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From: steve@wlbr.UUCP (Steve Childress)
Newsgroups: net.micro.6809
Subject: Hello fellow OS9'ers
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Date: Thu, 8-Nov-84 03:07:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  8 03:07:32 1984
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Howdy! Steve Childress here-- I'm new to this net, so please forgive errors
of protocol and admonish freely! Here's a quick Bio for you OS9 fans...

I've been into 6809's since about 1979, having started with a FLEX-9 on a
SWTPCo "SS50" bus computer. Changed to OS9 (== Cheap Unix) in early '82.
I admit to doing the port for the "Mill"-equipped Apple II (a 6809 co-
processor board). The package is sold by Stellation Two in Santa Barbara,
though it would be fair to say that the Apple/OS9 population now numbers in
the hundreds, not thousands!

My home system is a 64K OS9 SS50 machine with a 10MB Tandon, a 5MB Syquest
Cartridge Winny, 5in & 8in Floppy, modem, and Epson & Diablo printers. 
Also have Apple II w/OS9 and a dusty, diskless Tandy Color Computer.
This mismash has accumulated over the years and has overtaken the garage.

I've used both the Introl Corp. and McCosh (Microware) C compilers, for
those here that wish to swap notes. Also Omegasoft Pascal.

For the fellow wanting an editor... There's a screen editor called "se"
which is configurable for 80x24 CRT's or for the Tandy CoCo 50x24 screen.
It's similiar to a small subset of vi. Contact Conejo Computer Products,
31220 La Baya Dr. Ste 110, Westlake Vlg, CA, 91362. Conejo has a bunch
of OS9 goodies, eg, "ls", "cp", cheap macro assembler, etc.

Other sources: "68 Micro Journal" (semi-magazine, monthly), 5900 Cassandra
Smith Rd, Hixson, TN, 37433; 615-842-4600. In that mag are many ads.

There is an OS9 User's Group which has low dues, distributes software at
cost on disks, and has a bulletin board system (or two?). If anyone wants
more info, please call Microware or mail query to me.

A few questions:
1- Is Microware on this net? If so, what address?
2- Anyone have experience with OS9/68K? I've seen manuals but no hands on.
3- Anyone used Smoke Signal's cheap-o Regulus-based 68000 computer?
4- Any other net.* groups on 6809's?  68000's at < $8000?

I have a few (zzz) OS9 programs which I'll donate to netters via this
newsgroup or a dial-in to my home OS9 computer... any code-swappers out there?
(Example: A modem program with auto-dial, phone book, & XMODEM protocol, in C).
	(No copyright violations, please... only unlicensed software!)

Thanks for your attention! Hope to hear from some of you.
Steve Childress
Eaton IMS 	(..!wlbr!steve)