emjej@uokvax.UUCP (06/04/86)
Apart from a rather small collection of courageous magazines that buck the mainstream microcomputer press trends, OS-9 is very little known. BYTE has, aside from advertisements, mentioned it five times that I know of (twice in articles in the April 1984 issue, once in a letter someone with "The Mill" sent to Jerry Pournelle, once in a BIX message in the Atari ST material from neil@atari, who said that someone was porting it to the ST but he didn't know anything more than that, and once in one of the, if not *the*, first "BYTE: Japan" columns--although OS-9 is second only to Unix in popularity in Japan, since then their columnist determinedly sticks with International Bowel Movement clones. Maybe he wasn't in tune with BYTE editorial policy when he wrote about OS-9 that one time? :-). It therefore occurs to me that there might be a fair number of us OS-9 users on USENET, each not knowing that the others exist. It might be worth compiling a list of OS-9 users on USENET so that people might be able to share information and find help locally. I'd be willing to accumulate data sent me. James Jones
gremlin@well.UUCP (Gremlin) (06/12/86)
In article <3500155@uokvax.UUCP> emjej@uokvax.UUCP writes: > >wrote about OS-9 that one time? :-). It therefore occurs to me that >there might be a fair number of us OS-9 users on USENET, each not >knowing that the others exist. > >It might be worth compiling a list of OS-9 users on USENET so that >people might be able to share information and find help locally. >I'd be willing to accumulate data sent me. > > James Jones Here's what was compiled about a year ago ... are all of you still present and accounted for? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE #1; OS9 USERS POLL Thu Mar 28 21:40:24 PST 1985 If you wish to respond to this poll, UUCP or USmail response to: Steve Childress Eaton IMS R&D Group MS 43 31717 La Tienda Drive Westlake Village, CA 91360 (818) 889-2211 X2148 {trwrb, scgvaxd, ihnp4, voder, vortex} !wlbr!steve or ...wlbr!wlbreng1!steve Send S.A.S.E. for hardcopy. # 1 ____________________________________________________ Name: Dale Saterfield Organization: AMPEX USPO address: 401 Broadway, Redwood City, Ca,94063-3199, Mail stop 10-09 UUCP address: fortune!dsd!dale Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[X] Compupro 68000 OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [ ] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [y] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] 640K Floppies: 5-1/4"[ ]sided 8"[s]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Will be adding 5MB (soon?) Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: Am primarily interested in getting UNIX up on my system. If I can get reasonably close to that with something else that may do. I need info on OS9. # 2 ____________________________________________________ Name: David A. Stone Organization: Qume Corp. USPO address: 2350 Qume Dr. San Jose,Calif 95131 UUCP address: qumix!stoner Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[X] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [2] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [960K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[2]sided 8"[2]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 48 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: Have you had as much trouble with the users group as us ? They are supposed to have a BBS system set up Whats the #? How compatible is the Apple OS9 system level 1 with level 2 software? (i.e. Gimix III level 2 ver. 1.2) ,pg # 3 ____________________________________________________ >Name: Jan Steinman >Organization: Tektronix Engineering Computing Systems >USPO address: Box 1000, MS 61-161, Wilsonville, OR 97070 >UUCP address: tektronix!tekecs!jans >Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N] > If not, want to join? [maybee] >Computer: ( X ALL that apply) >GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] >APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[X] HSC CO-1668 (Z80 co-processor) >OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [none] > If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [Y] >Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [256K] >Floppies: 5-1/4"[2 ea DSDD, 1 ea SSSD, all 10 hard sectors] >Hard disk(s) capacity? [2 ea 5MB] >Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] > >Comments: > would like to hear from other HSC users. :::::: Jan Steinman Box 1000, MS 61-161 (w)503/685-2843 :::::: :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans Wilsonville, OR 97070 (h)503/657-7703 :::::: # 4 ____________________________________________________ Name: Dale R. Call Organization: Tektronix, Inc. USPO address: P.O. Box 4600, MS 92-716, Beaverton, OR 97075 UUCP address: tektronix!teklds!dadla!dcall Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [ ] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [y] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[ ]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: I currently have no 6809 or 68000 based machines. I do have an Apple IIe which I would like get a 6809 or 68000 board for. I am also interested in what computers are out there that run OS9 (my apple is a little too limited in memory, not to mention disk drive capacity). # 5 ____________________________________________________ Name: Samuel Hahn Organization: Heuristic Programming Project, Stanford USPO address: P.O.Box 10589, Stanford, CA 94305 UUCP address: <cf above> Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N] If not, want to join? [not yet] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[X] Compupro 68000 hardware OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [ ] <not yet a user> If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [Y] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? 