mcrware@mcrware.UUCP (Microware Systems Corp.) (02/21/85)
["Give it to Mikey, he'll eat anything!!!"] There have been numerous questions on the net recently concerning OS-9 and Microware. Here's a brief summary about what OS-9 and Microware are about. OS-9 is a real-time, multiuser, multitasking UNIX-like operating system designed for use with the Motorola 6809 and 68000 family of microprocessors. The intent of OS-9 is to provide a UNIX-like environment in applications where UNIX is impractical because of size, expensive hardware requirements, and execution speed. The OS-9 kernel is written in native assembly language for compact size and fast execution speed. Fully configured, the OS-9 operating system requires around 24K of memory. OS-9 is also completely ROM-able, allowing it to be used for many applications that UNIX can't touch. Microware provides a variety of languages for use with OS-9. These languages include: C (of course), BASIC, Pascal, FORTRAN, and macro assemblers for the various processors. The versions of C include numerous cross- compilers to allow compilation on a host machine for downloading to a 68000 machine. Not all compilers are currently available for the 6809 and 68000 machines. Anyone having more questions about OS-9 or Microware products should give our marketing folks a call, or send us a note in the mail. The address and phone number are: Microware Systems Corp. 1866 NW 114th St. Des Moines, IA 50322 (515)224-1929 If anyone has specific questions about Microware products they have purchased, send us a note through UUCP. We'll see what we can do for you. (This is a new idea... If we get swamped with responses, we may discontinue the offer.) Steve Guntly Manager, Customer Support ...!cbosgd!apr!mcrware!mcrware