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From: wynkoop@esquire.UUCP (Brett Wynkoop)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: os9000 prices
Keywords: 80386 680x0 OS9000
Message-ID: <1707@esquire.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 90 19:18:14 GMT
References: <1697@esquire.UUCP> <1990Jan2.224410.13721@i-core.UUCP> <7728@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM> <1446@mcrware.UUCP>
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In article <1446@mcrware.UUCP> bills@mcrware.UUCP (Bill Shepard) writes:
>When comparing prices of OS-9000/68020(30) and OS-9000/80386, please be aware
>that there is only a difference in the prices of our Development Paks
>(pre-configured for a specific machine). OS-9000 for a Compaq (or compatible)
>386-based machine is $995. OS-9000 for a Motorola 147 is from $2250 to $2500,
>and for a Motorola 133 is $1750.  The price for licensing OS-9000 does not
>depend on the microprocessor. The price of the OS-9000 Development Pak is
>generally related to the cost of the machine it runs on - a 386 AT is much
>less expensive than a Motorola 133 or 147 VME-based system, and the pricing
>of our OS-9000 Development Paks reflects that.  Please don't take pricing as
>any sort of a statement of politics concerning Motorola and Intel.
>
>Bill Sheppard
>Technical Sales Representative
>Microware Systems Corporation


Greeting-
      Does this mean I can expect a $200 version of os9000 dev pak for the
atari st.  After all it costs less than a 386 box?  Ok, maybe a $300 dev
pak for the St, or amiga, or..... I think you see my point.  I can with OS9
develop software on any of these to run on any 680x0 machine.  I do not
think it is a good policy, but then Microware never has had a marketing
stratagy.  Maybe that is why the folks from the north west have most of the
micro os market.  Sure would be nice to see a good OS competativly priced.
Microware is getting there with OS9000 at 995 for dev pak, but they should
relase a personel version for about $150.  Just take the C
compiler/debugger out and sell it to the masses.  With proper marketing and
a windowing package the unwashed masses would eat it up.

-Brett

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