On 10/15/2012 10:26 AM, David Riley wrote:
  On Oct 15, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
  Not disputing anything, but I'm curious about
early examples of
 network interfaces and multitasking OSes for machines which were
 typically designated as "toys".  Color, sound, graphics chips and
 alternate input devices are obvious candidates, but aside from
 OS-9 for the 6809, I'm drawing a blank on the other two. 
OS-9 was a fluke. Rom Basic is the OS for the computers of that era.
 - Dave
 
Ben.