knudsen@cbnewsd.att.com (michael.j.knudsen) (06/07/90)
Here is a more info on the new 68K OS-9 machine,
from DL area #15 on the CIS OS-9 SIG.
"OS-9/68000 selected as official operating system for
multimedia computer"
Today Mr. Paul K. Ward of Interactive Media Systems, Inc. announced
that the IMS multimedia computer product, the MM/1, will use OS-9/68000
as its operating system.
"We're proud to announce that OS-9/68000 will be bundled with the MM/1.
We strongly believe that OSK will be chosen more and more often as an
affordable alternative, and Microware is happy to see a new
personal computer that uses its operating system."
Microware Systems Corporation of Des Moines, IA, is the creator and
licensor of OS-9/68000 and its sister product, OS-9000. These operating
systems help the computer user and his software to communicate with the
computer hardware. OS-9/68000 is also known as OSK. It is used for
robotics, data acquisition, multiuser systems, and software development,
among other uses. It has similarities to the popular UNIX operating
system, but is much smaller, less expensive to operate, and is generally
considered more responsive.
"Having OSK bundled with the MM/1 will make it a little more expensive,
but we believe that OSK is the multitasking operating system of the
future for dollar-wise consumers. And since OSK is used in multimedia
applications, we thought it was best suited for our multimedia computer,
the MM/1."
Projected price for the MM/1 is $779, including operating system, text
processor, user guides, and several surprises. "I think that our
competitors at Commodore and Atari are going to sit up and take notice,"
said Ward. ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^
Ward added, "We are bundling Microware's Basic and its C compiler with
the computer. We're looking forward to our customers being a steady
source of interesting and innovative software products. Naturally,
these will use the unique capabilities of the MM/1, including
multimedia, high-speed graphics, and multitasking windows."
Interactive Media Systems, Inc. was established in North Carolina and
is dedicated to small multitasking computer systems for office,
education, and home use.
For more information, please call 202/232-4246.
[Disclaimer: Poster has no connection with IMS other than interest in
their system.]
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