🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: bit.listserv.coco
Article #43300

Re: Tape Cassette Backup for

#43300
From: Scott McGee
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1993 15:01
29 lines
2106 bytes
In article <9312090803.AA19079@relay1.UU.NET> you write:
>
>Your options all sound good (except for the last one, giving up), but this
>one:
>
> >    - Write a formal-looking letter from the "QIC committee of the OS9
> >      User's Group" (assuming I can get Boisy et al to go along) to the
> >      engineering department of CMS requesting the specs and explaining
> >      how we could expand their market for free.  I could even sign non-
> >      disclosure agreements and not give the source code to anyone.
>
>looks particularly interesting.  It would be interesting to see just how far
>the OS9UG could get with requests like this.  Would they even know about OS-
>9, or would they even care?  I would be interested to find out.
>
>          Allen C. Huffman -/- Sub-Etha Software

I was just thinking, if this idea is used, it may be helpfull to quote some
numbers at them for the number of industrial OS-9 users. I nobody else has
such numbers, maybe I could get someone here to give me an estimate. Let me
know if anyone wants me to ask.

Scott

--
 Duct tape is like the FORCE! |  smcgee@microware.com (Scott McGee)
 It has a light side and a    |==============================================
 dark side and holds the      |  Why do I need a disclaimer? Nobody has ever
 universe together.           |  believed me yet! Would you?
Technical Details
Message-ID: <9312091501.AA09136@wales>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!xlink.net!zib-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!auvm!MICROWARE.COM!smcgee

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 110568,d41b55450a2357bb
X-Google-Attributes: gid110568,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-12-09 18:00:32 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!xlink.net!zib-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!psuvm!auvm!MICROWARE.COM!smcgee
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.coco
Return-Path: <@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU:COCO@PUCC.BITNET>
Message-ID: <9312091501.AA09136@wales>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 09:01:38 CST
Reply-To: Scott McGee <smcgee@MICROWARE.COM>
Sender: COCO - Tandy Color Computer List <COCO@PUCC.BITNET>
From: Scott McGee <smcgee@MICROWARE.COM>
Subject: Re: Tape Cassette Backup for
Lines: 28