#: 7698 S15/Hot Topics
    23-Oct-90  17:35:31
Sb: #7697-#OSK Software
Fm: Ed Gresick 76576,3312
To: Ed Gresick 76576,3312 (X)


(Continued)

I know, the theory of OS9 is that all software will run on any OS9 machine.
Tain't so!!  Two examples:

The TOP group in Munich released a lot of public domain software in two
different releases.  Some software works on almost any machine - some doesn't.
During my conversations with them, I was informed that almost no one in Europe
is having any problems.  Why?  They are using ATARI ST's as their hardware
platform.  Apparantly there are differences in the port of OS9 to the ATARI. 
And, the Atari used in Europe is different from the ATARI sold here.    (This
problem would not be too bad if we could get the source code - unfortunately,
only a limited amount of source code was released.) I never did get a
satisfactory answer when I asked whether the TOP software worked satisfactorily
on VME and Multibus systems

The second example is with my CoCo3.  I while back, I had a hard disk failure
and wanted to recover as much data as possible.  I immediately downloaded DeD,
an excellent disk editor.  One small problem - I don't use the CoCo keyboard or
a monitor.  I'm set up to operated from terminals only - the screen control
codes in DeD are hard coded for a CoCo Screen.

I agree with Frank - without this type of cooperation OSK is doomed to failure
in the general market place so count me in.  BTW, you'd think Microware would
push this approach but .... .

Ed Gresick - DELMAR CO



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