trgauchat@rose.waterloo.edu (Terry Gauchat) (05/14/89)
There has been some discussion regarding the QNX operating system from Quantum, Kanata, Ontario, in comp.ibm.pc.sys . I offered to post/transmit a 25 page non-technical first hand evaluation of the product and have received quite a few requests. Anyone else who is interested, drop me a note! (It will still be up to a week or more before I've made my final modifications to it, and then I can transmit it!) ...Terry Gauchat MicroCosmic Computer Services.
hart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart) (06/27/90)
I guess you European QNX guys are limiting distribution to your side of the pond, (as is, of course, net polite)! With the exception of <gardner@kodak.com>, there doesn't seem to be much activity with QNX by US net-people. As a favor: could someone in the European community perhaps forward, or summarize occasionally, the QNX postings, for those of us in the colonies? Much thanx, btw. PS: Patrick Wendt: I'm still interested in any PD stuff you might have. Strike up a mail thread, eh? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael G. Hart hart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil / mhart@dtrc.dt.navy.mil DTRC/DoD | "Wherever you go, there you are."- me DISCLAIMER: If you want the Navy's opinion, talk to Secretary Cheney.
mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) (06/29/90)
hart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart) writes: Hello Michael, >I guess you European QNX guys are limiting distribution >to your side of the pond, (as is, of course, net polite)! This is because we here in Berlin are very uninformed about any new results from Quantum and we hoped to get more informations via the net. >With the exception of <gardner@kodak.com>, there doesn't seem >to be much activity with QNX by US net-people. Perhaps this is the influence from QUICS in Canada, Quantum's own update and information service ? I'll think so. But for us here in Germany it is too expensive to stay in contact with QUICS like we can stay in contact with the net. If it would be possible to create an UUCP-module on QNX, it would be possible to build up QUICS as a new UUCP-site. Aren't there any interested QNX's here on the net who are interested in such a project ? Matthias -- Matthias Theil - Bundesplatz 12a - D-1000 Berlin 31 - ++49 (0)30 85 47 67-3 UUCP: mtheil@netmbx.UUCP -=*=- BITNET : mtheil%netmbx@db0tui6.bitnet "Shields, check. Deflectors, check. Halon extinguisher, check. Asbestos suit, check. Gas mask, check. SCBA, check. OK - post it !" -Unky Dave
dewey@sequoia.execu.com (Dewey Henize) (07/03/90)
I don't know how others in the USA/NA/Wherever feel, but I'd love to be able to see more info on QNX without dialing Canada - or any centralized source, actually. While there's nothing *wrong* with the quics interface, the fact that it's so far away (which means $$$s spent) and that the interface is so alien to the net interfaces I'm used to means that it's quite awkward for me to get to. On the occasions I've tried to keep up with discussions there, the LD costs got pretty extreme and following the threads was awkward as heck. (God, I wanted an rn 'k' a lot, knowing the bills were mounting up.) I wonder if there'd be any interest in an alt.qnx or similiar? I'd carry it and pass it on (its good to be the news admin :-) if there were some way to get it gatewayed from quantum. Since I can talk to uunet, it would be pretty easy at this end. I have nightime TB+ capacity as well. Reading and keeping up on QNX would be wonderful using the interfaces I'm used to... Responses/Suggestions? [Note, this is NOT a call for votes or anything that major at this time. If there's a reasonable amount of interest we can see if there are objections in alt.config. I'm pretty sure there's not close to enough interest for a usenet 'mainstream' group at this point, the overlap between existing readers and qnx users hasn't seemed to be that high. Someday perhaps...] Dew -- | Execucom and I often have different ideas. THESE are mine, ok? Ok. | | dewey@execu.com or uunet!sequoia!dewey | |Don't reword the question into such generality that it appears absurd, that's| |a puerile trick. -Barry Shein | But this IS Usenet!! - me |
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) (07/03/90)
In article <19951@sequoia.execu.com> dewey@execu.com writes:
)...
)I wonder if there'd be any interest in an alt.qnx or similiar? I'd carry it
)and pass it on (its good to be the news admin :-) if there were some way to
)get it gatewayed from quantum. Since I can talk to uunet, it would be pretty
)easy at this end. I have nightime TB+ capacity as well.
I'm in favour, (and with over 100,000QNX sites installed world-wide -- not
to mention the number of users -- I'm sure I'm not alone) but don't have a
clue how to go about it. I suppose there's some way to automate a login to
quics and dump their conferences into a qnx newsgroup. Does the Fidonet
connection do this?
--
Frank Kolnick,
Basis Computer Systems Inc.
UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frankpwendt@neon.UUCP (Patrick Wendt) (07/03/90)
mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) writes: >[...] If it would be possible to create an >UUCP-module on QNX, it would be possible to build up QUICS as a new >UUCP-site. > > Aren't there any interested QNX's here on the net who are >interested in such a project ? Well, I'm still working on that problem, and I think an UUCP-module for QNX will be completed soon. w{I only need some few informations more to finish building such a module. So, wait ... :-) Greetings .... Pat ! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Domain: root@chamber.UUCP (pwendt@chamber.UUCP) ; Zombie's Burial Chamber - - Bang .: ..!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!einoed!utopia!neon!chamber!root - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Human Zombie ; Alternate: pwendt@neon.UUCP ; Neon Research Caboose - - (Patrick Wendt) ; .!tmpmbx!einoed!utopia!neon!pwendt ; Berlin, W-Germany - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earth 2147, the legacy of the metal wars, when men fought machine, and machine won ...
mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) (07/05/90)
pwendt@neon.UUCP (Patrick Wendt) writes: >mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) writes: >> Aren't there any interested QNX's here on the net who are >>interested in such a project ? >Well, I'm still working on that problem, and I think an UUCP-module >for QNX will be completed soon. w{I only need some few informations >more to finish building such a module. So, wait ... :-) I knew, that *you* are working on such problems ! But as you can see there are many other interested users here on the net with the same problems like us and it would be helpful to discuss the points. Perhaps someday Quantum hear the voices their users ... Matthias -- Matthias Theil - Bundesplatz 12a - D-1000 Berlin 31 - ++49 (0)30 85 47 67-3 UUCP: mtheil@netmbx.UUCP -=*=- BITNET : mtheil%netmbx@db0tui6.bitnet "Shields, check. Deflectors, check. Halon extinguisher, check. Asbestos suit, check. Gas mask, check. SCBA, check. OK - post it !" -Unky Dave
mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) (07/05/90)
dewey@sequoia.execu.com (Dewey Henize) writes: >I don't know how others in the USA/NA/Wherever feel, but I'd love to be able >to see more info on QNX without dialing Canada - or any centralized source, >actually. After sending my article to the net I received some e-mail about the same subject and with the same feelings. One of them suggested me to collect all the different opinions and post them to the guys at Quantum. >While there's nothing *wrong* with the quics interface, the fact >that it's so far away (which means $$$s spent) and that the interface is so >alien to the net interfaces I'm used to means that it's quite awkward for me >to get to. On the occasions I've tried to keep up with discussions there, >the LD costs got pretty extreme and following the threads was awkward as heck. >(God, I wanted an rn 'k' a lot, knowing the bills were mounting up.) That's the fact ! One must spent a lot of money, the interface isn't anything which one can call "The State of the Art" but the informations and the possibilties to get in contact with other QNX-Users are the greatest in the world ( do this happen by accident ? :-( ). >I wonder if there'd be any interest in an alt.qnx or similiar? I'd carry it >and pass it on (its good to be the news admin :-) if there were some way to >get it gatewayed from quantum. Since I can talk to uunet, it would be pretty >easy at this end. I have nightime TB+ capacity as well. I think it would be more effective if we could win the guys at Quantum for such ideas. Here on the net, Frank Kolnick can be found, who has written a (very good !) book about QNX. How I can remember he has very good contacts to Quantum and could perhaps help us in such projects. >Reading and keeping up on QNX would be wonderful using the interfaces I'm >used to... We here in Berlin, Patrick Wendt and me, will try to create something that really works with UUCP under QNX. I think that would help a lot. We could place this UUCP-Software on QUICS's FreeWare-Area and over this way there are perhaps any other users which build up an UUCP-Site with their QNX-machines. After that it would make senses to create something like alt.qnx or comp.os.qnx ... If there are any suitable informations to help us planning and doing the implementation of UUCP on QNX, please e-mail me. Matthias -- Matthias Theil - Bundesplatz 12a - D-1000 Berlin 31 - ++49 (0)30 85 47 67-3 UUCP: mtheil@netmbx.UUCP -=*=- BITNET : mtheil%netmbx@db0tui6.bitnet "Shields, check. Deflectors, check. Halon extinguisher, check. Asbestos suit, check. Gas mask, check. SCBA, check. OK - post it !" -Unky Dave
pwendt@neon.UUCP (Patrick Wendt) (07/05/90)
Hi !
====
Sorry, I missed some articles in here, but I read it later, so I remember
about two articles posted about QNX.
