#: 16766 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    24-Oct-92  18:48:52
Sb: urgent!  (1 of 2)
Fm: PaulSeniura 76476,464
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I found the following text file over in the Atari SIGs.  Does anyone know how I
can buy this package from a distributor in the U.S.?  I did not write this.
Please respond to me in e-mail (76476,464).  -- Thx, Paul Seniura.

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An alternate operating system for the AtariST or MegaST for the serious home
computer user or hobbiest has just been released at an affordable price.  It is
so good that some people may choose to buy a ST for the purpose of running this
system.  Many of us have dreamed of being able to afford a UNIX machine someday
and this may be the opportunity to have some of the benefits of UNIX while
operating on a much smaller platform.

On my desk is a press release dated September 7th, 1992 from CUMANA, Ltd. Pines
Trading Estate Broad Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3BH., England.
Tel:(0483)503121 Telex:859380 Fax No. 503326.  This press information reveals
slashed pricing for the personal user of OS-9/68000 upgrade version.  The new
package not only includes the professional edition of OS-9 but also contains a
word processor with mailmerge and spell-checking, a spreadsheet, a C compiler,
a basic compiler, a screen editor and an assembler with debugger and linker.  A
complete set of manuals weighing approximately 8Kg are also a part of this
package.  The home user may never use parts of the manuals, but one cannot tell
what references he/she may desire in the future so the entire set is shipped.

Allow me to paraphrase a little from my older version manual:  The author
calling OS-9 a sophisticated operating system says that it is specially
designed to make its powerful features easy to use, even by persons with
limited technical knowledge (of which I am one).  OS-9 is a multitasking and
multiuser operating system which means that many programs can be running at the
same time and if desired can be used by more than one operator at the same
time.  OS-9 is compatible with UNIX at the C language source code level.

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