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diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index c9225d47..8ea88d27 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ # Mu: a human-scale computer -* Not designed to operate in large clusters providing services for millions of - people. -* Designed for _you_, to run one computer. (Or a few.) Running the code you - want to run, and nothing else. +Not designed to operate in large clusters providing services for millions of +people. + +Designed for _you_, to run one computer. (Or a few.) Running the code you want +to run, and nothing else. ```sh $ git clone https://github.com/akkartik/mu @@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ $ ./gen_iso examples/ex6.subx # try it out $ qemu-system-x86_64 -m 256M -cdrom mu.iso -boot d - # print the message followed by kernel panic + # print the message ``` [](https://travis-ci.org/akkartik/mu) @@ -328,19 +329,18 @@ distinguish between code and data. Correspondingly, SubX programs consist of a series of segments, each starting with a header line: `==` followed by a name and approximate starting address. -All code must lie in a segment called 'code'. Execution begins at the start of -the `code` segment by default. +All code must lie in a segment called 'code'. -You can reuse segment names: +Segments can be added to. -``` -== code +```sh +== code 0x09000000 # first mention requires starting address ...A... -== data +== data 0x0a000000 ...B... -== code +== code # no address necessary when adding ...C... ``` @@ -841,9 +841,11 @@ Mu builds on many ideas that have come before, especially: markup can be clean; - BDD for challenging us all to write tests at a higher level; - JavaScript and CSS for demonstrating the power of a DOM for complex - structured documents. -- Rust for demonstrating that a system-programming language can be safe. -- Forth for demonstrating that ergonomics don't require grammar. + structured documents; +- Rust for demonstrating that a system-programming language can be safe; +- Forth for demonstrating that ergonomics don't require grammar; and +- [Minimal Linux Live](http://minimal.linux-bg.org) for teaching how to create + a bootable disk image. ## Coda |