Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!peterk From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: CDTV & CD-I The Whole Picture Message-ID: <1152@cbmger.UUCP> Date: 24 Apr 91 11:47:34 GMT References: <1991Apr18.161346.3409@ncsu.edu> <1991Apr18.174928.21079@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <1991Apr20.130639.27962@ncsu.edu> <1137@cbmger.UUCP> <1991Apr23.192046.21177@ncsu.edu> Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany Lines: 27 In article <1991Apr23.192046.21177@ncsu.edu> kdarling@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) writes: >In <1137@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: >>Kevin wrote: >>> Not only does OS-9 run on the basic CD-I chips, but also a realtime Unix >>> clone with MMU protection and paging, GEM, and windowing Tripos. >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> And you really aren't talking about Amiga and its OS here??? :-) > >Umm. Not talking about its OS; but yah I don't think any of us are convinced >that Ami gfx hardware is tops any more. >Still, sure, it'd be great if the Amiga OS were available on other computers. >Don't you think so? More support, etc. Perhaps whenever a DIG upgrade... > >> Anyway, this sounds interesting. Could you tell more about this new >> incarnation of Tripos? > >You'd have to ask METACOMCO, and also the company (forgot its name - can >dig it up if necessary) which did this particular port. I would suspect >that the current Amiga OS is far beyond whatever Tripos looks like now. Now I'm confused. I interpreted your first message (see first citing) that way that Tripos will be available on the CD-I hardware, or already is. But your latest comments don't seem to confirm this. Now what's the deal? -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk