NSV-CG16-EDB, NSV-CG160-EDB, NSV-GX32-EDB, NSV-GX320-EDB, NSV-FX-GC-EDB, GC160LX-LBP, NSP-AM160-EDB, FX16FAX NSV-CG16-EDB, NSV-CG160-EDB, NSV-GX32-EDB, NSV-GX320-EDB, NSV-FX-GC-EDB, GC160LX-LBP, NSP-AM160-EDB, FX16FAX
  
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 https://www.dosbox.com/ https://www.dosbox.com/
  
-Take a GNX 4.4\\+Download a GNX 4.4\\
 http://oldcomputers-ddns.org/public/pub/rechner/national_semiconductors_series_32000/gnx/nsc-gnx-4.4_images.rar http://oldcomputers-ddns.org/public/pub/rechner/national_semiconductors_series_32000/gnx/nsc-gnx-4.4_images.rar
  
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 C:</code> C:</code>
  
-Extracted GNX 4.4 folder (Software\folder.gnx) into host i.e. C:\TEMP\GNX (programs sees it as C:\GNX inside DosBox)+Extract GNX 4.4 folder (Software\folder.gnx) into host i.e. C:\TEMP\GNX (programs sees it as C:\GNX inside DosBox)
    
 DosBox provides 16MB of DOS XMS memory by default (GNX/MS-DOS uses built-in DOS Extender). DosBox provides 16MB of DOS XMS memory by default (GNX/MS-DOS uses built-in DOS Extender).
  
-GNX v3 and v4 use relative modern ''COFF'' format (with debug info, modules support e.t.c). GNX4 cross-tools has a SYS5_2 and SYS5_3 (with shared libraries support) targets. “GNX Language tools 4” book has “COFF Programmers Guide” chapter.+GNX v3 and v4 use relative modern ''COFF'' format (with debug info, modules support e.t.c). GNX4 cross-tools has a SYS5_2 and SYS5_3 (with shared libraries support) targets. For more info read the “GNX Language tools 4” book “COFF Programmers Guide” chapter.
  
 GNX v4 C compiler supports ANSI C and function prototypes. GNX v4 C compiler supports ANSI C and function prototypes.
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