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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

1324.0. "OS/9" by FUTURS::LLOYDN () Fri Oct 16 1992 06:21

    
    
    While flicking throughone of the St mags, I came across an new release
    article on a opertaing system called OS/9. From what I could glean this
    is a Unix like multi-tasking operating system, that includes C, BASIC
    compilers, a spread sheet, wordprocessor, a 4GL called sculptur and a
    assembler/disassembler.
    
    Anyone know anything about this, as their selling it for #99 UK pounds.
    
    I'm going to try and get details today from Cumana Ltd.
    
    Nick
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1324.1Developed in Des Moines, iowaTANNAY::BETTELSCheryl, DTN 821-4022, Management Systems ResearchFri Oct 16 1992 08:169
In an earlier life, I used to work on OS/9 systems.  It is Unix like but has
features which allow for more real-time functionality.  We used it in process
control computers.

It was originally built for the Motorola 6809 but later developed into a 16-bit
version for the 68000 (which is what we ran it on).  It was a pretty good
alternative to CP/M in those days for small microprocessor based systems.

Cheryl
1324.2JURAN::VALENZAWorld's strongest granny is 84!Fri Oct 16 1992 13:095
    I could be wrong, but I seem to recall that there was an implementation
    of OS/9 for the old Radio Shack Color Computer, which ran on a 6809
    processor.
    
    -- Mike
1324.3Remember the Dragon 32?NRMACX::LANEEngineerus DigitalisSat Oct 17 1992 06:336
In the early eighties I bought a computer called Dragon 32. This was 6809 based, 
and had an optional floppy drive add-on which if I remember correctly, cost more
than the computer did. This ran OS/9 , and promptly died out never to be seen 
again. Ahhhh.. memories....(still, it was better than my ZX81...).

Roger
1324.4Dragons, 6809s and OS/9ULYSSE::DEIGHTONWed Dec 16 1992 13:008
I still have my Dragon 32 and it still works fine, a version of
OS/9 was available for both the Dragon and the Tandy CoCo.
The Dragon uses a 6809E processor chip. OS/9 required the use
of disks as it provided a small kernel with disk based overlays
this was required to ensure that the whole thing would work
within the 64k address limits of the 8 bit micros. At the time
of the Dragon 32 I was developing software for a PABX which
ran 256 extensions using a single 6809E.....