jeff@JPL-MILVAX.ARPA (SKALETSKY@SU-SCORE.ARPA:jeff@jpl-milvax.arpa,) (02/20/86)
>(Tramiels Operating System). By using the program COMMAND, you enter >the TOS which LOOKS LIKE an CPM environment, but it isn't. >ATARI wanted to use CPM/68K but it was far to slow so they wrote their >own OS. TOS is more like UNIX. So you CAN NOT run CPM/68K programs on >the ST without making some software interfacing. Anyway, COMMAND comes >with the "developers' kit". Maybe there is also a public domain version >around. Does anyone know? >Johann Zuschlag (I6191008@DBSTU1.BITNET) Not public domain, but how about $50 for a pretty complete C-Shell? David Beckmayer sells Micro C-Shell for the 520ST, and, though I haven't received my copy yet, Art Leyenberger of Analog Magazine claims it's great. The $50 version comes with various development tools, and I think there's a $25 version which is just the shell itself. David's address: Beckmeyer Development Tools 592 Jean Street #304 Oakland, CA 94610 He has also mentioned on CompuServe that he has a *multitasking* kernel for the ST called Micro-RTX, and will send the specifications to those interested. Not sure if he's shipping it yet. This kernel is for development on the ST only, and is not designed as a general multitasking environment. Hope my facts are right... Jeff Skaletsky Jet Propulsion Lab (JEFF@JPL-MILVAX) ------
Ken_Olson@UMICH-MTS.MAILNET (02/21/86)
There is an MS-DOS-type shell available that allows the normal MS-DOS commands: DIR, COPY, ... It seems to be a complete COMMAND interpreter. I'm not sure of the price, but is available from MichTron in Pontiac, Michigan. I have used the Micro C-shell and have found some fairly serious limitations. For example, only one device (disk drive) could have a path pointing to a subdirectory; all the rest are forced back to the root directory. (This was a couple months ago, maybe it has been improved.) ...Ken Olson
turner@imagen.UUCP (02/24/86)
> David's address: > > Beckmeyer Development Tools > 592 Jean Street #304 > Oakland, CA 94610 > > He has also mentioned on CompuServe that he has a *multitasking* kernel > for the ST called Micro-RTX, and will send the specifications to those > interested. Not sure if he's shipping it yet. This kernel is for > development on the ST only, and is not designed as a general multitasking > environment. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ lineater, \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i just downloaded a demo (that dave uploaded) of Micro_RTX, if there is enough interest i will post it and the accompaning documentation. In the meantime if you send me email i will be glad to send you a copy (uuencode'd). -- ---- The master is not yet married, nor do I think he ever will be. -Rocky Horror Picture Show Name: James Turner Mail: Imagen Corp. 2650 San Tomas Expressway, P.O. Box 58101 Santa Clara, CA 95052-8101 AT&T: (408) 986-9400 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!imagen!turner CompuServe: 76327,1575