Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lsuc.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!lsuc!jimomura From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Atari ST OS Message-ID: <813@lsuc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 18:47:55 EDT Article-I.D.: lsuc.813 Posted: Sat Sep 28 18:47:55 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Sep-85 00:41:19 EDT References: <3668@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto Lines: 27 Summary: CP/M 68K v. almost anything? In article <3668@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> dan@BBN-LABS-B.ARPA writes: >From: Dan Franklin> >I just bought a book on the Atari ST ("Inside the Atari ST", or something like >that; look for a trade pb with lots of typos and grammatical errors, that's the >one!) It says that the Atari has two operating systems: > > a version of CP/M-68K enhanced with system calls for the > special Atari hardware (called TOS), and > > GEM, running ON TOP OF TOS (if you can believe that). > >So the Atari, at least, uses semi-standard OS software... Just think of all >the millions of CP/M-68K programs out there! > > Dan Franklin What "millions of CP/M68K programs"? CP/M *80* is a very popular environment. CP/M 68K is almost unused compared to Xenix (and other Bell based Unix clones), Unix and OS-9. Most 68K applications are custom programs in general, but there are good Spreadsheets, Word Processors, Database Managers and Terminal packages under OS-9, etc. Probably much more than under CP/M 68K. -- James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura