Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 (Fortune 01.1b1); site graffiti.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!graffiti!peter From: peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k Subject: Re: Re: Re: Info on OS9 Operating System Message-ID: <417@graffiti.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 13:56:29 EST Article-I.D.: graffiti.417 Posted: Fri Nov 8 13:56:29 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 09:24:16 EST References: <347@wlbr.UUCP> <9500001@datacube.UUCP> <375@graffiti.UUCP> <898@lsuc.UUCP> Organization: The Power Elite, Houston, TX Lines: 17 > Well, first of all, as I've said before, a Gimix Level II system > (which is the one I'd probably use) has memory management, and dedicated > IO processors for that matter. But memory management isn't that much > an issue when you consider we're talking about word processing and possibly > a bit of database stuff -- *not* development work. End users running > say Databank and Stylograph don't need to worry about memory management. > It simply wouldn't help even if you had it. (1) There are no bug-free programs. (2) I *AM* talking about development work. If all you're doing is running canned software you might as well stick with CP/M... it's a lot cheaper than either OS/9 or UNIX. -- Name: Peter da Silva Graphic: `-_-' UUCP: ...!shell!{graffiti,baylor}!peter IAEF: ...!kitty!baylor!peter