thox startup

thox can boot in multiple Lua environments; therefore, in order to simplify compatibility management within the system itself, we need to manage it beforehand, by offering a uniform interface to it like Multiboot in real-world system design.

On thox, this is accomplished using the startup script, which unifies the environment and available resources in a single canonical form while preserving most if not all of the capabilities.

While the provided environment is uniform, the startup script is not. There is one startup script for each main platform thox can run on; see startup concepts for more information.

The goal of such a script is not to replace the default BIOS of either platform, as it breaks compatibility with most systems that will not support the environment provided by these startup scripts. It is mainly thought for thox as it provides components in a way that is compatible in design with the thox design.

Todo

This component could also check system integrity, like a bootstrapper?

• startup concepts
• startup implementation details for ComputerCraft and derivatives
• startup implementation details for OpenComputers and derivatives
• startup API