[net.micro.atari] UNIX for ST

gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) (02/03/86)

In article <1206@princeton.UUCP>, petsche@princeton.UUCP writes:
>   Our friendly local computer store man says that the ST has been licensed
> by ATT as a UNIX workstation,  his pal said that UNIX would be available on
> ROM.  Anyone have any more or better information?

I suspect that the "UNIX workstation" would be more like a terminal to
a Unix system.  Remember the Blit?  Rob Pike and Bart Locanthi's
unreleased bitmapped terminal which AT&T management aborted into the
Teletype 5620?  I've heard of projects that put the Blit software into
a ROM cartridge for the Atari without much trouble.
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ericr@hpvclc.UUCP (ericr) (02/04/86)

Unix System V is implemented in a ROM on the Hewlett Packard Integral
computer.  This is a transportable computer with built in floppy drive which
supports windowing, graphics and extensive I/O support under Unix.

Eric Ross
Hewlett Packard -- Vancouver Division.
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