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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New computer?
Summary: Called MM? It's for real
Message-ID: <1990Oct15.210438.27907@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 15 Oct 90 21:04:38 GMT
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In article <33336@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright) writes:
> Hello,
> 
>      I have a peer that has been telling me about a new system to be coming
> out soon that runs OS/9.  It has/or is going to have a windowing type inter-
> face.  It will have a 256 color display at some fairly high resolution out
> of a total palette of 16 million colors.
>      I have no idea about the sound capabilities, but it probably will be 8 bit
> if not 16 bit sound.  The name escapes me at the moment.  He says this
> fully multitasking/windowing wonder will retail about $1000 including the

This is a OS-9 box called the Multi-Media ????.

There was a MM froont end for OS-9 for Industria;lProcess Control 
Initially called RAVE. I don't know if this implements RAVE in a 
box system or not but those OS-9 guys are sharp and RAVE is 2-4 years old...

Clyde