Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pilchuck!dataio!shiloh!rwing!bdw From: bdw@rwing.UUCP (Brian Wright) Newsgroups: comp.os.os9 Subject: Re: os9000 prices Summary: That's corporate American for you... Keywords: 80386 680x0 OS9000 Message-ID: <1022@rwing.UUCP> Date: 3 Jan 90 05:14:31 GMT References: <1697@esquire.UUCP> <1843@ultb.isc.rit.edu> Organization: Very Little Organization, Seattle WA Lines: 41 In article <1843@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, djh9381@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.J. Halko) writes: > > With that pricetag, I am afraid that OSK will be the only choice > that I could consider. Microware has done it again, I am afraid. > Whenever they seem to come out with a good thing, they price it > for industry and not for the others who have been supporting them > outside of the industry. If they were to make an update for OS68K > > This message is more of an outcry of outrage, disappointment, and > fear for the future of my investments. If it weren't for Microware, > I would have purchased an MS-Dos based computer years ago. If the > current path remains unchanged, I may not purchase another Microware > OS again... not when the life expectancy on an OS is determined by > > David J. Halko > djh9381@ritvax.bitnet Well, David, that's how coroporate America works, I'm afraid. Microware can stand to profit for from the '386 crowd than those who own home computers with a 6809/680x0 crowd. ILook at it from a business standpoint: Probably more people own 386 boxes than 68K boxes at home, or for small businesses. So, more money could be earned from sales of OS-9000 than for OS-K. Hence the high pricing. Let's see if we can convince the users of 68K boxes to upgrade to 386 boxes if they want to save money, they're probably thinking. If this is the case like you claim, then I'll never again own another O OS by Microware again. I say that Microware can eventually make MicroSoft a bit nervous it were to aggressively market versions of OS-9 for the Amiga, MacIntosh, Atari ST, and the Color Computer 3. Now, with the latter, the CoCo 3 release of OS-9 Leve II offers features not currently found on any machine in any price range, to my knowledge. So, here's the way to start. I've been using OS-9 Level II on the CoCo 3 for over three years now, and have been spoiled by the windowing feature on this implentation. If Tandy drops the CoCo 3, and if Microware ceases all support for OS-9/6809, then less software will be developed, and I'll be forced to change to another system. -- Brian D. Wright - bdw@rwing.UUCP ..!uw-beaver!uw-entropy!dataio!pilchuck!rwing!bdw ---------------------------------------------------------------------