gert@prls.UUCP (Gert Slavenburg) (03/11/88)
Some remarks/questions intended for the RTX discussion :
1) I enjoyed the RTX description by David Beckemeyer. As an active
hobbyist programmer that writes a lot of utilities/tools,
small programs and an occasional large program, I would LOVE TO
HAVE IT as a standard environment. It will make a lot of usefull
things a lot easier to do.
Anyone is welcome to (the source of) my small or medium programs.
They usually go in the public domain. Remember the first RAMdisk ?
Or, less well distributed, the Modula-2 'WINDOWS' package to simplify
GEM style programming.
2) However, I am also an opportunistic individual. Whenever I embark
on a large program, I want to be able to ultimately sell it in the
hope of financing future Atari expansions (or whatever else is
still there 2 years from now when the dust settles).
WHAT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME IS :
How can I write a (large) program under RTX and still benefit from
the large customer base out there, if RTX has to be bought by
everyone of those customers separately ? Or did I misunderstand that
point, David ?
If so, some suggestions to David (Beckemeyer) :
a) Put the RTX binary, together with some nifty small programs, in the
public domain (you need the programs - most users will not see
the usefulness of a kernel by itself). This will ensure rapid
spreading and make it an attractive target for me as developper.
Now you make your money by charging me a fee for the tools & documen-
tation needed to produce RTX applications (your $250 - a bit low)
and a (per copy) fee on any program that I sell to run under RTX.
b) Let's force Atari's hand :
I have an EPROM programmer. Let's get together and sell a set of
CMOS EPROM's for the ST's that allows current GEM programs to run
but also contains RTX - and in the meantime solves the known bugs
in the Atari ROM's. Distribute them for almost cost (6 * $8 + postage)
and the world will beat a path to your door to standardize to RTX.
Now make money by selling REAL developers kits, publishing RTX books
and RTX applications.
You may even have your own EPROM programmer...
How long do you think it will take before Atari will knock on your
door for the right to directly put the ROM's in that the public
demands ?
Let me know in case you want to use my EPROM programmer...
Gert Slavenburg
clive@aldetec.oz (Clive Salvidge) (08/10/90)
Can anyone out there tell me how to get hold of a copy of MICRORTX.ARC, the shareware version?? My site does not support FTP, but I can fetchfile within Australia! Of course, it would be nice for some kind soul to post it to comp.binaries.atari.st even though it would get lonely all on its own there! Keep up the good work all you guys & girls out there ..Clive __________________________________________________________________________ Clive Salvidge ACSnet : clive@aldetec.oz Internet : clive@aldetec.oz.au Aldetec Pty Ltd. Voice : +61-9-4451888 0900 - 1700 WST __________________________________________________________________________
laurent@hpgnd.HP.COM (Laurent JULLIARD) (08/13/90)
Hello ! You can get MICRORTX by sending a message containing : send binaries/volume9/micrortx part01 part02 part03 part04 to the following archive site : archive-server@panarthea.ebay.sun.com If you want general information on this mail server send a message containing : help and you will receive a memo explaining how to use this server. Laurent JULLIARD (laurent@hpgnzeus.grenoble.hp.com)