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From: martin@lakesys.UUCP (Martin Wiedmeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking? A nightmare...
Message-ID: <356@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 88 01:43:49 GMT
References: <2209@crash.cts.com> <3797@hoptoad.uucp>
Reply-To: martin@lakesys.UUCP (Martin Wiedmeyer)
Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee, WI
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In article <3797@hoptoad.uucp> db@hoptoad.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) writes:
>In other words, a free 
>runtime-only kernel to anybody that asks.  Maybe even Atari gives
>it aways with each machine.  Programs developed for the multitasking
>kernel will run on any machine with the free kernel installed.
>
>How many people would be interested in such a thing?  At what price
>for the developers kit?
>
From the laborious Multi-tasking discussion which has been going on here, it
sounds like there may be quite a few. You're more familiar with marketing
software than I, so I wouldn't hazard to suggest a price for the developers'
kit. But I would caution you from pricing yourself out of the market. What
good is the kernel, if there is no software to run with it?
 
>If I get enough replies, I might consider making the run-time RTX
>program FREE.
>
>	David Beckemeyer
>	President - Beckemeyer Development Tools

It looks like you may indeed have the right approach. I've admired your work
in the past. I hope you get enough replies to start up your idea!

	Marty Wiedmeyer

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