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Path: castor.usc.edu!blarson
From: blarson@castor.usc.edu (Bob Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k.pc
Subject: Re: HELP!
Message-ID: <1958@castor.usc.edu>
Date: 5 May 87 19:14:15 GMT
References: <12299718478.16.D-ROGERS@EDWARDS-2060.ARPA>
Reply-To: blarson@castor.usc.edu.UUCP (Bob Larson)
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In article <12299718478.16.D-ROGERS@EDWARDS-2060.ARPA> D-ROGERS@EDWARDS-2060.ARPA writes:
>In searching around, i've found other 68K systems
>advertised by Frank Hogg Laboratory and AAA Chicago Computer Center,
>but they both sound like business systems.  

Although both are quite willing to sell to businesses, I don't realy
think there is a large business following of os9/68k.  Both sell a lot
to hobiests.  Both sell systems based on the Hazelwood uniquad SBC's,
and the Gimix 68020 SBC.  I'm not sure who makes the qt20x
motherboard.  You can get the board+software and add case, power
supply, and disk drives yourself. 

>I've also found an SBC
>advertised by Hawthorne Technology, which runs K-OS ONE (?!), plus
>features a very friendly price; and an educational board (4k SRAM,
>LED display) from Quasitronics.

Personally I'd stear away from it unless it runs os9/68k or Unix, and
Os9 is better for small systems.

Peripheral Technology makes a 68008 SBC.  GESPAC makes some
interesting looking boards based on their G-64 bus, but they tend to
advertise hundred-peice prices.  (Both advertise in 68mj.) The 68
micro journal publishers offer systems based on the PT and Gimix SBCs. 

>	On what are most of you running your CP/M-68K?
I don't.
>Same for OS/9-68K?  
FHL QT+, seriously considering moving to a QT20x.

>What magazines carry relevant articles?

68 micro journal is a biased source of information.  (They actually mentioned
Frank Hogg the other month.  Does this mean the feud may be ending?  Does
anyone know what it started about anyway?)

MOTD, the "monthly" publication of the os9 users group, is less biased.  I just
wish it would come out more frequently.  (Rumor is there will be a May issue.
The previous one was in Oct. or so.)

I think microware has lists of hardware and software vendors available
on request.
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