Path: utzoo!telly!attcan!uunet!mcrware!ric
From: ric@mcrware.UUCP (Ric Yeates)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: OS9 on Atari ST
Summary: Answers to questions about OS-9 on the Atari ST
Keywords: OS-9 Atari ST
Message-ID: <2300@mcrware.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jul 90 13:26:24 GMT
References: <1990Jul30.113150.1113@newcastle.ac.uk>
Reply-To: ric@mcrware.UUCP (Ric Yeates)
Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, Iowa
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In article <1990Jul30.113150.1113@newcastle.ac.uk> D.M.Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk (D.M. Johnson) writes:
>
>        I have seen that OS9 is avaiabel for the Atari ST, as I know very
>little about this operating system I was wondering if you could answer a few
>questions about it.

>
>(1) Is it a multitasking o.s. ?

     Yes.  The number of processes is realistically limited only by
     RAM.

>(2) Does it allow multiple sign ons, The idea here is to have the ST
>linked up with friends computers in a flat and have a small network.

     Any number of users may be signed on at one time.  Each user, of course,
     must have their own serial port (on the ST).  So, you are limited to
     2 users.

>(3) I have some knowledge of unix commands, are the os9 commands like
>them ( I know the ls is dir on os9 any other big changes).

     The commands are very similar to what is available under unix
     (grep/make/makdir/deldir/del/procs/chd).  If you are very used to
     unix, it may take some time to get accustomed to the OS-9 command
     names.
     
>(4) How much memeory does it require?

     My 1 Meg system works well even with a 256k RAMdisk.  If I had a faster
     hard disk, I'd go without a RAMdisk so more modules could be RAM resident.

>Yours
>
>Dave Johnson

If you would like more (FREE) information, you should call our marketing
dept. at (515) 224-1929 and ask for "The OS-9 Catalog."  It contains all
sorts of information about OS-9 and its associated environments.

Best regards,
     Ric Yeates