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From: 6064927@pucc.BITNET (Antonio Romero)
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Subject: Re: Unix for 1040ST
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Date: Sat, 17-May-86 00:26:06 EDT
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>In article <278@brueer.brueer.UUCP> ralph@brueer.UUCP (Ralph Mitchell) writes:
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>>I've just heard a rumour that Unix will be available on 1040 ST's by about
>>the end of this year.  Can anyone on the net confirm or deny this ??
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>Yes indeed,
>        As I understand the situation at the end of this year/start of next
>a new machine - the EST - will become available. This has the 68020, a blitter
>and a better graphics chip giving 4096 colour pallette.
>        It will run all properley written ST software, and proberbly be
>supplied with unix as well. (unix would not work well on just the 68000 without
>a lot more memory and hard disk)
>
>Simon Gordon
>Sibly Hall
>Reading University
>Reading
Can we get any confirmationm from Atari on this one? If not, can we at
least get some more rumors from Atari people? Also, can we hear
something more about the cheap laser printer I heard was in the works?
-Antonio Romero        6064927@pucc.bitnet