Atari Unix

Dave G4UGM dave.g4ugm at gmail.com
Sat Oct 17 09:26:53 CDT 2015


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> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Liam
> Proven
> Sent: 17 October 2015 15:19
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> Subject: Re: Atari Unix
> 
> On 17 October 2015 at 16:01,  <ethan at 757.org> wrote:
> > I was always under the impression that a few of them made it out there?
> >
> > I have a TT030 and actually was just looking at it last night. It has
> > a VME slot (as they call it) that has a dual serial port board
> > installed. I think it has a modem port. 

That is an AppleTalk port.

>> I know it's not compatible
> > with normal ST software 

It is not compatible with games software that relies on running on an  8Mhz 68000 or has other hardware dependencies. Much of the business software still works fine. 

> > has VGA, does not use a ps2 keyboard but uses
> > an ST keyboard, and has real SCSI versus ACSI!
> >

The "real SCSI" is still somewhat broken and very temperamental.

> > Strange computers. Doesn't look quite as cool as the Mega 2/4 IMHO but
> > still interesting!
> 
> Er, possible crossed wires here.
> 
> The TT shipped, sure.
> 
> It’s Atari UNIX that I /think/ did not.
> 
> 
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