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From: StG@hummer.iupui.edu (Scott Griepentrog)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: pd software/unix utils
Message-ID: <1990Aug15.163455.23889@hummer.iupui.edu>
Date: 15 Aug 90 16:34:55 GMT
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In article <4426@graphite18.UUCP> mellman@motcid.UUCP (Tom Mellman) writes:
>What is OSK?  I'm familiar with Microware's OS9 and OS9000, and
>also vaguely familiar with the fact that Tandy sells something
>called a "coco" (color computer?) which runs OS9, but what is OSK?

Okay, for the un-initiated, OSK is the 'nickname' for OS9/68000.  This
is the 68000 version of the original OS9 developed for 6809.  OS-9000
is of course separate from 'real' OS9.

The nickname OSK is generally used to refer to something about OS9/68000
specifically, while OS9 is often used to describe both 68000 and 6809
versions.  Then again, sometimes the person will mean 6809 OS9.

StG