From: Jim Brain (brain_at_jbrain.com)
Date: 2007-11-09 00:58:33
B. Degnan wrote:
> Anyone know what happened with "Coherent"?
> Bill
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> From Byte Feb 1984
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> "Commodore Plans UNIX-Like Operating system for Z8000-Based Computer"
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> Commodore announced that it will include the UNIX-like Coherent
> operating system in a new series of Z8000-based computers. Schedule
> to be formally announced in May, Commodore's new computer will be
> called the Next Generation and will include 256K bytes of RAM and one
> or two floppy-disk drives at a price the company says will be much
> lower than any comparable system.
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> All of Commodore's previous computers have been based on variations of
> the 6502 microprocessor developed by Commodore's MOS Technology
> division. Commodore has a license to manufacture Zilog's Z8000
> processor.
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I assume they were simply going to have Mark Williams compile their OS
for the Z8000, but it never got done:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_(operating_system)
Jim
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