Re: Coherent OS

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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