576Kbytes Floppies: 5-1/4"[ ]sided 8"[2]sided(x)2 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 40 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: Currently looking for unix-like OS. Possibility of getting version of SystemV port, but that costs $1500. ,pg # 6 ____________________________________________________ Name: Sidney Thompson Organization: Bell South Services USPO address: 10 G 65 SBC 675 W Peachtree St. NE. Atlanta, Ga. 30375 UUCP address: sb6!sjt, sb6!bgxi01!sjt Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N ] If not, want to join? [N ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[x ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1 ] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] [ 1meg ][coco 64k] Floppies: 5-1/4"[2 80trk ss, 1 40 ds ]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B ] Comments: I run two SWTP type systems one one meg one 300k plus a COCO. I do all development on the SWTP using the one meg ( at 1.5 MHZ) as disk. I do most of my work in C using DYNA C, INTROL, and MICROWARE. I am adding two DS 8" drives and will shortly be adding a 30meg hard disk. You may contact me at (404) 529-2895 Work or (404) 922-3097 after 6:30 est. # 7 ____________________________________________________ Name: Don Deal Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology USPO address: 225 North Ave, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 UUCP address: ..gatech!gitpyr!don Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [maybe] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[x] Homebrew OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 2 5-1/4"[double]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB (wishful thinking) Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: I run both OS9 and FLEX on my system; however I am about to abandon it for a PC/AT. Generally, I am pretty disgusted by the lack of good, fast compilers for the 09, and although I infinitely prefer the 09 to the garbage that Intel sells, I am sick of not having any decent support. Performance is also VERY important to me. I suspect that if I ever hear anything GOOD about OS-9 Level 3 that I might try out a 68000 system. ,pg # 8 ____________________________________________________ Name: Dave Clemans Organization: Tektronix, Inc. USPO address: (HOME) 15143 SW Ivy Glenn Ct., Beaverton OR, 97007 UUCP address: tektronix!tekecs!davecl Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[x] Ackerman Digital SBC09, Octafloppy In the process of coming up OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[x]sided(96tpi) 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: # 9 ____________________________________________________ Name: Chris Coffin Organization: Motorola Microsystems USPO address: 2900 Diablo Way Tempe Az. UUCP address: {allegra,ihnp4}!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!coffin Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: ,pg # 10 ____________________________________________________ Name: Robert A. Larson Organization: University of Southern California USPO address: 1240 W. 29th St #3 Los Angeles, CA 90007 Arpa address: Blarson@Usc-Ecl.Arpa UUCP address: {ucbvax,seismo,uw-beaver,harvard}!blarson{@,%}usc-ecl.arpa (the % or @ depends on the mailers and gateways. You may have to quote it with a \) Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N] If not, want to join? [Y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] (modified, of course) OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? 63.75k ram, no useful rom (24k) Floppies: 5-1/4" 2 double sided, 1 single sided Hard disk(s) capacity? waiting for my order Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: I am keeping the os9 kermit informal work/discussion list. I'll probably post my os9/6809 disassembler within the next few months. (After I get kermit working better so I can get it somewhere.) I wish I could read and send to net.micro.6809, but we don't even have the read only gateway of it to arpanet anymore. Please send me the address of the os9 users group and how much it costs to join, I have misplaced that info. Bob Larson <BLarson@Usc-Ecl.arpa> ------- # 11 ____________________________________________________ Name: Roger K. Sanderson P.Eng. Organization: University of Waterloo USPO address: Waterloo Ontario Canada N2L 3G1 UUCP address: {decvax,allegra,ihnp4}!watmath!wateng!rsanderson Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[x] SWTPCo[x] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[2]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB (About to buy 5 or 10 meg) Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: ,pg # 12 ____________________________________________________ Name: Dwight McKay Organization: Purdue University, EE Dept., ECN staff USPO address: EE building, NW ave., West Lafayette, IN 47906 UUCP address: ...ihnp4!pur-ee!mckay Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [Y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] ^ If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] +-----(* but I'm looking eagerly at 68000... *) Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] 64K Floppies: 5-1/4"[single]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Not yet! Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: # 13 ____________________________________________________ Name: Bdale Garbee Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University USPO address: Box 194 Baker CMU, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 UUCP address: {ihnp4, and others}!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-g!bdale, or bdale@cmu-cs-g.arpa if possible Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[x] PEP OEM Systems OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[2]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: Does anyone have a uucp/etc. implementation for os9 on 68000? # 14 ____________________________________________________ Name: John G. Standley Organization: AT&T Bell Labs USPO address: Room 2D332, 3 Corporate Place, Piscataway, NJ, 08854 UUCP address: ihnp4!bentley Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? 64k ram 16k rom Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: I have recently purchased the Tandy "deluxe rs232 ...", the uart that plugs into the multi-pak. I have also updated the os9 system to the latest revision. However, I have had little success using the ACIA driver, etc. I am about ready to buy a disassembler to see what they have done (I haven't really tried too hard). What I really would like is a package that emulates a terminal, supports file transfer (Kermit, Xmodem, whatever). If you know if any have come out as yet, I would like to know about it. I have been thinking of joining, but have not seen the address recentley # 15 ____________________________________________________ Name: John G. Standley Organization: AT&T Bell Labs USPO address: Room 2D332, 3 Corporate Place, Piscataway, NJ, 08854 UUCP address: ihnp4!bentley Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? 64k ram 16k rom Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: I have recently purchased the Tandy "deluxe rs232 ...", the uart that plugs into the multi-pak. I have also updated the os9 system to the latest revision. However, I have had little success using the ACIA driver, etc. I am about ready to buy a disassembler to see what they have done (I haven't really tried too hard). What I really would like is a package that emulates a terminal, supports file transfer (Kermit, Xmodem, whatever). If you know if any have come out as yet, I would like to know about it. I have been thinking of joining, but have not seen the address recentley in the Rainbow magazine. Thanks, John. # 16 ____________________________________________________ Name: Henry Strickland Organization: The Clouds Project, Georgia Tech USPO address: Ga Tech Box 31823 Atlanta GA 30332 UUCP address: strick@gatech Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[x] homegrown OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? 64K Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? no Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: As in unix, it is easy to find quick ways to attack a problem, instead of long ways. Hacker friendly. -- henry strickland -- the clouds project { akgua allegra hplabs inhp4 } -- school of ics / ga tech !gatech!strick -- atlanta ga 30332 ,pg # 17 ____________________________________________________ Name: Eduardo Subelman Organization: Citicorp-TTI USPO address: 3100 Ocean Park Blvd Zone V2 Santa Monica CA 90405 (213) 450-9111 X2972 UUCP address: {philabs, trwrb, vortex}!ttidca!subelman Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N] If not, want to join? [Y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [X] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1,2]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: 2 disk drives, one 1 sided, one 2 sided What is "THE" OS9 User's Group and how do I join it? Are there any other (non "THE") User's groups? # 18 ____________________________________________________ Name: Rick Thomas Organization: Cap Gemini DASD Corp (Consultants - I am currently contracted to AT&T - Bell Labs) USPO address: 12 Upper Warren Way; Warren, NJ. 07060 UUCP address: ihnp4!attunix!rbt Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [n] (Not at this time. Very likely yes, after I get some hardware.) Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[x] CoCo[ ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [ ] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [y] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? [128K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: Please tell me about any OS9 capable boards for the Apple IIe. Please include information about cost of hardware and of OS9 software for same. # 19 ____________________________________________________ Name: Lee Alton Barford Organization: Cornell University Dept. of Computer Science USPO address: 405 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853 UUCP address: { allegra, decvax, harpo, vax135, ihnp4, ... }!cornell!lee Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[X] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [2] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? 