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