Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mcrware.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!isucs1!mcrware!kim From: kim@mcrware.UUCP (Kim Kempf) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k Subject: Re: Re: Re: Info on OS9 Operating System Message-ID: <126@mcrware.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 14:32:15 EDT Article-I.D.: mcrware.126 Posted: Wed Sep 25 14:32:15 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 01:09:23 EDT References: <347@wlbr.UUCP> <9500001@datacube.UUCP> Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, IA Lines: 18 > My feeling is this is where Microware is making a BIG mistake. They > should be promoting it against VRTX and MTOS. Not against UNIX and > MS/DOS. (I'd rather develop under OS9 than MS/DOS though! At least > Microware got the slashes to go in the right direction!). > We are promoting OS-9 against UNIX not on VAXes, Pyramids or other high-end hardware but on the lower end (under $5000). Any system that is capable of running UNIX requires 1) hard disk(s) and 2) memory management. Both of these elements fix the minimum cost for the system at a relatively high base value. Consider one floppy disk and no memory management, the base cost for the machine drastically drops into the affordable range. Unfortunately, UNIX can't be squished enough to operate on such a configuration. This is where OS-9 comes in. > Also I think Microware WILL sell source for OS9 and the C compiler. > They just charge outragous amounts for source... Again, compare the source code prices to a UNIX license.