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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: 256k upgrade and the future of the 8-bit
Message-ID: <1577@ihuxi.ATT.COM>
Date: Mon, 6-Apr-87 07:53:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  6 07:53:29 1987
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Summary: mouse, windows, gem

In article <2066@mmintl.UUCP>, jerrym@mmintl.UUCP (Jerry Martinez) writes:
> Now my point,
> this opens up a new arena for development for the 8-bits.  With 4 times the
> memory, a lot of things are possible:  mouse/window/gem environment, 

There is (was?) a company called Zobian Controls that sold a mouse (they
call it a Rat) and an operating system to take advantage of it called
RAOS.  I have just recently gotten interested in trying to incorporate
a mouse for several applications and have tried calling their phone
number but do not get an answer.  I don't know if they take advantage
of extra memory upgrades but it shouldn't be too hard to do.  Anyone
know if they are still in business?  Has anyone tried or currently use
their mouse and operating system?


					Kit Kimes  
					AT&T--Information Systems Labs
					...ihnp4!iwvae!kimes

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