512K Floppies: 8" double sided Hard disk(s) capacity? 5 MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? P Comments: ----------------------- # 20 ____________________________________________________ Name: Bert Vincent Organization: none USPO address: 74 Pleasant St. Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 354-2490 UUCP address: try "vincent%h-sc8@harvard" (Let me know if it works, i'm new at this) Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [no] If not, want to join? [sure] Computer: SWTPC (MP-09A, MP-B3, etc.) OS9 Level 1 Machine's RAM/ROM memory size? ~104K (it varies) Floppies: (1) 5-1/4" DS 80-track, (2) 5-1/4" SS 35-track Hard disk(s) capacity? None (yet) Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [Hobby] Comments: I've only recently acquired a 6809 system, and am actively looking for advice, information, lectures, hardware, and software. What is "THE" OS9 user's group (I mean, as opposed to "AN" OS9 user's group)? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 21 ____________________________________________________ Name: Dan Hoelker Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories USPO address: 1200 E. Warrenville Rd. Naperville, IL, 60566 UUCP address: ihnp4!ihu1m!mstach Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [n] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[ ]sided 2 single sided, 1 double sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: ,pg # 22 ____________________________________________________ Name: Bruce Perens Apparently-To: philabs!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!scgvaxd!wlbr!steve Name: Bruce Perens Organization: NYIT Computer Graphics Laboratory USPO address: NYIT Graphics Lab. P.O. Box 170 Old Westbury, N.Y. 11568 UUCP address: ...decvax!philabs!sbcs!nyit!bp ...allegra!sbcs!nyit!bp Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N] If not, want to join? [Y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[2]sided 8"[0]sided 3"[0]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: About a dozen people here at the lab run OS-9 on CoCos. We have several hardware and software projects underway. I use double-sided double-density 96 track-per-inch drives on my CoCo. They are usually $40 more than single-sided 40-track drives now, and they provide four times the storage. OS-9 is the first HOME computer operating system I can feel comfortable with. All the others are dinosaurs! Bruce Perens # 23 ____________________________________________________ Name: Michael J Knudsen Organization: AT&T Bell Labs USPO address: 1411 E Wakeman Ave, Wheaton, IL 600187 UUCP address: ihnss!knudsen Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size 64K Floppies: Two 5.25" 2-sided 40s; one 5.25" 1-sided 40 Hard disk(s) capacity? [ none ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: # 24 ____________________________________________________ Name: Mike Mitchell Organization: Sound Center Radio Shack USPO address: White Rock Shopping Center, Los Alamos, NM 87544 UUCP address: unm-la!cs193aat Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [N] If not, want to join? [Y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: This seems like a good idea. I hope that we can see more out of it... Mike M. # 25 ____________________________________________________ Name: John Dale Organization: UNC-CH Physics Dept. USPO address: 278 Phillips Hall 039A, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 UUCP address: ...!decvax!mcnc!unc!jd Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[x] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] 58K RAM (+60K ramdisk) Floppies: 5-1/4"[ ]sided 8"[1]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [P] Comments: # 26 ____________________________________________________ Name: Bud Pass Organization: Computer Systems Consultants USPO address: 1454 Latta Lane, Conyers, GA 30207 UUCP address: Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[x] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[x] 68000; Z80; Mac OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [768K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[2]sided 8"[2]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 10 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: # 27 ____________________________________________________ Name: Howard Hull Organization: High Altitude Observatory, Div. of National Center for Atmospheric Research USPO address: P.O. Box 3000 UUCP address: !hao!hull Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [I don't know] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: Have the brain damaged RS version 1.1 - Although it's interesting, it certainly isn't Unix! Haven't done anything with it yet. ,pg # 28 ____________________________________________________ Name: James Jones Organization: Environmental Control Laboratory USPO address: 413 West Eufaula, Norman OK 73069 UUCP address: {cuuxb,ctvax}!uokvax!