[Coco] Re: NitrOS-9 Level 3!?

[Gene Heskett]

Leon Howell wrote:
>> Sorry. I do have to say that the 6309 version is a lot faster then the 6809 
>> version! Well worth the price of the CPU!! I wish I would have gotten more
>> 6309s at the fest when I had the chance!
> 
> How much faster is the 6309? I've heard it's only about 15%. It doesn't sound 
> like it would be worth the trouble of desoldering the CPU, and I've heard the 
> 6309 is *very* static sensitive.
> 
Because it allows code optimization, the overall, with the code rewrite, 
is about 100% faster.  The code rewrite also found some bugs and  wasted 
time.

>> I've never tried multi-vue but it doesn't sound like your experience was
>> very good.
> 
> I wouldn't use OS-9 without Multi-Vue. It needs improvements-espesialy click & 
> drag and multiple directory windows, so we don't get lost in all those endless 
> pathnames- but without it, I would probably run away screaming.
> 
> The problem is that there is *NO* documentation of *any* change made since 
> version 02.00.00!
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Cheers, Gene