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> Newsgroups: net.micro.atari8
> Subject: re CPM/68K vs TOS
> 
> Terry-
> Hmmm, looks like that we've got a problem here...
> When the ST was presented to the public all testers told that it is
> using an enhanced CPM/68k. They also told that the disks use the IBM
> PC format. Actually it's the same, except 2 small differences. If you
> add a 5" floppy to the ST you can transfer ONE file at a time (with
> more you get problems with the file allocation table) from the PC to
> the ST and vice versa. In the 'Hitchhikers Guide to the BIOS' and
> in the documentation they compare their system quite much with MS-DOS
> (sometimes to often). Actually it is very similar to MS-DOS (not only
> Unix; like I told before). The subdirectories are handeled like in
> MS-DOS. I never worked with CPM/68k but there was a time when I wanted
> to build such a system (was too expensive), so I know at least some
> facts about it. Unfortunately I don't have access to my documentations
> right now... but I'll dig it out when there is need for it.
> (Then I can post a comparison of the system calls.)
> In general you push your desired function on the stack and call the
> system. And this functions are different in both OS's as I know.
> Next: You've got several system components: GEMDOS,BIOS,XBIOS,GEM and a
> grafics kernel. GEMDOS is not GEM, it's more like BDOS in CP/M.
> The XBIOS is an extension of the BIOS. The kernel supports the GEM (You
> can use it without GEM if you like). Even without GEM the TOS doesn't
> look like CPM/68k. Try to run an CPM program (of course from the TOS)
> und you'll see what happens...several bombs...reset....:-)
> 
>   The problem is that ATARI had the intention to use CPM (and told so)
> but changed their mind later on. But several M-magazines are still
> writing something about CPM68k on the ST. If they would have tried
> to run an CPM program the would have known better.
> Finally, I'm not the ultimate source for such informations, I know
> some facts but not all...feel free to revise the above.
> 
> Johann Zuschlag (I6191008@DBSTU1.BITNET)
> 

* * * * FLAME ON * * * *

	Well, I have had enough.  This posting is 100% ST.  It has
absolutly no relation to the Atari 8 bit computers.  It was posted
by some A**H*** at info-atari.  They are the ones that split the
group in the first place.  He should know better.  But he doesn't.

KEEP THE ST CR*P OFF ATARI8.  PUT THE ST SH*T IN ATARI16.

* * * * * flame off * * * * (Until another ST posting is made.)


From inside the Tesseract of
	Clancy Malloy
	(ihnp4!ihlpa!freak)

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