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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
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Subject: Re: Holy Holistic, Batman!  (OS-9 and the art of being holistic)
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Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 13:50:04 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  9 13:50:04 1985
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Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: OS-9 User's Guide


     For those of you who have wanted to learn what OS-9 is all about,
I have just seen Peter Dibble and Dale Pluckett's book the OS-9 Users
Guide in the local Radio Shack.  It's selling for something like
$22.00 (Canadian).  I expect you'll find out enough to decide whether
you'd like to get into it.

     As a further note, some people 'here' have said that they'd like
to try running OS-9.  In fact, it just occurred to me that you *can*.

     There are 'ROS9's around.  These are 'Remote OS-9' systems similar
in concept to RCPM's.  As I understand it, they generally allow system
level access and extended 'help' systems.  Don't confuse these with
other OS-9 BBS's.  I used to run an OS-9 BBS called True North Database,
but I never allowed system level access.  As such you only got a hint
of what the underlying system was.  To find out if there's an ROS9
near you, I suggest you check out back issues of Rainbow magazine.
(We *all* read Rainbow don't we? :-).  You may get a lead on an ROS9
near you through the grapevine (local BBS's).  Otherwise, post a message
'here' and I'll try to dig one up.

                                        Cheers! -- Jim O.

PS:  Is it proper for me to plug the 'os.9' conference on BIX, which
     I'm moderating--and posting just about the only information on?

     Oh well, I just did anyway ...
     :-)

-- 
James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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