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From: jpm@bnl44.UUCP (John McNamee)
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Subject: Re: Info on OS9 Operating System
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Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 03:42:29 EDT
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> We use OS9/68k  as a  real time  kernel /  executive as  opposed to a
> development system.  I would never  want to  use it  as a development
> system  though  since  I  think  unix  is  such  a  nice  development
> environment.    
> 
> My feeling is this is where Microware is making a BIG  mistake.  They
> should be promoting it against VRTX and MTOS. ...
> 
> We do all our development on a nice Pyramid 90x that runs both SYSTEM
> V and Berkley 4.2 (We hardly ever  use SYSTEM  V).   We cross compile
> using the Microware C Cross compiler to prom  based OS9  68000 on the
> VME and Multibus.

I'm happy you can afford a nice big Unix system. I sure can't, and there
are more people in my position than there are in yours. Given the choice
between developing under OS/9 or Unix, I would rather have Unix, but only
if I was given the proper hardware to run it on. Unix runs like sh*t on
small 68K systems with slow drives and limited memory. Given a limited
hardware budget, OS/9 makes a lot more sense than Unix.
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			 John McNamee
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