Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!sun!imagen!turner From: turner@imagen.UUCP (D'arc Angel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Request for propaganda Message-ID: <995@imagen.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 08:54:10 EST Article-I.D.: imagen.995 Posted: Tue Mar 17 08:54:10 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Mar-87 01:33:07 EST References: <664@atari.UUCP> Organization: The Houses of the Holy Lines: 40 in article <664@atari.UUCP>, leavens@atari.UUCP (Alex Leavens) says: +--------------------------------------------------------- + + in article <395@laurel.wiley.UUCP>, bob@wiley.UUCP (Bob Amstadt) says: ++ 1. Has Atari upgraded their OS to include some form ++ of multitasking? If not does someone else supply a multitasking ++ OS? What about MINIX? + + No, our OS is not multi-tasking. There are a couple of multi- + tasking OS's available: + MT-Cshell, from Beckemeyer Development tools + OS-9 from MicroWare there is a port of MINIX being done by Tannebaum's group, i'm afraid that i don't know the current status + ++ 3. Who supplies what hard disks for the ST? + Atari makes the SH204, a 20 meg hard disc. + Supra makes a couple of hard discs for the ST. Berkeley Micro System's make a board that will allow you to attach up to 2 SCSI hard disks to the ST. + ++ 5. Does GNU emacs or a micro emacs run on the ST? + There are a couple of good PD MicroEMACS available. + I use MicroEmacs 3.7i, which I find is a good tool. There is a port of GNUemacs for the ST, it was posted to the net awhile ago, if you want it send me $3 and a mailing address and i will send you the programs on a SSDD disk. + + --alex @ Atari + + BIX:alexl. GEnie: ALEXLEAVENS AtariCorp: 408-745-2006 + + "How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all." when you're looking in a mirror +--------------------------------------------------------- -- --------------- C'est la vie, C'est la guerre, C'est la pomme de terre Mail: Imagen Corp. 2650 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95052-8101 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!imagen!turner AT&T: (408) 986-9400