mckay@pur-ee.UUCP (Dwight D McKay) (12/08/85)
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*** Attention Atari ST owners: You say you want a powerful,
flexible, multitasking, multiuser operating system for your
Atari ST? Well, you're going to get it! A company, whose
name I can not yet mention, is now in the process of porting
OS9 to the Atari ST! Believe me, I know. I will also be a
beta tester for ST/OS9, so as time goes on, I will be able to
answer most questions you may have.
Designed by Microware Inc., OS9 is a Unix-like operating
system, with much of the power and flexibility of Unix, but
without the price or size! It is, and has been for about 6
years, running on a variety of 6809 and 68000 CPU's,
including Gimix, Smoke Signal, SWTPC, Tandy Color Computer,
Hazelwood, Helix, and UniQuad. It has recently been
announced and is being distributed with a 68000 coprocessor
for the IBM PC/XT/AT! It is also in the process of being
ported to the Commodore Amiga. It will be available possibly
during the first quarter of 1986, or the second quarter at
the latest.
OS9 comes with a full complement of utilities, pipes, and
filters, just as Unix does. It also provides access to a
wide variety of business software, and a wide variety of
programming tools and languages, including C, Pascal,
Basic09, Fortran, and Cobol.
Stay tuned to the CompuServe OS9 Sig for news of this new
product for the Atari ST, and for constant news, information,
technical assistance, and public domain software.
Remember, you heard it here first! Please pass the word, and
when you want to visit the OS9 Sig, just type "GO OS9" from
anywhere on CompuServe! The OS9 Sig is dedicated to the
promotion of OS9 and OS9 information, and to helping OS9
users. We have been open for 3 years and we are 1000 members
strong at this moment. We are also the repository for the
international OS9 Users Group Software library, and we are
the largest single common gathering and information point for
OS9 users, no matter what computer is being used.
Wm. A. Van Nest "Van" 76703,467 SysOp of the CompuServe
OS9 Sig