freak@ihlpa.UUCP (Malloy) (02/28/86)
> Newsgroups: net.micro.atari8 > Subject: re CPM/68K vs TOS > > Terry- > Hmmm, looks like that we've got a problem here... > When the ST was presented to the public all testers told that it is > using an enhanced CPM/68k. They also told that the disks use the IBM > PC format. Actually it's the same, except 2 small differences. If you > add a 5" floppy to the ST you can transfer ONE file at a time (with > more you get problems with the file allocation table) from the PC to > the ST and vice versa. In the 'Hitchhikers Guide to the BIOS' and > in the documentation they compare their system quite much with MS-DOS > (sometimes to often). Actually it is very similar to MS-DOS (not only > Unix; like I told before). The subdirectories are handeled like in > MS-DOS. I never worked with CPM/68k but there was a time when I wanted > to build such a system (was too expensive), so I know at least some > facts about it. Unfortunately I don't have access to my documentations > right now... but I'll dig it out when there is need for it. > (Then I can post a comparison of the system calls.) > In general you push your desired function on the stack and call the > system. And this functions are different in both OS's as I know. > Next: You've got several system components: GEMDOS,BIOS,XBIOS,GEM and a > grafics kernel. GEMDOS is not GEM, it's more like BDOS in CP/M. > The XBIOS is an extension of the BIOS. The kernel supports the GEM (You > can use it without GEM if you like). Even without GEM the TOS doesn't > look like CPM/68k. Try to run an CPM program (of course from the TOS) > und you'll see what happens...several bombs...reset....:-) > > The problem is that ATARI had the intention to use CPM (and told so) > but changed their mind later on. But several M-magazines are still > writing something about CPM68k on the ST. If they would have tried > to run an CPM program the would have known better. > Finally, I'm not the ultimate source for such informations, I know > some facts but not all...feel free to revise the above. > > Johann Zuschlag (I6191008@DBSTU1.BITNET) > * * * * FLAME ON * * * * Well, I have had enough. This posting is 100% ST. It has absolutly no relation to the Atari 8 bit computers. It was posted by some A**H*** at info-atari. They are the ones that split the group in the first place. He should know better. But he doesn't. KEEP THE ST CR*P OFF ATARI8. PUT THE ST SH*T IN ATARI16. * * * * * flame off * * * * (Until another ST posting is made.) From inside the Tesseract of Clancy Malloy (ihnp4!ihlpa!freak) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Everyone looked up and realized that we were only tenants of this world; | | We have been given a new lease, and a warning, from the landlord. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------