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From: griffith@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Michael Griffith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: New Signetics 68070 machines
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Date: 1 Nov 90 08:45:42 GMT
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Although I have had no experience with OS9 I have heard good things about it.
Someone mentioned earlier that one of the new Signetics 68070 machines (the
MM/1 I believe?) was something like $800 for the base system and around $1200
for extras. What did these extras include? What are the chances of being able
to upgrade to a faster chip on some sort of a CPU card? Did all of the machines
mentioned include MMU features? Also, is there a version of Unix available for
OS9 or plans to create one? It seems that with an MMU this would be a distinct
possibility, making it one of the cheapest personal Unix boxes available. I
want to do some work with OS development, and this sounds like an ideal box for
someone interested in hacking around at a low level inexpensively. Also, does
the system (or systems) come bundled with a C compiler? An assembler? Will full
hardware documentation be readily available? Do I need an established record to
enter in as a developer? If anyone reading this has the answers to any of the
above I would appreciate your comments.


| Michael Griffith                     | If I had an opinion it certainly   |
| griffith@eecs.ee.pdx.edu             | wouldn't be the same one as        |
| ...!tektronix!psueea!eecs!griffith   | Portland State University anyways. |