First was from hart (Michael Hart), who was already interested in PD-
stuff of QNX. Michael, please send me some E-Mail or send a message
in here, I lost your address, so I can't contact you, I think I have
several PD-stuff on QNX with might be intersting.
Second was, that someone (don't know WHO it was) talkes about
a newsgroup ALT.QNX or something else. I think, communicate with
QUICKS in Canada is much to expensive, even for us from Germany.
So, a newsgroup or another way of exchanging informations about QNX
over the UUCP-Network would be a very fine way to find some new
QNX users and exchange some real interesting informations.
So, If YOU are using QNX, please mail to comp.os.misc to 'collect'
some QNX users and maybe call for a vote for a comp.os.qnx - newsgroup.
I'm always interested in exchanging informations about QNX, because
there are not much users using QNX as an OS, so information is not
even easy to get.
Greetings ... Patrick.
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In article <875@netmbx.UUCP> mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) writes: )dewey@sequoia.execu.com (Dewey Henize) writes: )... ) I think it would be more effective if we could win the guys at )Quantum for such ideas. Here on the net, Frank Kolnick can be found, who )has written a (very good !) book about QNX. How I can remember he has )very good contacts to Quantum and could perhaps help us in such )projects. In fact, I've tried to get Quantum to participate on Usenet for years. They seem to be in favour, but as yet haven't done anything about it. I'll try to get an 'official' answer and post it here. -- Frank Kolnick, Basis Computer Systems Inc. UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank
mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) (07/12/90)
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes: >)has written a (very good !) book about QNX. How I can remember he has >)very good contacts to Quantum and could perhaps help us in such >)projects. >In fact, I've tried to get Quantum to participate on Usenet for years. >They seem to be in favour, but as yet haven't done anything about it. >I'll try to get an 'official' answer and post it here. It would be great if you can get such an official answer. I tried that for months with no effects :-( Matthias -- Matthias Theil - Bundesplatz 12a - D-1000 Berlin 31 - ++49 (0)30 85 47 67-3 UUCP: mtheil@netmbx.UUCP -=*=- BITNET : mtheil%netmbx@db0tui6.bitnet "Shields, check. Deflectors, check. Halon extinguisher, check. Asbestos suit, check. Gas mask, check. SCBA, check. OK - post it !" -Unky Dave
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) (07/16/90)
In article <895@netmbx.UUCP> mtheil@netmbx.UUCP (Matthias Theil) writes: )frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes: ) )>In fact, I've tried to get Quantum to participate on Usenet for years. )>They seem to be in favour, but as yet haven't done anything about it. )>I'll try to get an 'official' answer and post it here. ) ) It would be great if you can get such an official answer. I )tried that for months with no effects :-( The official answer is that there's no answer now, but that there will be soon. Sigh. (My guess is, wait for Posix QNX.) -- Frank Kolnick, Basis Computer Systems Inc. UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank
pwendt@neon.UUCP (Patrick Wendt) (07/23/90)
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes: >The official answer is that there's no answer now, but that there will >be soon. Sigh. (My guess is, wait for Posix QNX.) Do you know when Posix QNX should be available ?!? Greetings ... Pat ! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Domain: root@chamber.UUCP ; QNX-OS ; Patrick Wendt, Berlin (WEST) Germany - - Bang .: ..!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!einoed!utopia!neon!chamber!root - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) (07/25/90)
In article <1251@neon.UUCP> pwendt@neon.UUCP (Patrick Wendt) writes: >Do you know when Posix QNX should be available ?!? Gruss die! (or whatever -- it's been a while since I studied German) As far as I know, PQNX goes into beta next month and should be released by October. I know Quantum is doing little else but pound on this version to get it ready :-) -- Frank Kolnick, Basis Computer Systems Inc. UUCP: {allegra, linus}!utzoo!mnetor!frank
pwendt@neon.UUCP (Patrick Wendt) (07/30/90)
frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick) writes: >Gruss die! (or whatever -- it's been a while since I studied German) I think you mean: Gruess Dich ! ;-> >As far as I know, PQNX goes into beta next month and should be released >by October. I know Quantum is doing little else but pound on this >version to get it ready :-) Well, I got connection to Quantum (received e-mail), 'cause they are interested in my UUCP-work. Maybe I could get more information from them directly. But PQNX would be very interesting and I hope they will hurry up ;-> Greetings ... Pat ! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Domain: root@chamber.UUCP ; QNX-OS ; Patrick Wendt, Berlin (WEST) Germany - - Bang .: ..!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!einoed!utopia!neon!chamber!root - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------