Unix99r3 Released: UNIX-like Operating System for TI-99/4A Computers
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Summary
Unix99r3, a UNIX-like operating system for the vintage TI-99/4A computer, has been released. The system supports both emulators (Classic99, MAME) and real hardware with TIPI or hard drives. Documentation includes a Getting Started guide for installation, architecture overview, memory usage details, and development assistance. Additional resources cover RPI support components for compilation (currently BASIC only, with C planned) and a BASIC language reference guide.
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The Getting Started guide provides the steps to install Unix99r3 for use with emulators or real hardware, top level architecture, memory usage, assistance with development, etc.
The RPI Support Components document is for configuring an RPI for compilation support--at this time only BASIC is supported--C is planned.
The BASIC Guide provides a language reference.
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