Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcrware!mwca!bill From: bill@mwca.UUCP (Bill Sheppard) Newsgroups: comp.os.os9 Subject: Re: what is the availability of os-9 software? Keywords: OS9 OSK Q&A CoCo Message-ID: <1835@mwca.UUCP> Date: 5 Apr 91 18:05:37 GMT References: <79@sandv.UUCP> Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Santa Clara, CA Lines: 46 In article <79@sandv.UUCP> sysop@sandv.UUCP (System Operator Paul Jerkatis) writes: > >roccella@pilot.njin.net (Matthew Roccella) writes: >Basic09 is available for OS9/68000. But is called "Microware Basic". I >imagine it is also available for OS-9000 also. No, sorry, currently there is no Basic support for OS-9000. >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). Outside of the Coco world 'OS-9' pretty much is taken to refer to the 68K version, since OS-9/6809 is no longer actively supported. OS-9K or OS-9000 refers to our more portable OS, currently available for 68020+ or 80386+ machines, and some RISC platforms in the future. >OS-9000 will run on any 386 machine, but I imagine it takes >lots of memory/harddrive space, and the OS itself costs a bundle. This is a relative matter - we recommend 2 MB of RAM for an OS-9000 develop- ment system and 5 MB of HD space. While this may be a lot compared to a 6809-based system, it is substantially less than is required by Xenix, OS/2, or most other multi-tasking PC-based OS's. The price of $995, including C Compiler, C Source Level Debugger, and full utility set, also compares very favorably to "comparable" products. >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) I imagine you're referring to me - I'm just the most vocal Microware employee active in this newsgroup, and generally the only "marketing-type"...probably too vocal, sometimes (ask my management!). > Paul Jerkatis - Call the SandV BBS - 708-352-0948 (OS9/CoCo 3 support) -- ############################################################################## # Bill Sheppard -- bills@microware.com -- {uunet,sun}!mcrware!mwca!bill # # Microware Systems Corporation --- OS-9: Seven generations beyond OS/2!! # ######Opinions expressed are my own, though you'd be wise to adopt them!######