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From: dibble@rochester.ARPA (Peter C. Dibble)
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Subject: Re: MS/DOS, PC/DOS on Motorola 68K based PC
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Date: Mon, 30-Jun-86 16:21:19 EDT
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Summary: Many dollars

> On the subject of operating systems for the 68K, I am in the process
> of building a homebrew system with some rudimentary memory management
> Which brings me to my question
> of where can one get OS9/68K? Do sources come with it, and if not,
> how does one bring it up on a homebrew? Finally the biggie: How much
> does it cost for binary and/or source?

OS9/68k lists at $400, and I think the Atari version costs more like $200.
You can get it with support and source for device drivers, clock module,
and other modules that are needed for a simple port for a much higher price.
I think development tools are included too.
It's called the Portpack, and I think it costs about $8000.  Complete source
is also available, but the price is higher still.

If you are building your own system to save money, a Portpack is not an option.
I think I would recommend getting a version of OS-9 for a machine that's 
like what you want to build, then modifying hardware and software until it 
works.