POURNE@Mit-Mc.ARPA (07/13/84)
From: Jerry E. Pournelle <POURNE@Mit-Mc.ARPA> There was a very large ad for t he "S1" Operating System in teh Conventino Daily at NCC. If S1 was anywhere at NCC or anyone actually spoke about it, I did not see it. The Ad was a two page spread, that was cleverly designed to look as if it were a smaller advertisement surrounded by serious review text (interview with the promoter of S1). Has ANYONE seen S1 on ANY machine whatsoever? I have seen nothng but paper, leaving me with the impression that s1 OS is vaporware; and here and there I get a whiff of something else... ANY EVIDENCE of existence of S1 would be appreciated.
dfarber@Udel-Ee.ARPA (07/16/84)
From: Dave Farber <dfarber@Udel-Ee.ARPA> I asked the S1 people why there was no system at NCC and they mumbled something about not having a machine they could spare from their development schedule. Sounded weak. I am driving up there soon and will report. Hope they are not as invisible as is Venix and Coherent are on support.