Re: Burroughs B20

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1 total messages Started by Dick Zeitlin Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:57

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Author: Dick Zeitlin
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:57

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MC> .>What else is there to know about this system?  Can it run any sort of
  > .>"real" operating system?

It runs a real operating system.  Perhaps not one overly familiar to
you, but one that rivals anything on the market today.  You might want
to get a book called "Exploring CTOS", published by Prentice Hall.

MC> .The B20 runs BTOS, which was called CTOS when you bought it from Convergen
  > .I think the B20 used a Z80 or similar 8-bit microprocessor.

B-20 is a generic term.  The first machine shipped, in 1980, used an
8086.  Since then, there have been machines shipped using the 80186,
286, 386, and 486.

There's a CTOS vendor in Rochester that you might want to contact.  ISD.
I don't have the address handy, but from memory the number is
716-288-1686.  Ask for Tom Wallace.

        D/

 * OLX 2.2 * Bring back A-N airways!!    Dick.Zeitlin%acc1bbs@ssr.com

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