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Re: Tiny Giant vs. PT 68K-2 (actually, OS-9)

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From: James Jones
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1987 14:45
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A message comparing two 68K systems says, in part...

>....In addition the board can
>be ordered with OS-9 for the 68K.  I don't know much about this system
>($500) but it comes with a REAL C compiler.   I'm not sure but it might
>be multi tasking/user.

OS-9 is definitely multitasking/multiuser.  SKDOS, as you may have seen
mentioned long ago here, is Peter Stark's clone of the old TSC FLEX OS
for the 6800 and 6809--which evidently has been ported to the 68000.  I
really don't understand why *R-E* has gone that route.

		James Jones
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Subject: Re: Tiny Giant vs. PT 68K-2 (actually, OS-9)
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