Date   : Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:55:15 +1000
From   : "Bob Devries" <bdevries@...>
Subject: Re: Cumana 68008 second processor & OS-9/68000?

Wow, If that card is around, it would mean I'd (potentially) have yet
another computer that runs OS9. There are newsgroups dedicated to OS9 either
the 6809 version, or the 68000 version.
--
Regards, Bob Devries. Dalby, Queensland, Australia.
Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jules Richardson" <julesrichardsonuk@...        >
To: <bbc-micro@...         >
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 1:29 AM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Cumana 68008 second processor & OS-9/68000?


>
> Does anyone know if Cumana's 'UPGRADE' product ever went into
> production?
>
> I've just found a 6-page flyer about it. The hardware sat inside the BBC
> case apparently (as with Torch Z80) and consisted of 512KB memory, 68008
> CPU at 8MHz, and a SASI drive interface.
>
> Software was a 68000 version of OS/9.
>
> Did it ever actually happen?
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>
> -- 
> I'm sorry for all the times I intentionally ducked underneath the sneeze
> guard at a salad bar and sneezed on everything until I couldn't sneeze
> any more. I have a problem.
>
>