Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site pedsgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!bobh From: bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Summary of OS-9 Message-ID: <276@pedsgd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 15:16:20 EDT Article-I.D.: pedsgd.276 Posted: Wed Sep 18 15:16:20 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 06:42:48 EDT References: <576@sftig.UUCP> <1001@bnl44.UUCP> <11467@rochester.UUCP> <971@sdcsla.UUCP> <2664@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer, Tinton Falls, NJ Lines: 38 Xref: watmath net.micro.68k:1133 net.micro.amiga:171 In article <2664@vax4.fluke.UUCP> moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) writes: >I've been programming on OS-9 for about four months, and am very satisfied >with it. OS-9 is an operating system developed and sold through Microware >Systems Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa. To summarize the entire OS would >take more time than I'm willing to spend, but here are some of the major >features of the OS-9/68k system (major to me, anyway): > >1) Multi-processing, time-sharing operating system for the Motorola 68000 > and 6809 family of processors. > >2) Runs on re-entrant code (and compilers produce re-entrant code). > >3) *Extremely* fast and compact, as the kernel is written in assembly > language. > >13) Apparently they do have a window package available now, though I > haven't seen it -- works with a Toshiba or Hitatchi video chip. Anyone know offhand what video hardware the Atari ST uses? If not compatible with that mentioned above, anyone know offhand how hard it would be to hack this window package for different hardware? (Second question of interest to Amiga fans as well, presumably) Is Microware on the net? Please reply by mail. If sufficient traffic, I'll summarize to the net. Bob Halloran Sr MTS, Perkin-Elmer DSG ============================================================================= UUCP: {decvax, ucbvax, most Action Central}!vax135\ {topaz, pesnta, princeton}!petsd!pedsgd!bobh ARPA: petsd!pedsgd!bobh@topaz USPS: 106 Apple St M/S 305, Tinton Falls NJ 07724 DDD: (201) 758-7000 Disclaimer: My opinions are my own. Quote: "BOO! We changed Coke again! BLEAH! BLEAH!"- The 'Boogums', Bloom County