{emjej,ea!jejones} Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[X] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[X] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [once I get CoCo OS-9, all the above] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] 64K (CoCo), 512K (SSB) Floppies: 5-1/4"[X]sided 8"[X]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 10 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: Sure is nice to see stuff on OS-9 get posted (even if we have to do it ourselves). Alas, it sure seems like one can get better OS-9 discussion on CompuServe than on USENET--I think it's because most of the USENETters bow down to Murray Hill three times a day, and don't recognize the virtues of OS-9. # 29 ____________________________________________________ Name: Gary Davis Organization: Sugar Software USPO address: 2153 Leah Ln., Reynoldsburg, Oh. 43068 (614) 861-0565 UUCP address: cbosgd!osu-eddie!apr!chemabs!garyd Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] 64K Floppies: 5-1/4"[2 40t double]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: Usage is primarily for C language software development. I am also interested in the OS9 Kermit being developed by Bob Larson, et al. # 30 ____________________________________________________ Name: Jeff DeFay Organization: Pacific Bell USPO address: 2414 Regis Drive, Davis, CA 95616 UUCP address: {ihnp4}!nsc!dual!ptsfa!ptsfb!jfd Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[2-2]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: ,pg # 31 ____________________________________________________ Name: Curt J. Sampson Organization: None USPO address: #712 11135-83 ave. Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2C6 UUCP address: ihnp4!alberta!jeff Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [0] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [y] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: Soon... Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: I'll get OS9 running as soon as I get a disk drive. In the meantime, I'm working on an entire 6809 cross development system to run under UNIX, including a macro assembler, linker, librarian, emulator, and perhaps even a C compiler. Curt Sampson ihnp4!alberta!jeff # 32 ____________________________________________________ Name: Peter Dibble Organization: University of Rochester Computer Science USPO address: 19 Fountain St., Rochester, NY 14620 UUCP address: rochester!dibble Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[x] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[x] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1,2] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [512K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[3] 2 sided 8"[2] 2 sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 19 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [b] # 33 ____________________________________________________ Name: Philip P. Thompson Organization: AT&T Information Systems USPO address: 2B422A Crawford Corners Rd, Holmdel N.J. 07747 UUCP address: {ihnp4,decvax, lots of others)!hou5a!ppt Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n ] If not, want to join? [y ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[x] homebrew 68000 OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [3] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, 256k Floppies: 5-1/4"[2]sided 8"[ ]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 10 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B ] Comments: The machine has a mmu for a future virtual machine. Two serial ports, time of day clock, printer interface, VME bus, alternate bus masters. I am interested in building a 68020 machine for home, cheap, fast and wonderful! Phil Thompson ,pg # 34 ____________________________________________________ Name: Dave Lowe Organization: Hewlett-Packard USPO address: P.O. Box C-006, Vancouver, WA 98668-C006 UUCP address: hpvcla!davel Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [n] If not, want to join? [y] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[ ] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[ ] CoCo[ ] other[x] SAT96 PCB OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [62K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[ ]sided 8"[2]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 00 ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [H] Comments: Are there any screen editors available for os9 systems? # 35 ____________________________________________________ Name: Steve Childress Organization: self USPO address: 31220 La Baya Drive Suite 110; Westlake Village, CA 91362 UUCP address: {trwrb, scgvaxd, ihnp4, voder, vortex} !wlbr!steve or ...wlbr!wlbreng1!steve Are you a member of "THE" OS9 User's Group y/n? [Y] If not, want to join? [ ] Computer: ( X ALL that apply) GIMIX[ ] SWTPCo[x] SMOKE SIGNAL[ ] HELIX[ ] APPLE[x] CoCo[ ] other[ ] _______________________ OS9 Level 1, 2 or 3 (3=6800x) ? [1] If none of the above, are you a potential future user (y/n)? [ ] Machine's RAM/ROM memory size ? e.g, [64K] Floppies: 5-1/4"[1]sided 8"[1]sided 3"[ ]sided Hard disk(s) capacity? [ 10 & 5-cartridge ]MB Usage is Hobby(H), Professional(P), or both(B) ? [B] Comments: Can help with Apple OS9 info. Long-time OS9 user. Ex-Flex user! Can help with media conversion, eg, 5-1/4"SSSD <-> 8"SSSD. Also can work with Syquest 5MB cartridges. ANYONE WANNA BUY MY PRISTINE, LOW SERIAL-NUMBERED Color Computer? 8K,Extended Basic, Cassette recorder. I paid an obscene sum for it for it long ago.