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Pardon my French (Iris 80 and Sirius 8)

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From: Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com (Iron Spring Software)
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Subject: Pardon my French (Iris 80 and Sirius 8)
Date: Sun, 7 May 2023 10:41:53 -0700
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by: Iron Spring Software - Sun, 7 May 2023 17:41 UTC

I just came across a computer line that there doesn't seem to be a lot
of information on. The CII 10070 was a Sigma 7 clone (I just wrote the
wiki article). The Iris 80 sounds like a more interesting machine: It
had an expanded addressing range (unless this was compatible with the
Sigma 9), and also supported dual processors. CII wrote an operating
system "Sirius 8" to support the new features. (The 10070 also had an
alternative OS called Esope.)

There seems to be very little real information on those systems, even
written in the little-known language of their home country. Does anyone
here know anything?

One man's constant is another man's variable. -- A. J. Perlis

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Pardon my French (Iris 80 and Sirius 8)	Iron Spring Software