Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!nucsrl!tellab5!vpnet!sandv!sysop From: sysop@sandv.UUCP (System Operator Paul Jerkatis) Newsgroups: comp.os.os9 Subject: Re: what is the availability of os-9 software? Keywords: OS9 OSK Q&A CoCo Message-ID: <79@sandv.UUCP> Date: 3 Apr 91 00:18:46 GMT References: Organization: SandV OS9 Level 2 BBS Lines: 50 roccella@pilot.njin.net (Matthew Roccella) writes: > > Hello, > Lately, I have been really getting into programming my RADIO > SHACK TRS-80 COCO3 under OS-9 Level 2. I was just wondering that since > Radio Shack does not carry software for this machine anymore, will I > still be able to get software for it? Can I purchase MULTIVIEW and the > LEVEL DEVELOPMENT PACK from MICROWARE? How much will they charge? You can still get much of the CoCo OS9 stuff from Tandy, if you order direct. Also there are some third party venders that carry Tandy software for the CoCo. Another GREAT source are the Radio Shack Computer Outlet stores. > BASIC09 and the GFX, GFX2, and the SYSCALL libraries that I love to > use so much, are these unique to the COCO3, or are they available to Basic09 is available for OS9/68000. But is called "Microware Basic". I imagine it is also available for OS-9000 also. > any machine under OS-9? > Also, what is the difference between OS-9 and OS9K? Will > MICROWARE still support OS-9 or will I have to get another machine OS-9 is the "generic" term, which is usually used to refer to OS9/6809. OSK (OS9/68K) is the term used to refer to OS-9 for the 680x0 systems. OS-9000 is another flavor of OS-9 all together, which is for 80386 systems (and I believe it will run on 680x0 systems also) OS-9000 is written in C, wheras, OS9/6809 and OS9/68000 is written primarrily in assembler. Yes, Microware does support OS-9, but they dropped the 6809 support. > that runs OS-9000 when my COCO3 has had it? > Lastly, are there any other machines, other than the MM/1 and > Frang Hogg's TOM CAT that cost under $1500.00 and can run under OS9000? > Something tells me that these machines, just like all the OS-9 > software, is lying around all over the place but that nobody's > advertising and making things hard for me to find! > If anybody knows what is going on, plese drop me note. OS9/68K is available for the Amiga, and Atari St, and I believe there is a port for the Mac. OS-9000 will run on any 386 machine, but Iimagine it takes lots of memory/harddrive space, and the OS itself costs a bundle. Other more knowledgable folks can probably fill in any gaps I left and make corrections to what I said wrong here. I bleieve there is at least one person that reads this newsgroup that works for Microware, so they would probably be the best source of information (sorry, I forget who you are) > Matthew Roccella -- Paul Jerkatis - Call the SandV BBS - 708-352-0948 (OS9/CoCo 3 support) UUCP: ...tellab5!vpnet!sandv!sysop Domain: sandv!sysop@vpnet.chi.il.us StG-Net: Sysop@SandV Delphi: MITHELEN