OS/88 question

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From: Steven L Wootton
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 1990 04:29

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Has anyone tried OS/88 by Dan Lanciani?  

I just got Austin Code Works' latest product listing, and OS/88 is listed.
The description:

A Unix-like operating system for the 8088 with complete source code and a
solid collection of utility programs and program development tools.  The
package also includes a MS-DOS program which lets you move executables from
MS-DOS to OS/88.  OS/88 is not a toy like Xinu or a teaching aid like
Minix.  This is a real, production quality operating system.

They want $150 for the system.

Questions: What exactly is this good for?  Is this just an MKS Toolkit
clone?  In what ways might this system be superior to Minix?  

I'd write to info@acw.com, but my system can't find that host.

Steve Wootton
stevew@{en,ei,el}.ecn.purdue.edu
stevew@pur-ee.uucp
stevew%ecn.purdue.edu@purccvm.bitnet

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From: stevew@ecn.purdue.edu (Steven L Wootton)
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Subject: OS/88 question
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Date: 18 Sep 90 04:29:43 GMT
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