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From: Sepp@ppcger.ppc.sub.org (Josef Wolf)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: what is the availability of os-9 software?
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Distribution: world
Date: 15 Apr 91 21:35:39 GMT
References: <Apr.1.10.47.53.1991.277@pilot.njin.net> <1834@mwca.UUCP> <819@recco.chi.sub.org> <1841@mwca.UUCP>
Keywords: multiview, other good os-9 software
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bill@mwca.UUCP (Bill Sheppard) writes:
] In article <819@recco.chi.sub.org> weo@recco.chi.sub.org (Wolfgang Ocker) writes:
] >bill@mwca.UUCP (Bill Sheppard) writes:
] >>Most of the popular 68000 machines have had OS-9 ported to them - the Atari ST
] >>(the new models with VME slots should make particularly nice platforms) can
] >>be had for well under $1000, we sell OS-9 directly for it.  
] >From CUMANA (GB) an OS-9/68000 Professional package for the ST
] >including BASIC09, SCULPTOR (multiuser database system), DYNACALC
] >(spreadsheet) and STYLOGRAPH (text processing) is available for about
] >$1000.
] Just a clarification - there are (at least) two ports of OS-9 for the
] ST. We (Microware) sell one version, Cumana sells another version. 
] Price and included features may differ...they are both inherently OS-9,
] however, and so they would both have binary compatibility with all
] other OS-9/68xxx platforms.

Sounds interesting. I know the features of the Cumana version. But I
wold like to hear something about the other version (directly from
Microware?)
Which features are included? Which hardware is supported (drivers etc)?
Is something like 'virtual terminals' available? Is it available in
germany? Is v2.4 already available? And:
 _if_v2.4_is_available_can_I_upgrade_from_cumana_v2.3_to_microware_v2.4_ ?!?!

I don't wanna say that the cumana version is bad. It is a really nice
implementation. I like it. BUT!!! It takes a lot of time to get some
upgrade (perhaps that is why it is a really nice implementation? ;-)
AND: I get some return-receipts every time I write an eMail to my
distributor saying 'received and read'
                                 ^^^^
but I never got any response. I have to call via phone :-(

Again: Cumana have a very good implementation. (almost) everything works
       fine. There are many drivers included, so it is unlikely to run into
       troubles with new hardware. And _if_ you have some problem, and you
       call via _phone_, you can be pretty sure your problem will be solved.
BUT: - upgrades are slow
     - no responses to email :-( :-( :-( :-( (or do they receive my
       mails only on holidays? :-()

Greetings
    Sepp

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