Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site shark.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!orca!shark!davecl From: davecl@shark.UUCP (Dave Clemans) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: questions : os9,unix,rumors Message-ID: <1590@shark.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 12:20:06 EDT Article-I.D.: shark.1590 Posted: Thu Oct 24 12:20:06 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 05:23:01 EDT References: <396@ssc-bee.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 17 There is a company in Connecticut (CT. Microsystems?) that is seriously considering porting OS9/68K to the ST. I have not heard whether or not a final decision has been made yet. Atari has announced (at least informally; it was at an users group meeting attended by some of their top executives) that they will be supporting Unix in 5-6 months. The 32-bit add on to the ST will attach to the 10 Megabit DMA channel on the back of the ST. The 68020 is under consideration for the system; its main drawbacks are compatibility problems for system mode software (and presumably price). The "50,000 sales" number is supposedly the rough sales figure for ST's worldwide as of 1-2 months ago. dgc