[Coco] Microsoft files for patent on "modular operating system"

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Gene 

I believe the first pass of OS9 for the 6809 was out around 1980 time frame or 
earlier. The copyright info for Basic09 reads as foillows:

		BASIC09
      RS VERSION 01.00.01
COPYRIGHT 1980 BY MOTOROLA INC.
  AND MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORP.
   REPRODUCED UNDER LICENSE
       TO TANDY CORP.
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 

Also Motorola had 6809 based Exorcisor computers out around 1979/80 time 
frame. If my memory serves me correct, OS9 was developed by Microware with 
Motorola as the customer that drove the development for the 6809 processor. By 
1982 it was ported to several 6809 based computers. 

james

On 30 Jan 2007 at 17:57, Gene Heskett wrote:

> >How many years has os-9 been around? It seems to be completely
> >designed around a modular concept.
> 
> That would have to be '84 or earlier as os9 was already up to 1.01
> when I arrived on the scene in late '84.