Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!snark!eric
From: eric@snark.UUCP (Eric S. Raymond)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: State of the 3.0 public beta test
Summary: You're elected, erict!
Message-ID: 
Date: 11 Jul 88 14:50:40 GMT
References:  <1080@flatline.uucp>
Organization: Cosmic Karmic Recycling Central
Lines: 16
Back-References: <10581@oberon.usc.edu>

In article <1080@flatline.uucp>, erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes:
>Does anyone plan on doing an OS-9 port? [...]  I don't see any reason it
>wouldn't be able to support news -- it's pretty damn close to Unix,
>it multitasks, and you can put megs and megs of HD on it.

I have a friend in NYC who's been talking about doing this for over a year,
but he's no more than grade C as a C/UNIX hacker (not his fault, he's had
too little time to learn).

Translation: if you want an OS/9 port, you'll probably have to do it yourself.
Good luck, and should you be apprehended the secretary will disavow all
knowledge of your actions. This article will self-destruct in 5 seconds....
-- 
      Eric S. Raymond                     (the mad mastermind of TMN-Netnews)
      UUCP: ..!{uunet,att,rutgers!vu-vlsi}!snark!eric   Smail: eric@snark.UUCP
      Post: 22 South Warren Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355   Phone: (215)-296-5718