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From: jonh@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (Jon Howell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: OS9000/386
Message-ID: <8308@pogo.WV.TEK.COM>
Date: 22 Dec 89 00:07:22 GMT
References: <1989Dec18.085728.9745@metro.ucc.su.oz.au> <1805@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <1989Dec20.130322.896@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <1432@mcrware.UUCP>
Reply-To: jonh@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (Jon Howell)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville,  OR.
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>>     There is going to be a new computer coming out within six months at will
>>run OS9000 thaat is built in to ROM.  This computer will run 6809 OS-9 stuff,
>>                         cocoiii (John Vestal)
>This of course, should have been cross posted to talk.rumors...
>Kim Kempf, Microware Systems Corporation	{sun,uunet}!mcrware!kim
Whoah!  Turn down the flame thrower, pal!  John was close.  The new computer
should run Os9 68K (not OS9000.  BTW, what do the extra zeros do for it?)
in addition to everything John mentioned.  (tho there is debate as to whether
it will have an on-board 6809 or just a simulator.  Tests are showing the
simulator might be too slow.)

Admittedly, the project is pretty speculative, but from reports that have
floated my way, there are enough people behind it who are willing to invest
that it has a good chance of coming through.

Kim, being a uW employee doesn't MAKE you an authority, much less give you
the right to shame people's postings.  Please research the subject a bit
more before you condemn others' postings as rumor.  Because uW isn't selling
it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.  I know uW doesn't support low-end users,
but are you going so far as trying to dismiss us?  A stain on the ol' image,
hmm?

Others:  sorry for the re-flame, but I felt John's message deserved no such
slamming.

	--Jon
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