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From: bill@mwca.UUCP (Bill Sheppard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: OS9 on a MS-DOS machine
Keywords: Who sells OS9 for the PC?
Message-ID: <1766@mwca.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 90 19:04:06 GMT
References: <623@oglvee.UUCP> <2023@inducom.UUCP> <6193@videovax.tv.tek.com>
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Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Santa Clara, CA
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In article <6193@videovax.tv.tek.com> stevek@videovax.tv.tek.com (Steve Kronschnabel) writes:
>I've recently purchased a used coco3 that had OS9 Level II on it.  I'm having
>so much fun with it.  Then I heard that there was OS9 availble for the PC.
>I was wondering how good it was and if you can run standard PC programs while
>running OS9.  I suspect that you can't but thought I would ask.

There are two ways to run OS-9 stuff (sort of) on a PC. The first is to
purchase a card which typically has a 68000/10/20 on it, which plugs
into your PC, and lets you run OS-9 on the card while using the PC's I/O
devices. I believe that most of these will support hot-key switching
between OS-9 and DOS, running programs concurrently. Two possible
sources for these cards are Ultrascience (312-256-0800) and Scorpion
Technologies (408-452-0700). Cost is probably in the ~$1000 range.

The second way is to purchase OS-9000 for your PC >= 386(sx). OS-9000 is
source level compatible with OS-9, provides the same utilities, comes
with C compiler and C source-level debugger and editor for $995. RAVE is
available for graphics support, or you could roll your own. Contact me
at (408)980-0201 for more information.

>Thanks for any information that is sent my way...

You're welcome.
>-- 
>	Steve...


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