VERSAdos
| Developer | Motorola Microsystems Division |
|---|---|
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Initial release | 1980s |
| Available in | English |
| Platforms | Motorola 68000 |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface |
| License | Proprietary |
VERSAdos is an operating system dating back to the early 1980s for use on the Motorola 68000[1] development system called the EXORmacs which featured the VERSAbus and an array of option cards. They were typically connected to CDC Phoenix disk drives running one to four 14-inch platters. The EXORmacs was used to emulate a 680xx processor in-circuit, speeding development of 680xx based systems. It also hosted several compilers and assemblers.
VERSAdos and the EXORmacs were produced by Motorola's Microsystems Division.
Overview[edit]
VERSAdos was a real-time, multi-user operating system. It was the follow on product to the single user MDOS that ran the 6800 development system called the EXORciser.
Both systems features a harness with a CPU socket compatible connector.
A Modula 2 compiler was ported to VERSAdos.[2]
Commands[edit]
The following list of commands and utilities are supported by VERSAdos.[3]
- ^
- ACCT
- ARGUMENTS
- ASSIGN
- BACKUP
- BATCH
- BSTOP
- BTERM
- BUILDS
- BYE
- CANCEL
- CHAIN
- CLOSE
- CONFIG
- CONNECT
- CONTINUE
- COPY
- CREF
- DATE
- DEFAULTS
- DEL
- DIR
- DMT
- DUMP
- DUMPANAL
- ELIMINATE
- EMFGEN
- END
- FREE
- HELP
- INIT
- LIB
- LIST
- LOAD
- LOGOFF
- MBLM
- MERGEOS
- MIGR
- MT
- NEWS
- NOARGUMENTS
- NOVALID
- OFF
- OPTION
- PASS
- PASSWORD
- PATCH
- PROCEED
- PRTDUMP
- QUERY
- R?
- RENAME
- REPAIR
- RETRY
- SCRATCH
- SECURE
- SESSIONS
- SNAPSHOT
- SPL
- SPOOL
- SRCCOM
- START
- STOP
- SWORD
- SYSANAL
- TERMINATE
- TIME
- TRANSFER
- UPLOADS
- USE
- VALID
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Wing Ng, Kam; Tong, Chi Hung; Lee, Hung (November 1984). "A Unix-to-Versados link". Interfaces in Computing. 2 (4): 299–308. doi:10.1016/0252-7308(84)90051-5. ISSN 0252-7308.
Versados is a multitasking operating system for the Motorola 68000 microprocessor.
- ^ Ballarin, E.; Burkhart, H.; Eigenmann, R.; Kindlimann, H.; Moser, M. (May 1988). "Making a compiler easily portable". IEEE Software. 5 (3): 30–38. doi:10.1109/52.2022. ISSN 0740-7459. S2CID 13883709.
- ^ M68000 Family VERSAdos System Facilities Reference Manual
External links[edit]
- http://bitsavers.org/pdf/motorola/versados/
- https://www.ricomputermuseum.org/collections-gallery/small-systems-at-ricm/motorola-exormacs-development-system
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