11 Nov
2001
11 Nov
'01
2:35 p.m.
I have several copies of xenix that I received with my Model ll on 8" fdds, as
well as 3 of the large 8Meg TRS HDDs which I have not explored other than
ascertaining that it boots both TRSDos and CPM. According to Ward (?) the
model ll needs the 68000 board to use it. I'll eventually catch up to all my
projects. (sighhh)
I also want to get "Pickles and Trout" for it eventually
Lawrence
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Michael Nadeau wrote:
Reply to:
lgwalker(a)mts.net
I've never used anything but TRSDOS on the
Model II, so I can't speak to the
relative usefulness. However, I believe that there were more Xenix
implementations on the II/12/16/6000 line than on any other system and by a
wide margin. Like I said, it was a popular option and well-supported by Tandy.
The 2000 was quirky enough that a lot of software ported to it didn't behave
as it was supposed to, and it never sold well enough for the software makers
to care much about fixing the problems. Tandy had a hard time convincing
software developers to support the 2000, and was rumored to have paid Lotus
$250,000 to port 1-2-3. My guess is that Microsoft made less than a
whole-hearted effort to port Xenix as cleanly as it could have.
--Mike
Michael Nadeau
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Somehow, I am inclined to question if there was a Z-80 version of Xenix
and, if not, then there was none for the Model II.
- don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige(a)earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Xenix ?
>Xenix was also a popular option for the
TRS-80 Model II/12/16/6000
series.
I couldn't remember which of the above it was available for,
so I didn't name a specific model. I've never used it on any of the
above machines myself. Was it any more usable than the version on
the Model 2000?
Jeff
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