D.M.Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk (D.M. Johnson) (07/30/90)
I have seen that OS9 is avaiabel for the Atari ST, as I know very
little about this operating system I was wondering if you could answer a few
questions about it.
(1) Is it a multitasking o.s. ?
(2) Does it allow multiple sign ons, The idea here is to have the ST
linked up with friends computers in a flat and have a small network.
(3) I have some knowledge of unix commands, are the os9 commands like
them ( I know the ls is dir on os9 any other big changes).
(4) How much memeory does it require?
Yours
Dave Johnsonmeindert@inducom.UUCP (Meindert Kuipers) (07/31/90)
From article <1990Jul30.113150.1113@newcastle.ac.uk>, by D.M.Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk (D.M. Johnson): > > I have seen that OS9 is avaiabel for the Atari ST, as I know very > little about this operating system I was wondering if you could answer a few > questions about it. > > (1) Is it a multitasking o.s. ? > (2) Does it allow multiple sign ons, The idea here is to have the ST > linked up with friends computers in a flat and have a small network. > (3) I have some knowledge of unix commands, are the os9 commands like > them ( I know the ls is dir on os9 any other big changes). > > (4) How much memeory does it require? > > Yours > > Dave Johnson Call Microware in the UK, phone 0489-886699 or fax 0489-576290. Ask for Amanda Forrest, and she'll gladly tell you all about it. Be sure to ask for the OS-9 catalog, and give her my regards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-----+ Inducom Systems B.V. | | Raadhuislaan 27 NL - 5341 GL Oss, Netherlands | o | P.O. Box 627 NL - 5340 AP Oss, Netherlands | INDUCOM SYSTEMS Phone: (31)-(0)4120-41922 +-----+ Fax: (31)-(0)4120-22640 Specialists in OS-9, VMEbus and G-64 Meindert Kuipers, Inducom Systems B.V. UUCP: meindert@inducom.UUCP ...!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!inducom!meindert -- Are VMEbugs eating up your projects ? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ric@mcrware.UUCP (Ric Yeates) (07/31/90)
In article <1990Jul30.113150.1113@newcastle.ac.uk> D.M.Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk (D.M. Johnson) writes: > > I have seen that OS9 is avaiabel for the Atari ST, as I know very >little about this operating system I was wondering if you could answer a few >questions about it. > >(1) Is it a multitasking o.s. ? Yes. The number of processes is realistically limited only by RAM. >(2) Does it allow multiple sign ons, The idea here is to have the ST >linked up with friends computers in a flat and have a small network. Any number of users may be signed on at one time. Each user, of course, must have their own serial port (on the ST). So, you are limited to 2 users. >(3) I have some knowledge of unix commands, are the os9 commands like >them ( I know the ls is dir on os9 any other big changes). The commands are very similar to what is available under unix (grep/make/makdir/deldir/del/procs/chd). If you are very used to unix, it may take some time to get accustomed to the OS-9 command names. >(4) How much memeory does it require? My 1 Meg system works well even with a 256k RAMdisk. If I had a faster hard disk, I'd go without a RAMdisk so more modules could be RAM resident. >Yours > >Dave Johnson If you would like more (FREE) information, you should call our marketing dept. at (515) 224-1929 and ask for "The OS-9 Catalog." It contains all sorts of information about OS-9 and its associated environments. Best regards, Ric Yeates
bill@mwca.UUCP (Bill Sheppard) (08/01/90)
In article <2300@mcrware.UUCP-> ric@mcrware.UUCP (Ric Yeates) writes: ->In article <1990Jul30.113150.1113@newcastle.ac.uk-> D.M.Johnson@newcastle.ac.uk (D.M. Johnson) writes: ->-> ->-> I have seen that OS9 is avaiabel for the Atari ST, as I know very ->->little about this operating system I was wondering if you could answer a few ->->questions about it. ->->... ->->(2) Does it allow multiple sign ons, The idea here is to have the ST ->->linked up with friends computers in a flat and have a small network. -> -> Any number of users may be signed on at one time. Each user, of course, -> must have their own serial port (on the ST). So, you are limited to -> 2 users. Of course, if you purchase Double-Click's RS-232 port multi-thingy you could write a device driver in fairly straightforward fashion (M. Vederman of Double-Click is an OS-9 user, he may already have drivers), and the same should be true of Gadgets' new MegaTalk serial port enhancement. ->->.. ->.. ->If you would like more (FREE) information, you should call our marketing ->dept. at (515) 224-1929 and ask for "The OS-9 Catalog." It contains all ->sorts of information about OS-9 and its associated environments. -> Or for those of you in the US, call (800)475-9000 for an even FREEer (?) OS-9 Catalog! ->Best regards, -> Ric Yeates -- ################################################################################ # Bill Sheppard -- bill@mwca.microware.com -- {uunet,sun}!mcrware!mwca!bill # # Microware Systems Corporation --- OS-9: Seven generations beyond __/_!! # #######Opinions expressed are my own, though you'd be wise to adopt them!#######
krischan@strange.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Christian Engel) (08/02/90)
There is a very nice port of OS-9 to the ATARI avaiable in Europe. It's the Cumana package with some extensions. This includes: * The professional OS-9/68000 including the C-Compiler * Sculptor data base system * Dynacalc spredsheet * Stylograph text editor * MGR window system for the ATARI (!!!!!!!) * Virtual terminals and others more... The price is about DM 1500,-- That's not too much I think, because it is the best port to ATARI I've ever seen... and it has the most ``extras''. Contact: | Wolfgang Ocker | weo@recco.chi.sub.org | | Lochhauser Strasse 35a +-------------------------------+ | D-8039 Puchheim | reccoware systems | | Voice: +49 89 80 77 02 | | | Fax: +49 89 80 29 67 | Huh, What? Where am I? | To work with with all the sugar (MGR, virtual terminals, some applications) I recommend the use of 2 MBytes RAM and at least 20MB Harddisk. If You don't have that much it will run, too. But it isn't that fast if You want to use all that features... and You should be experienced as DJ. BTW: I don't do the advertisement for reccoware!!! It's only the best on ATARI I think. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- krischan@informatik.rwth-aachen.de *** unido!rwthinf!strange!krischan Christian Engel, Lehrstuhl fuer Informatik I, RWTH Aachen Ahornstr. 55, D-5100 Aachen, W. Germany