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From: easton@aucis.UUCP (Jeff Easton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9,comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: Adapting coco OS9 to other systems
Summary: Send Lawyers, quick!
Keywords: OS9, coco III, uniboard
Message-ID: <388@aucis.UUCP>
Date: 26 Mar 89 14:20:00 GMT
References: <386@aucis.UUCP> <989@mcrware.UUCP>
Organization: Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
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aucis.UUCP (Jeff Easton) writes:
>=Has anyone actually ported the OS9 from coco's to other machines?  Do I
>=need to buy a coco III just to reassemble the drivers for my uniboard SBC?
>=Is there enough technical descriptions of the drivers (source code
>=hopefully) in the documentation that comes with the package?  Is it a
>=seperate item you have to buy?
>
>...also required a License Agreement with Microware.  Technical information,
>support and other help is provided for the license fee.  Remember that OS-9
>is not owned by R.S, nor is it public domain.  It's ok to hack and have
>fun...just don't sell or distribute the results...
>----------------
>Kim Kempf, Microware Systems Corporation
 
Okay, (raises right hand) "I promise to have fun" :> :> :>
 
I never intended to sell this, remember, the target board is no longer
sold or supported.  As far as I know, I'm the only one that ever bought
one.
 
Some time ago, I wrote to Microware and asked for literature on OS9.
They sent me info that included prices for buying a license to "roll
my own" system.  It seemed that the cheapest price was many hundreds
of dollars.  Kinda expensive for a hobbiest that just wants to run
a neat OS on his 6809 SBC.  Since just about any Radio Shack I go to
has OS9 on the shelf I got the idea to fork out 79.95 and roll my own
drivers.  A much cheaper route to go.
 
I'm not a lawyer, just an engineer.  Am I getting myself in deep
leagal trouble by not doing this in the "approved" way?
 
	Jeff Easton
	Zenith Data Systems
 
Remember, ZDS proabaly doesnt know what OS9 is (although I've tried 
to talk Heath into it :> )
 
See above disclaimer about being a hobbiest.