[Coco] OS9 68K, MM/1 software and questions

[Salvador Garcia]

I seem to recall these computers. They were definitely marketed as the evolution of OS/9, not the Color Computer. Regards, Salvador
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au>
To: CoCoList <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2015 10:45 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS9 68K, MM/1 software and questions

On 29/12/2015 12:48 PM, Zippster wrote:> Nick,>> No, they are not a CoCo4 for sure.  I got the impression from reading old articles> and newsletters that it was a successor to the CoCo line only for those who were> into OS9 on the CoCo.> And yes, the remakes will be fairly expensive.  I don’t know for sure yet, but I’d guess around $250 for> a set of three boards (CPU, I/O, and Minibus).  It can’t be helped, the IC’s alone are going to run> ~ $120 for a set of boards. Not counting SIMMS for the IO board.  Then PCBs, passives, sockets, connectors, etc…If the OS-9 68K is an improvement on 6809 OS-9, it would be intersting. Good to see how OS-9 evolved after Microware dropped the 6809 version.I'd need to read some info on it to decide whether it's worth saving up for.> My hope is that the project will go well, and will leave in it’s wake a nice archive with design files, software,> a history put together from what can be scoured up.  A small, and hopefully somewhat complete testament> to a rare and interesting machine and a piece of (in a way) Color Computer history.Too bad there wasn't an emulator to make it run like a CoCo3Nick-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco