#: 17270 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 20-Dec-92 13:55:12 Sb: Coco C compiler Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: all Just wanted you all to know that I received my copy of CoCo-C the other day. This is a C compiler for RS_DOS Coco1/2/3. It is quite complete implementation (integer only). It features a separate compiler (to assembler), assembler and linker. The supplied library contains most of the common C functions plus calls to interface with the Basic ROMS. The Docs are about 100 8x11 pages in a bound manual. Quite complete, but does assume you have some C programming knowledge. I do have an interest in the success of this product--they have licensed my editors which are included in the package. For the price, I think it's an excellent offer. According to the ad in Rainbow, it costs $59.95 + 4.00 s/h. For more info contact: Infinitum Technology PO Box 356 Saddle River, NJ 07458 914 356 7688 Please feel free to re-post this information. #: 17277 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 21-Dec-92 22:42:31 Sb: #MSDOS/OS9 Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 To: All What software exists to read/write CoCo format OS9 discs on MSDOS machines? PCDOS does a fine job the other way around, but I sometimes need the reverse. A quick look through the libraries didn't turn up anything. There are 2 Replies. #: 17293 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 26-Dec-92 10:33:57 Sb: #17277-MSDOS/OS9 Fm: Lee Veal 74726,1752 To: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 (X) There used to be a product called CoCoUtil that ran on an MS-DOS machine and would read, write and even format standard RS-DOS-type disks (single-sided 35-track). I think Clearbrook Software Group had a set of MS-Dos Utilities, too. They used to advertise in Rainbow. Their Utility would actually supported OS9-->MS-DOS and viceversa transfers. However, I think their utilities ran under OS-9. Seems like I saw an advertiser in Rainbow (recently) that is selling an MS-DOS-based transfer utility, too, but I don't think it mentioned transfers to or from OS-9. Seems like it was OwlWare's ad, if you're willing to take a chance with them. Lee #: 17307 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 30-Dec-92 14:27:25 Sb: #17277-#MSDOS/OS9 Fm: Chris Bergerson 72227,127 To: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 (X) OS9MAX will do transfers from OS9 to MSDOS on an MSDOS machine. A crippleware version of it should exist somewhere here in the LIBs. There is 1 Reply. #: 17312 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 01-Jan-93 17:55:48 Sb: #17307-#MSDOS/OS9 Fm: ole hansen 100016,3417 To: Chris Bergerson 72227,127 (X) TO ALL and Ian Hodgson I uploaded a 'demo-version' of OS9MAX some time ago. I anybody is interrested I will upload the latest 'demo-version' I have. The 'news' about the current version of 'OS9MAX' is: can now generate 'bootable' OS9disks. several 'utilities' added to : backup different disk-formats(msdos,os9,unix) user-defined formats can be added. identx utility like os9-ident, but can also 'split' bootfile(even with romdebugger as the first code) now operates under windows(3.0/3.1) in its own window. regards ole b. hansen There are 2 Replies. #: 17321 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 03-Jan-93 15:21:32 Sb: #17312-#MSDOS/OS9 Fm: Chris Bergerson 72227,127 To: ole hansen 100016,3417 (X) >I uploaded a 'demo-version' of OS9MAX some time ago. I anybody is >interrested I will upload the latest 'demo-version' I have. The 'news' >about the current version of 'OS9MAX' is: I would, for one, very much appreciate your uploading the latest demo. Thanks in advance. There is 1 Reply. #: 17344 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Jan-93 18:46:04 Sb: #17321-#MSDOS/OS9 Fm: ole hansen 100016,3417 To: Chris Bergerson 72227,127 (X) hello Chris OS9MAX v3.04 demo is uploaded to lib 12 OSK regards ole hansen There is 1 Reply. #: 17357 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 11-Jan-93 05:45:11 Sb: #17344-MSDOS/OS9 Fm: Chris Bergerson 72227,127 To: ole hansen 100016,3417 (X) >hello Chris OS9MAX v3.04 demo is uploaded to lib 12 OSK Thanks very much, Ole. I'll grab it next time I log in! #: 17333 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Jan-93 20:58:16 Sb: #17312-#MSDOS/OS9 Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 To: ole hansen 100016,3417 (X) OS9Max sounds very much like what I need; although most of my home computing is done on OS9 (CoCo3) I do have an all-singing all-dancing MSDOS machine beside me too, on which I do business related stuff (the OS isn't great but the software is staggering). I would very much like to see the latest demo version of OS9Max, so I hope you upload it soon. I presume there is also some way to get a "real" version? Thanks in advance. Ian There is 1 Reply. #: 17343 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Jan-93 18:36:18 Sb: #17333-MSDOS/OS9 Fm: ole hansen 100016,3417 To: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 hello Ian I just finished uploading the 'new' demoversion of OS9MAX. The company that sells OS9MAX is German and is called DTR. Their address should be in the archive. I believe that 'Ultra science' sells it in the 'states'. best regards Ole B. Hansen #: 17313 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 01-Jan-93 20:48:12 Sb: UNLZH7.ARC uploaded Fm: Norman Rheaume 71630,3476 To: All I've just uploaded the newest edition of UNLZH-UNLZH7.ARC. This one fixes some problems with archives that I've downloaded. It also pre-allocates the output files to eliminate fragmentation problems with BIG files. #: 17394 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-Jan-93 14:17:13 Sb: archives Fm: John Raymond 74250,3214 To: os 9 users Need help with .ar files. They download ok, but how to unarchive? #: 17397 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-Jan-93 16:09:45 Sb: #CoCoFest Fm: Howard Luckey 74746,3207 To: ALL The Glenside Color Computer Club of Ill. announces the Seconde Annual "Last" CoCoFEST, on May 1st and 2nd, 1993 at the Holiday Inn Elgin (A holidome recreation center.). The address is 345 W. River Road, Elgin IL. The overnight room rates are $52.00 plus 10% tax. Call 1-708-695-5000 or 1-800-holiday for reservations, and be sure to ask for the "Glenside" or "CoCoFest!" rate. Admission is $10.00 at the door for a two day pass (no one day passes). Advanced ticket prices are $8.00 and to buy them send the $8.00 with a SASE or the $8.00 pluse $.50 for shipping and handling to George Schneeweiss, Tresurer, Glenside Color Computer Club, RR#2 Box 67, Forrest, Il 61741-9629. For further information, general or exhibitor contact: Tony Podraza, President GCCCI at 708-428-3576 (voice) or 708-428-0436 (BBS); or Carl Boll, Vice President, GCCCI, at 312-735-6087 (voice) or 312-735-3355 (BBS). There are 2 Replies. #: 17399 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-Jan-93 21:23:25 Sb: #17397-#CoCoFest Fm: Lee Veal 74726,1752 To: Howard Luckey 74746,3207 Sounds interesting... Pretty quick on the heels of the Mid America CoCo-Fest in Des Moines on March 27th and 28th. It would be nice if we'd get a little coordination on these fests. Lee There is 1 Reply. #: 17404 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 18-Jan-93 21:53:12 Sb: #17399-#CoCoFest Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: Lee Veal 74726,1752 (X) Dear Lee: I agree, hopefully I can make it to both, definately Glensides'. --Br. Jeremy, CSJW There is 1 Reply. #: 17422 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 23-Jan-93 09:53:46 Sb: #17404-CoCoFest Fm: Lee Veal 74726,1752 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 Dear Bro.: Fortunately for you, anyway, you're some what in the region for both fests. I'd be looking at two 700+ mile trips roughly a month apart. It'll be tough for me to make it to both. Lee p.s. Having a CoCoFest in Des Moines, isn't that the OS-9ers answer to Mecca? Don't the OS-9 faithful have to go on a pilgrimage at least once to the holy city? Lee #: 17403 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 18-Jan-93 21:50:38 Sb: #17397-CoCoFest Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: Howard Luckey 74746,3207 I'll be there. --Br. Jeremy, CSJW #: 17423 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 23-Jan-93 09:56:48 Sb: ar thanks Fm: Lee Veal 74726,1752 To: John Raymond 74250,3214 Glad you're on track. Of course, you can always use the -? parameter (AR -?) to dump out some reminder notes. Their pretty good as a quick reminder. Lee Press !> #: 17428 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 24-Jan-93 11:35:32 Sb: #17399-CoCoFest Fm: Howard Luckey 74746,3207 To: Lee Veal 74726,1752 (X) I agree. I have heard there is talk of forming a super-users group, and if that were to happen maybe there could be greater coord coordination. Howard #: 17432 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 25-Jan-93 01:09:29 Sb: #17422-CoCoFest Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: Lee Veal 74726,1752 (X) AMEN. #: 17520 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 12-Feb-93 22:51:13 Sb: #upload Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: SYSOP (X) The description for GUIB3.ar should read: Guib3.ar GRAPHICS GUI INTERFACE The latest in the GuiB (Graphic User Interface for Basic09) Series by Brother Jeremy, CSJW. There is 1 Reply. #: 17521 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 13-Feb-93 06:51:37 Sb: #17520-upload Fm: Mike Ward 76703,2013 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) All taken care of. Thanks! #: 17532 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Feb-93 18:31:20 Sb: coco software Fm: Steve Schroeder 70713,3255 To: all 2/15/93 Here is a list of used software I currently have for sale. All software comes with original disks and docs. Buyer pays shipping on all items FOB Nanuet, NY. Figure on $3.00 to $5.00 in most cases. ******************************************************************************* COCO 2 OS9 OS9 Level 1 TRS Copy Deskmate Basic O9 DL Logo Tandy Hires screen dump utilities I'll take $20.00 for all the level 1 stuff or $5 each. RS-DOS DIsk EDTASM $ 8.00 512k memtest, Ramdisk, print spooler $ 8.00 Flightsim 1 $ 5.00 Sands of Egypt $ 5.00 ******************************************************************************* COCO 3 OS9 OS9 Level 2 (includes BASIC09) $10.00 Multi Vue $10.00 Dyna Calc Tandy spread sheet $10.00 Data Windows Nice data base $25.00 B+B PowerBoost software and instructions (just add the 6309) $15.00 Level 2 Tools $12.00 Tools 2 $15.00 Lots of public domain patches and programs, device drivers, modules, etc. RS-DOS Simply Better The best COCO3 word proccesor $15.00 V-Term Terrific terminal program $15.00 COCO Graphics Designer Plus make cards, flyers, signs $ 5.00 Newspaper Plus Nice desktop publisher $22.00 Color Max Deluxe Drawing program $12.00 Deception Path Great game $12.00 War Monger water ballons to space invaders $15.00 KDSK3 (registered copy) Disk editor+file keeper $50.00 Plus, I have all the notes and articles I've collected over the years, all the sources and address's etc. $10.00 Steve Schroeder CIS 70713,3255 Delphi STEVESCHR (914) 429 2031 #: 17535 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 16-Feb-93 13:47:06 Sb: 4in1 6551 blues? Fm: Sandy Tipper 72060,76 To: all I have a DISTO SCII with 4-in-1, and I cannot seem to get the serial port to work. I have ACIAPAK.DR and have it patched as specified, using /t2 as the descriptor. I also used to use Wizpro, soI have PROACIA.DR and the descriptor /mwp. Both descriptors are set for the right address $07FF54, and name their respectively appropriate drivers. With /mwp, I can write to the modem, but cannot receive. With a loopback connector and using a 'scope, with 'xcom9 /mwp' I see data xmitted, but no characters echo, although DTR is fed back to DSR and CD. With /t2 and the "correct" driver, the transmit line is dead. (scope shows constant -ve voltage). Is there something wrong with my software or understanding, or is my 6551 toasted? I don't want to risk hacking at the 4-in-1 board to replace it if its not a hardware problem. Urgently required to get my system useful again. Sandy #: 17540 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-Feb-93 19:00:13 Sb: #6309 and 1 meg Fm: james pottage 71750,2012 To: ALL I am looking for help with my 1 meg upgrade and the 6309. Recently I installed the 6309 processor with Power Boost and everything ran fine for the first two months. A week ago I installed the 1 meg board to the processor and shorted the proper resistor. The system works, but two of the three Ram drivers that I have (Rammer by Kevin Darling and RDISK ) both crash the system either while being formatted or after being formatted when a file is copy to /R0. I tried changing R22 to a 47 ohm resister and the problem continues. No other problems have been encountered except somtimes deiniz will lock the system up. I have also tried changing the 512 K board with a spare board but this does nothing. Moreover, Kyumgai to be Ninja and other VDG based programs run fine in a VDG window. The Ram Driver that came with the OS9 development package works fine. Any ideas on what is happening would be greatly appreciated. Jim Pottage There is 1 Reply. #: 17549 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 19-Feb-93 19:15:05 Sb: #17540-6309 and 1 meg Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: james pottage 71750,2012 Sounds like the upgrade(s) are working fine but the software isn't. I guess the easiest thing to do is just use the ramdisk which works . I do recall some chatter awhile ago about patches to both Kevin's ramdrive and a patch to the Dev. Pack ramdrive. If everything else is okay, it doesn't sound like a hardware problem to me. #: 17552 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 20-Feb-93 20:36:26 Sb: #17535-4in1 6551 blues? Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Sandy Tipper 72060,76 (X) Sandy, A couple of thoughts on your 4in1. Do you have a power supply hooked up? Also could it be possible that you might have your cable hooked up backwards at your board? I have the 4in1 & an SC2. I'm using the cable that came with it and the cable comes out at the bottom. I know that these are some obvious things, but sometimes we do overlook the obvious, so please don't be offended. Oh, looking back at your msg, you mentioned using xcom9 with mwp. You might try using your non-wiz programs with the standard drivers. (That might be what you meant when you said "correct" drivers. Oh, BTW, I have my Disto clock patched for the IRQ toggle hack that appeared in the Aug(?) '91(?) '90(?) Rainbow. I tried to fool around with Wiz and proacia and after exiting the program, if I turned my modem off, my system would lock up. Anyway, If you haven't already tried, try using ACIAPak and a standard version of "t2" (modified for the Disto Port) and see what happens. Good luck, and if you don't get going, we'll try something else. David #: 17551 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 20-Feb-93 16:42:30 Sb: ATCOCO Fm: PHIL SCHERER 71211,2545 To: MIKE HAALAND 72300,1433 (X) Hi Mike--Thanks to Br. Jeremy, I have a copy of your ATCOCO file. I have a question about item 6 under preparation. It says to solder a jumper between the cathode(positive) end of D2 to the anode(negative) end of D14. I always understood the cathode to be negative and the anode to be positive. I dont want to fry my machine. Your help on this would be greatly appreciated. #: 17553 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 20-Feb-93 22:21:23 Sb: 6309 and One Meg Fm: james pottage 71750,2012 To: Bob Van der Pool Thanks for the reply. Everything seems to be working fine except the two Ram drives. However, I tested the one from Owl Wares Window writer and it works fine, except if I format it with more than 64 blocks (512K) I get an error 237. I believe my boot files is to large to handle a bigger ramdrive. The 6309 and one meg seem a great combination- almost limitless space and great speed. Thanks for again, Jim #: 17576 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 27-Feb-93 12:38:33 Sb: RSDOS Plus Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: 72007,1737 Craig, I can't seem to get your RSDOS plus program to work. I have the edition #11 of CC3DISK which works with PCDOS. I get an error 10 and it points to the dash that preceeds the commands. i.e. -dir. Any help would be appreciated. #: 17608 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Mar-93 01:26:25 Sb: #One Meg upgrade Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: all Can anyone tell me if the One Meg upgrade kits are still available for the Coco3. If so, where can I get one? Any info would be appreciated. There are 2 Replies. #: 17610 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Mar-93 05:25:00 Sb: #17608-One Meg upgrade Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: randy pischke 75460,205 Randy, I don't know of any source for the 1M upgrade, but Tony DiStefano is currently in the final stages of testing a 2M upgrade, that he has said should be released very soon, possibly in the next few weeks. He will be selling kits, without memory. The memory used is standard 1x8 or 1x9 SIMMs. -Bill- #: 17617 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Mar-93 12:28:24 Sb: #17608-One Meg upgrade Fm: Mike Haaland 72300,1433 To: randy pischke 75460,205 Yes, I've heard that DISTO is making a limited run of 1 meg and 2 meg boards. I don't have their number handy tho. You can find it in any old Rainbow mag. - Mike - #: 17723 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 14-Mar-93 12:38:25 Sb: #17610-One Meg upgrade Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Bill, Thanks for the info on the 2 Meg. kits that are coming out. I would actually prefer one of them. Using SIMM memory is the way to go. Randy #: 17695 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 11-Mar-93 00:41:57 Sb: clock patch Fm: maarten amj van wamelen 100115,2205 To: kevin darling to kevin darling [lease tell me which function of the clock driver needs to be patched thkx (;-) amj #: 17735 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Mar-93 17:35:33 Sb: #OS9L3? Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: All Dear Friends: Has anyone ever heard of an OS9 Level 3 from Japan. I have heard rumors of its existence. --Br. Jeremy, CSJW There is 1 Reply. #: 17737 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Mar-93 21:57:27 Sb: #17735-#OS9L3? Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) Hi Jeremy - a long time I'd heard that there was a virtual-memory version of OS9/6809 in Japan which was called Level 3... but I've never seen it. best - kev There is 1 Reply. #: 17739 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Mar-93 23:52:32 Sb: #17737-OS9L3? Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X) Hello Kevin, I hope your move went well. I wonder if this Japanese OS9 was 6809 specific or if it might have been written for the 6309? I wonder if anyone one the Internet could find out anything about this? I am not all that certain how to get a message out, but this has my curiosity. A classmate of mine from seminary was from Japan, I wish I knew where he was know and if he went be there. I would contact him. Well, I try to do some digging. With all best wishes, Br. Jeremy, CSJW #: 17771 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 19-Mar-93 20:52:44 Sb: Final Upgrade Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: All Dear Friends, The following is a forum message from Delphi, uploaded with permission. 72719 12-MAR 23:08 General Information Level III: Are We Ready Yet? From: THETAURUS To: ALL To say that OS9 Level II has matured since it's release from Tandy is an understatement. Since it's release, the somewhat clumsy looking level II has piece by piece been patched, rewritten, and hacked at, and now a few years older, has really begun to let it's true potential shine with those modifications that Tandy preferred not to pursue. Level II is now, quite a slick system with those patches, new drivers and descriptors, and other modifications installed. Not only is this true with Level II but with Color Computer hardware itself. We have seen quite a few neat developments come down the line since we entered the orphanage, too many to even list here. I know this is old news to many of us so I should just make my point. As great an improvement this has been there is a downside. The confusion and possible incompatibilities involved with all those modifications that are available is a major turn off, not only for any newcomers or novices in the community, but even the system veterans tend to have problems keeping everything together. As far as solving this problem, I think that Farna Systems 'PatchOS9' is a step in the right direction, but in my opinion I think it's about time to move ahead and decide on our OWN Level III. This is a long time to go without an upgrade and since it is beyond unlikely that either Tandy or Microware would have any part of such a process, it is about time we take this upon ourselves. We have a lot to work with, and with a little more work on some of the modules and hardware, a good long thought out voting process, and working alongside other online users from CIS,Fidonet, and the Internet, as well as offliners possibly through the various OS9 magazines and newsletters, and also working with the various vendors, this could very likely be done. What would make this better than having it done by Tandy or Microware? WE WILL DECIDE what is best for our computer and Operating System as a community. Since we are the ones who held it up for so long, and since we are carrying it into the future, we undoubably know what is best better then anyone. Why do I think this is necessary? Because it makes things much easier and more flexible for both Programmers and End users without the hassle of making a million different modifications just for a program to work with an operating system that has many different versions. Programmers are unwilling to go through all this, and no one can blame them. How will we go about doing this legally? It will be simple actually. At least if my idea works out. Once Level III is finally decided on, it would be distributed on a similar disk such as the 'PatchOS9' disk I previously mentioned. Hopefully one or more of the vendors would offer the service of installing these patches once the user sends his original master disk. The disk would contain all the patches and Modifications that would be installed on the original LEVEL II two disk. And the result would be LEVEL III. Then people advertising their programs could simply say 'Level III' required. I would like to know how you all think we should go at this? I think my ideas are valid and the 'PatchOS9'd disk brings us very close. The only thing we would need to do is finish making whatever modifications we feel are still necessary,try and get as much of that unofficial upgrade that hasn't been released yet as possible, and then decide on the hardware standards. I think now is a good time to start this subject as we have waited to long. It is time to end the confusion and obstacles of sticking to a system this old. I am glad I brought this up now, since recently we have begun once again talking about the feasibility of deciding on a Standards Committee. Such a committee would prove VERY instrumental in this process. We do need an official group to look up to, since at this time it really seems like we have only ourselves to pat on the backs and someone in a leadership position, maybe thru the voting process would help boost moral activity. We definately have some GREAT people here supporting us in the community, but unfortunately it is very hard for them too keep in consistent contact with their community with so much work to do. That would be ANOTHER job where the Committee will come in handy. The 'deafening silence' that seems to be in the community right now doesn't mean doom. It's far from it actually, but there is just no comittee of community representatives to pull us all together, and in our case we need that. We are too big not to have it :) Looking forward to some creative response to this long winded blast ;) See Ya! >Chris< Chris asked me to upload this wherever I could. Please feel free to post this on any BBS or Pay-Systems you care to. Whether or not any of the folks who worked on the ill-fated Upgrade will be able or willing to participate is unknown at this time. There is talk of people contributing to fund to bring out that upgrade. (A couple of $100.00 pledged so far) I will be glad to echo any replies back to Chris on Delphi. With all best wishes, Br. Jeremy, CSJW #: 17776 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 22-Mar-93 13:23:52 Sb: WD1773 COCO disk chip Fm: Timothy J. Martin 71541,3611 To: all If anyone is looking to replace the WD1773 controller chip in their COCO Disk controller Cartridge, they are available through a chip broker in California named "Jerome Industries". Phone number is 805-527-5893, ask for Susan Laughler (sp?). They sell only to businesses, and need a $50 dollar miniumum. The sell the WD1773-PH for $17.50 each. #: 17921 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Apr-93 17:51:44 Sb: MultiVue Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: All Dear Friends: I am posting this with the permission of Boisy Pitre. 73907 6-APR 20:33 Applications (6809) MultiVue patches From: BOISY To: ALL I installed the GShell32 patches to GShell -- wow, Multivue has never been so nice! I've been running it for two days now without a crash, plus running StG BBS, and opening windows like mad.... I did have to manually patch the new GShell to use the new GRFDRV for faster PUTs on an 80x24 screen. My two questions: (1) Where do I patch GShell to obtain similar speeds on the 320x192 screen? (2) Kent Meyers told me once that he had patched GShell so that icons on an 80x24 window would be twice as wide, thus preserving the proportional size of the icon (icons on 80x24 screens look narrow as apposed to 40x24) Does anyone have this patch and would share it?/ With all best wishes, Br. Jeremy, CSJW #: 18037 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-May-93 11:02:59 Sb: LZH for Coco Fm: Don Kircher 76346,3475 To: All Hi Guys! Who ever uploaded LZH for Coco -- it works wonderful in house but IBMERS have not been able to dearchive files created with it. Could this be a bug, or is it version related on the IBMers part. A friend of mine said the archive seemed to get trashed worse with each attempt to dearchive it. It has forced me to shelve it in favor of tried and true OS9ARC. Pity too cause it mashes the file smaller than arc does. Thx dlk #: 18063 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-May-93 06:05:01 Sb: #18037-#LZH for Coco Fm: Ken Flanagan 75460,2514 To: Don Kircher 76346,3475 (X) I was the one that uploaded it. The problem is with the extended headers you create an archive with it toggled off (e option), then there will be no problems with any other system reading the archive. The author is aware of the problem and he is working on a new version that will fix the header problem as well as include additional features (I'm hoping for a move function and for it to archive directories. There is 1 Reply. #: 18068 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 10-May-93 00:04:11 Sb: #18063-LZH for Coco Fm: Don Kircher 76346,3475 To: Ken Flanagan 75460,2514 Hi Ken! Thank you for the reply. I have great hopes for LZH down the road. I'll give the (e) option a shot and see how the IBM public likes it. thx dlk #: 18103 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-May-93 20:00:33 Sb: #Multipak trouble Fm: Denise Tomlinson 71021,3274 To: all My son was using my Coco 3 with a multipak and didn't realize that the rubber feet of the coco came off. The multipak still had the feet. Aparently the multipak must have got a bad connection between it and the coco and the multipak got zapped. The Coco boots normally with the disk controller plugged into the rom port but refuses to boot with the multipak plugged in. All I get is a dark screen, no vdg screen or anything. I cleaned and checked the 34 pin connectors and especially checked the multipak edge connector for damage and found nothing Do you have an idea what chip might have gotten zapped? I can replace chips with a solder iron and Ic sockets, I have done them before. I used to do that kind of work at a shop once. Could the pal chip have gotten zapped? With the new pal chip, will the multipak work with a Coco 2? As a double check, I tried hooking the pak to a Coco 2 to make sure the trouble was in the pak. Seems like I remember that when the new style pal chip is put in a "pak" it won't work for a Coco 2 unless you have a switcher socket and the old chip. I really need the pak working because I use the Coco 3 with a Midi card to play a Synthisizer. Thanks, Denise Ps: If I get the pak working again, I'll replace the rubber feet on the Coco, and mount the whole unit on a piece of plywood so this won't happen again. There is 1 Reply. #: 18104 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-May-93 22:06:34 Sb: #18103-Multipak trouble Fm: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 To: Denise Tomlinson 71021,3274 I have a "Multi-Pak Locking Plate" I got from Gimmesoft several years ago which I no longer use. Interested? Zack C Sessions via InfoXpress/OSK by Bill Dickhaus #: 18112 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 18-May-93 19:21:07 Sb: #18104-#Multipak trouble Fm: Denise Tomlinson 71021,3274 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) Yes, I would be if I can get my Pak working again, You know that now the Coco is "all washed up" it is a necessity that broken things get repaired because there is NO REPLACEMENT. Of course, I don't believe the Coco is "All washed up", (just kidding) Huggs, Denise There is 1 Reply. #: 18115 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 18-May-93 21:36:49 Sb: #18112-Multipak trouble Fm: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 To: Denise Tomlinson 71021,3274 (X) Let me know if you get your MPI working again (or replaced) and want the locking plate. Zack C Sessions via InfoXpress/OSK by Bill Dickhaus #: 18365 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 01-Jul-93 04:32:39 Sb: #17723-#One Meg upgrade Fm: OSSIAN WISECUP 70731,327 To: randy pischke 75460,205 (X) WHOOOOPP , hold on, I must have missed something. Did you say there was a 2-meg upgrade? and if so where can I get it? Thanx O.W. There is 1 Reply. #: 18372 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 02-Jul-93 03:29:29 Sb: #18365-#One Meg upgrade Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: OSSIAN WISECUP 70731,327 (X) Actually, I didn't say there was a 2-meg upgrade. Someone told me about it on CIS. I did find out that one has to call Tony Distofano direct to get one. His home number is 514-747-4851, and you should call him after 6 P.M. Central Time. Good Luck. Randy There is 1 Reply. #: 18375 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 03-Jul-93 03:46:50 Sb: #18372-One Meg upgrade Fm: OSSIAN WISECUP 70731,327 To: randy pischke 75460,205 Thanx, will do. Ossian Wisecup [70731,327] #: 18358 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 29-Jun-93 17:52:15 Sb: #18348-Home Pub and File Cat Fm: Rogelio Perea 72056,1204 To: Dan Robins 70007,3264 (X) Thanks! I'll try that!!! #: 18376 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 03-Jul-93 13:55:30 Sb: #Upload Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: SYSOP (X) I mis-spelled Kent Meyers name in the description of Gshell.ar. I typed Keny instead of Kent, could we please fix it? --Jeremy. There is 1 Reply. #: 18380 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 04-Jul-93 04:44:09 Sb: #18376-Upload Fm: Mike Ward 76703,2013 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) All taken care of. #: 18381 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 04-Jul-93 14:16:12 Sb: #Home Publisher Fm: STEVE SANDISH 70712,2447 To: 72056,1204 (X) Rogelio, I too am looking for better fonts for the Tandy Home Publisher. I couldn't find anything specific here on Compuserve but I suspect that something like a Basic09 font editor may help. I find that I need someething to produce a smaller font like a normal word processer 8 point style. I don't use any other service but Compuserve but if you downloaded any shareware from someplace else with a smaller font I would appreciate it if you could put it on Compuserve. Lacking that I will try and devote some time to a font editor. Sincerely, Steve Sandish There is 1 Reply. #: 18396 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Jul-93 14:45:44 Sb: #18381-#Home Publisher Fm: Rogelio Perea 72056,1204 To: STEVE SANDISH 70712,2447 (X) Steve, let me gather up my font collection for Home Publisher and I will upload it as soon as I can. This collection I found it in several BBS's around the US that support the CoCo.... Rogelio Perea There is 1 Reply. #: 18403 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Jul-93 19:16:01 Sb: #18396-Home Publisher Fm: STEVE SANDISH 70712,2447 To: Rogelio Perea 72056,1204 (X) Rogelio, Sounds great, thanks! It is tough to send out a newsletter with font taking up 1/3 more than it should. Steve #: 18395 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Jul-93 02:19:49 Sb: #CoCo chips Fm: LEONARD H. REED 72400,1365 To: all Need parts ! am out in the boonies and have broke CoCo3 need 6309 CPU and 21P. Who sells these ? Local RS doesn't seem interested. reply Len Reed 72400,1365 There is 1 Reply. #: 18404 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Jul-93 00:07:51 Sb: #18395-CoCo chips Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: LEONARD H. REED 72400,1365 If you are in the west, try calling Terry Laraway at 206-692-5374 (he is in Bremmerton, WA). #: 18504 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Aug-93 15:43:57 Sb: Rocket update Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: All Scarffed from the CoCo List, the following is a post from Chris Bukre regarding the Rocket OSK upgrade board for the CoCo. <<>> The July 31 deadline for the 1st batch of Rocket orders has passed, and several people have asked for a status update on the project. Burke & Burke received fewer than 100 orders, but orders continue to come in. In the meantime, Microware has restructured their product line, effectively discontinuing the Industrial OS9 package planned for The Rocket. The deadline has elapsed with fewer than 100 orders. From a "contractual" standpoint I believe this means two things. First, anybody who "wants out" can cancel their order; a letter will go out shortly offering this option. Second, Burke & Burke is not obligated to honor orders (although clearly if they don't they must return all deposits and prepayments). Burke & Burke is still very interested in producing The Rocket, and continues to work on the software. At this point, the development tools (ASM-like assembler and editor) are in early alpha testing at Burke & Burke. Work on the hardware prototype was suspended to get these tools up, and can now continue. The decision to go into production now depends on whether Burke & Burke can secure acceptable pricing on either Industrial OS9 or the equivalent Embedded OS9. A final alternative would be to go with Atomic OS9, but this would require a lot more software development from Burke & Burke (Atomic OS9 has no SCF, no RBF, no PIPEMAN, no utilities) and could make the project unprofitable. Those who have placed orders for The Rocket have demonstrated great enthusiasm and support. The CoCo and OS9 magazines, too, have been very helpful. I hope to have good news on the production decision by August 15th. Chris Burke #: 18544 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-Aug-93 08:15:18 Sb: #OS9 LII word processor Fm: JOSEPH CONSUGAR 73007,3264 To: all I would like to purchase a good word processor to run under OS9 Level II on my Coco III. Can anyone provide any recommendations and/or addresses where I might be able to purchase such a beast? Thanks Joe Consugar There is 1 Reply. #: 18549 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 17-Aug-93 22:01:28 Sb: #18544-#OS9 LII word processor Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: JOSEPH CONSUGAR 73007,3264 (X) Hello Joseph. We've been selling our VED and VPRINT combo for a number of years now and have a lot of happy Level II customers. Ved costs $24.95 and Vprint is $29.95. If you would like a catalogue of our products, please send me email with your address. There is 1 Reply. #: 18552 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 18-Aug-93 06:38:23 Sb: #18549-OS9 LII word processor Fm: JOSEPH CONSUGAR 73007,3264 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) Bob, Thanks for your reply. I would be very interested in a catalogue of your products. My address is: Joseph Consugar 1601 Woodtree Ct. W Annapolis, MD 21401 I look forward to hearing from you. Joe #: 18565 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 19-Aug-93 21:31:36 Sb: DiskMaster Fm: LEONARD H. REED 72400,1365 To: all I am looking for users of D.B.Johnson's DiskMaster .. I have a 20 meg HD and am wondering what all the emty sockets are for. Also I am using WIZPRO but lack the necessary dr and dd for use with the Disk Master. HELP/exit #: 18606 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 27-Aug-93 04:31:41 Sb: #not returned disks Fm: maarten amj van wamelen 100115,2205 To: [F] Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X) wanted cis id number of kevin darling There is 1 Reply. #: 18607 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 27-Aug-93 04:32:43 Sb: #18606-not returned disks Fm: Mike Ward 76703,2013 To: maarten amj van wamelen 100115,2205 We have it as 76703,4227 Mike #: 18783 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 11-Sep-93 22:53:09 Sb: #18748-#3.5 drive query Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 (X) About the modem, it has suddenly started going off-hook as soon as it it turned on. Otherwise it is working quite well, apparently. As it is, if you turn it on, by the time you get set up to dial, the phone line has gone through the routine of the recording you get and going off-line or whatever. I'm using OSTerm and have been getting everything set up to dial and then turning it on. It's a cheapie Emerson I've had for a little over a year. I left a msg a couple of weeks ago here. It seems that my modems don't live over a couple of years.. Steve Wegert suggested that I m could be having trouble with lightening or something, but I don' t think that is the problem. Anyway, if I understand you correcttly, if the drive is working, then everything is OK, right? David There is 1 Reply. #: 18802 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 13-Sep-93 06:45:15 Sb: #18783-#3.5 drive query Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41 To: David Breeding 72330,2051 (X) David, > Anyway, if I understand you correcttly, if the drive is working, then > everything is OK, right? Yes, that is correct. About your modem problem, it shouldn't go off hook until you issue it a dial command. If it is doing that as soon as you turn in on, something is wrong. Perhaps a register value as been set wrong that is causing this, or the modem is going bad. /************* /\/\ark ************/ (uploaded with InfoXpress Ver 1.0) There is 1 Reply. #: 18838 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 19-Sep-93 01:15:41 Sb: #18802-#3.5 drive query Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 (X) I kinda believe that the modem is going bad.. I've tried atf (or is it at&f, I'm composing online and won't bother looking it up now,but you get the idea) and it still stays off-hook. Another thing... I tried to store a faster dial rate to NV-ram and then "atz" and it went back to the default, so I do feel that it is going haywire. Otherwise, it seems to function faultlessly. I may try to get one of these things repaired, as I seem to be getting quite a collection of flakey modems. Well, hopefully, I'll get to say howdy in Atlanta, I think I saw where you said you would be there. I went last year, and met many faces to go with the names I see all the time. David There is 1 Reply. #: 18903 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 24-Sep-93 22:57:30 Sb: #18838-#3.5 drive query Fm: Bob Palmer 74646,2156 To: David Breeding 72330,2051 (X) re you by any chance on a pulse dial line? I have an old Hayes which is holding up well but when I got a new (borrowed) 2400 baud Hayes it packed up quickly mayyer of months) by getting very noisy on the dialing relay (pulse you see) started to get wrong numbers and or unable to dial messages. Then a second USRobotics also went in a similar fashion so now I'm back to the good old Hayes. I wonder if the Telco shunt current isn't just a little too high for these newer modems with absolute bottom dollar relays and few users who still use pulse dialing. I am just opposed to letting the Telco take home an extra couple of dollars every month for the priveledge of using tone dialing. Especially when they will no longer install a pulse dial phone but still keep up the pretext that it is an optional extra. Wait till they HAVE to come and change it out at their cost. That's my motto. Bob There is 1 Reply. #: 18919 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 25-Sep-93 22:40:37 Sb: #18903-3.5 drive query Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Bob Palmer 74646,2156 No, I'm now using tone dialing, although I was on pulse till sometthing like a year ago. Yes, the extra charge is kind of a rip-off, but it is nice to get the faster dialing, etc. I suppose it is worth it. I changed over hoping to get better svc. I just might give a Hayes a try. I assumed that a USRobotics was near top-of-the-line. As i remember, it costs nearly as much as a Hayes, doesn't it? About the Telephone company's current... It could be... I live in a rural area so it's uncertain just what curent they are providing, although I'm really surprised as to how reliable and clear my data is most of the time. With my previous modem, a Smart Team, it would take spells of spewing out nothing but garbage. I cussed the Tel. Co. quite a bit but after getting this modem, everything is swell, except for this cotton-picking going off- hook on turn-on. #: 18816 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Sep-93 01:11:41 Sb: #gshell 1.25 Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: brother jeremy/ 76477,142 (X) Brother Jeremy, I downloaded your file of gshell 1.25 only to find out that it will not work. Your Ipatch file is looking for an original file of size 3A95h whereas gshell 1.24a is size 3b48h. I double checked and my gshell 1.24a is the correct size. Also, your Ipatch file has gshell 1.25 being smaller than 1.24a. Is this possible given the fact that features have been added. Please let me know if I have missed something along the way. Randy There is 1 Reply. #: 18837 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 19-Sep-93 01:01:28 Sb: #18816-gshell 1.25 Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: randy pischke 75460,205 Randy, I will have to check and get back to you on this. It may take a day or so. With all best wishes, Brother Jeremy, CSJW #: 18817 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 15-Sep-93 01:33:42 Sb: SCII drivers Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: kevin darling/ 76703,4227 (X) kevin, how's it going? Haven't heard from you so I thought I would leave you anothe message. I have a problem using the disto SCII with my modem. I get a conflict between the clock module and the acia module which gives me lots of garbage when I try to use the modem. I get the same problem using wizpro with its special drivers. The onlything nonstandard I am doing is using a RS-232 port addressed at FF30. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanx Randy. #: 18991 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 04-Oct-93 11:43:30 Sb: OS9 Prompts Fm: Rogelio Perea 72056,1204 To: Sysop (X) 10...9...8...7...6...5..4..3..2..1..0 !!! YAOQ (Yet Another OS-9 Question): I installed Shell + in my CoCo III under OS9LII, and there are a LOT of things I like using it rather than the stock shell included in the original package.... specially the p="[$] " method to include the current data drive in the prompt line... trouble is that I did include the statement in my Startup file: here and there as a matter of fact... but when the system ends the booting process, all I get is the Term prompt, I have to setup the prompt again from the command line..... am I missing something here? Rogelio Perea #: 18991 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 04-Oct-93 11:43:30 Sb: OS9 Prompts Fm: Rogelio Perea 72056,1204 To: Sysop (X) 10...9...8...7...6...5..4..3..2..1..0 !!! YAOQ (Yet Another OS-9 Question): I installed Shell + in my CoCo III under OS9LII, and there are a LOT of things I like using it rather than the stock shell included in the original package.... specially the p="[$] " method to include the current data drive in the prompt line... trouble is that I did include the statement in my Startup file: here and there as a matter of fact... but when the system ends the booting process, all I get is the Term prompt, I have to setup the prompt again from the command line..... am I missing something here? Rogelio Perea #: 19004 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Oct-93 21:08:47 Sb: #new ar Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: Carl Krieder 71076,76 I did a quick test of ar1.92 and found the same problems as others reported. But, I also found a solution . The problem is that these testers were using shell+. And shell+ forks all programs with (as I recall) a min. of 8K stack memory. However, if you switch to the standard shell all works fine. I have a copy of the MW shell on in my cmds renamed to tshel just for these kinds of problems. Hope this helps. There are 2 Replies. #: 19012 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Oct-93 10:07:42 Sb: #19004-new ar Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) AAhhhh ... that explains it then. While I _am_ using shell plus, it is a way later revision! *- Steve -* #: 19017 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Oct-93 20:53:19 Sb: #19004-#new ar Fm: Ken Scales 74646,2237 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) > I did a quick test of ar1.92 and found the same problems as others > reported. But, I also found a solution . The problem is that these > testers were using shell+. Jeeyiminy, Bob... first message I leave here in over a year, and you managed to "scoop" me by an hour and a half! After installing the InfoXpress upgrade, I decided to try setting it up for CompuServe as well. We'll see how the Bell Canada bill goes... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Scales Delphi:KSCALES Internet:kscales@delphi.com CIS:74646,2237 ** Composed with KVed/Ved and uploaded with InfoXpress ** There is 1 Reply. #: 19020 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Oct-93 01:07:20 Sb: #19017-new ar Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 To: Ken Scales 74646,2237 OK, you and Bob and Steve are all correct; shell+ is the problem. I dug out the original shell and renamed (and patched) it to tshel and ar1.92 now works fine. Mind you, on text files "ar -u" and "ar -ub12" seem to give archives exactly the same size. May be better on binaries. Conveniently, ar is comfortably short (by more than the length of tshel) of 16K-512, so I merged it with tshel. Pre-loading ar for an archiving session now allows the use of "tshel ar ...." without constantly exercising the floppies. Of course, I left another copy of tshel in the cmds directory for the times I just type "tshel ar" without loading it first. Too bad there is no convenient way to just be able to type "ar". One of shell+'s minor shortcomings is that it doesn't let shell scripts pass command line parameters to one or more variables. This is a feature I use heavily in MSDOS shell. (Or does it? Have I missed anything?) Hmmmm... I don't suppose ALIAS allows the use of a space in a pseudo module name; that would be convenient. #: 19124 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 16-Oct-93 11:40:41 Sb: #18919-3.5 drive query Fm: Bob Palmer 74646,2156 To: David Breeding 72330,2051 Hayes might help but I hasten to add that although my old 1200 baud unit has been ultra reliable (and No I didn't buy it new - wadda ya think - I'm made of money |-) ) BUT! the new 2400 baud which I borrowed from work folded up in short order. The pulse dialing relay went intermittent and we have had one other of these do the same. That is why the question about pulse dialing. This is the same relay which does the off hook function so you could still have trouble there. }iUSR sporsters are not expensive. - in fact they are one of the lowest priced name brands I have seen. Bob. #: 19127 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 16-Oct-93 22:26:46 Sb: #19124-3.5 drive query Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Bob Palmer 74646,2156 (X) I broke down and bought a Hayes 24+Fax. It seemed reasonably-prices so decided to go with it. Of course my CoCo cannot handle the fax, and using the Disto 4-in-1 board, cannot use the modem's flow control for the advanced features of the error-correcting/compression stuff (board has DTR/RTS hardwired) it seems to work well. The other modem worked well, really, except for that darn off-hook condition. (I have to pay long-distance, and a time or 2, forgot to turn if off until several minutes after logoff.) I may try to see if I can send that or another modem in for repair (cost could be as much as for a new modem, but I might give it a try). Well, TTYL. Tnx for the suggestions. David Breeding *** Sent via InfoXpress *** #: 19228 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 31-Oct-93 23:57:31 Sb: #18837-#gshell 1.25 Fm: randy pischke 75460,205 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) Brother Jeremy, Glad to see that there are still some people out there still using the trusty old Coco. Look forward to your reply in order to get the enhancements to Gshell. I sell IBM compatible computers as a side business and yet I prefer to use my Coco 3 over a 486. The coco just plain works better. Thanks for the help. Randy There is 1 Reply. #: 19248 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 03-Nov-93 20:39:56 Sb: #19228-gshell 1.25 Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: randy pischke 75460,205 I believe that I emailed you the files awhile back. Let me know if you did not get them. --Jeremy #: 19223 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 30-Oct-93 18:03:51 Sb: #Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Paul Seniura 76703,4255 (X) ? Paul, The code in shell+ to cause an executing module to have a minimum of 8k-1 page was put in to fix a problem experienced when calling programs and passing shell variables as parameters. From what I can gather from my notes (and we're talking about 5 years ago here!) programs which specified a very small memory amount (as identified in the module header) were erroring because very large parameter strings being passed took up all available memory specified. The change was discussed on CIS for a at some length before it was implemented, anad is documented in the Shell+ documentation (BTW the change went in under Shell+V1.3e). As far as the fix....you are correct in the location and type of change. However, to totally remove the code that messes with the data area size, the change would be as follows: l shell c 1312 c6 12 c 1313 1f 12 v What this does is take this code: 130A 8611 lda #Prgrm+Objct get type/lang 130C D603 ldb Anyway...... If this is as much of a problem as you seem to indicate, it > could be a configurable setting via the setshell program. Ooops....my > mistake. Setshell is for Shell+ V3.0 only. I've really got to upload that > one of these years. > Hello there stranger! Nice to see you back online. Whatcha been doing lately? Regarding uploading the latest version of Shell+ ... please do! *- Steve -* There is 1 Reply. #: 19240 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 02-Nov-93 17:32:23 Sb: #19227-#Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X) Steve, What have I been doing lately? Raising a (now) four year old and building a house! Not to mention work,etc. Been so beat that I hardly get on the coco anymore...but things have been easing up lately and i've been doing more and more. Re Shell+ V3.0.....one of the biggest problems with uploading it is that (as far as I can remeber!) it uses several system calls that were to be part of the ill-fated upgrade. I need to find out exactly which parts of the upgrade were released so that I can make sure that it will be compatable with whats out there. But, in any event, it *will* get done and uploaded here. Ron There is 1 Reply. #: 19244 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 03-Nov-93 04:10:09 Sb: #19240-#Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ken Flanagan 75460,2514 To: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 (X) From what I can remember, the parts of the upgrade that were released were thfaster GRFDRV, and the RBF that allows undeleting of files. There is 1 Reply. #: 19249 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 04-Nov-93 18:52:55 Sb: #19244-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Ken Flanagan 75460,2514 I seem to recall a new(?) system call that allows you to create a data module on the fly. Will have to double check though. #: 19231 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 01-Nov-93 06:38:31 Sb: #19223-#Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 (X) Ron, Long time no type! How are things these days? I'd be interested in figuring out why Shell+ doesn't work with "those programs" since InfoXpress happens to be one. I plan on doing a little experimenting, and will let everyone know the outcome. By the way, I don't have the problem on 2.9s, and I don't think I'm running a patched version, its been so long I don't remember. -Bill- There is 1 Reply. #: 19241 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 02-Nov-93 17:34:49 Sb: #19231-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Bill, Hmmmm...2.9s does'nt have the problem?? Does this mean that the code is no longer in the shell, or does the other changes to the operating system which ewere were required to run 2.9s fix it? BTW...I'm running 2.9s now (just checked) so that *is* the latest version. Good typing to ya! Ron #: 19235 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 01-Nov-93 11:02:04 Sb: Inactive files Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: All Folks, We've been doing some major housekeeping in LIB 10 and have removed a number of files due to inactivity. These files are described in OFFLIN.LZH found in LIB 10 and have been moved off line to tape. Should you find a need for any file listed in the archive, drop an note to SYSOP, and we'll attempt to restore it to the library. Thanks! *- Steve -* #: 19250 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 04-Nov-93 18:53:58 Sb: files from Dl 10 Fm: Michele 72652,2765 To: sysop (X) filels I want from DL 10 vefio.ar img2ve.ar vefsqs.ar palett.ar sprint.ar fstat.ar font.ar Again to the sysop. please inform me wcan get these. I also am looking for tools to make RLE files from VEF files as well as the newest version of vef2gif. I have ver 1.0 of this program (vef2gif) is there a newer one? I also need to find any utilities that allow the use of the termcap librairy from basic09. Also do you know where I can find a filter to add/strip Line feeds,Add/strip Carriage Returns? in any order you specify. I have strip.ar but my Model 102 laptops characters for indicatingline ter order I desire. Michele Dalene #: 19262 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Nov-93 08:35:32 Sb: #19249-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 Ron, The data module system calls, named pipes, and a lot of other stuff hasn't been "released" yet that I'm aware of. Some, but I don't think all, of the graphics, the undel code in RBF, and the clock fixes are all that I've seen. -Bill- #: 19253 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Nov-93 10:59:18 Sb: #19250-files from Dl 10 Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: Michele 72652,2765 (X) > filels I want from DL 10 vefio.ar img2ve.ar vefsqs.ar palett.ar sprint.ar > fstat.ar font.ar These files have been restored to LIB 10. Sorry for the inconvenience! *- Steve -* #: 19257 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Nov-93 22:24:49 Sb: #thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: sysop (X) Thanks! How do you reply to a message? I am so used to Delphi's system that I have No idea of how to Reply. help There is 1 Reply. #: 19263 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Nov-93 12:00:55 Sb: #19257-#thanks Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) > Thanks! How do you reply to a message? I am so used to Delphi's system > that I have No idea of how to Reply. > It pretty much the same as Delphi, just better! :-) After reading a message to which you wish to reply, type REPLY at the message dispostion prompt. You'll be dumpped into the CompuServe Editor, so start typing away. When you're done with your message, type /exit as the first thing on a blank line and follow the prompts. Give a shout if you need more info. *- Steve -* There is 1 Reply. #: 19268 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Nov-93 20:13:24 Sb: #19263-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X) Thanks! I also noticed that I had to change a setting in options to get the choices to work out. I wonder if this thing uses the DELPHI .lt commands as welll....... Hmm maybe lt trying my and example of gluing small lines together :) el Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19277 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 11:10:48 Sb: #19268-thanks Fm: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To post a message to a forum and not have it formatted for you, at the Post Action Menu, enter the command PU. ------------------------------------ Zack C Sessions ColorSystems "I am Homer of Borg, prepare to be assimi ... OOOOHHH, DOUGHNUTS!" #: 19258 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Nov-93 23:40:57 Sb: #wrong vefio file Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: sysop (X) Opps! I never realized that CIS allows for a filename to be the same for two ore more files in a base! I ended up getting an older Vefio. I wanted 1.6 and instead I got 1.3 My fault. Ok I will try to be even more terse. filename Uploader size Date VEFIO.AR 75706,336 18824 12-Apr-90 VEFIO VER 1.6 Also Sir, do you know where I can also locate utilities that convert VEF to RLE pictures? I have been trying to find these for os9 for some time I have view 4.4 and Viewgif and they will dogif to VEF and MGE but.. I need something to go to RLE I did not hear a response on this topic therefore I can only assume that you do not have a clue. Does anyone else know where I can find such a utility? Or at least knows how to write one? If the latter I need the specs of VEF file format, and the specs of all RLE file formats. Opps! I forget Tabs do NOT work on this system RATS! I also am scalping around for programs for basic09 to support termcaps. I downloaed one from here awhile ago called tcap.ar but It used named pipes for Os9 Level 2 or was it Osk? I could modify it I guess. I also used to have a utility that would allow the easy modfification of the ttytype file that sat in my /dd/SYS dir and during a HD crunch My files got axed when the backup floppies containing many newer files got trashed. I am sorry for the muck up on the VEFio.ar program. That was an oversigh on my part I shall have to be more carefull in the future. Incidently I see you have lists of other off-line files that list names and uploaders but no descriptions. Do you have time to look at those lists and try to figure out what the file descriptions are? I am payind a MDALENE There is 1 Reply. #: 19264 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Nov-93 12:01:12 Sb: #19258-#wrong vefio file Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) > Opps! I never realized that CIS allows for a filename to be the same for > two ore more files in a base! I ended up getting an older Vefio. I wanted > 1.6 and instead I got 1.3 My fault. Ok I will try to be even more terse. > filename Uploader size Date VEFIO.AR 75706,336 18824 > 12-Apr-90 VEFIO VER 1.6 Opps is right. You may have found a problem with the utilities I use to archive files as the only vefio I have is what I uploaded. However, included in that .AR file is what claims to be version 2. Have you tried that? What's the advantages of 1.6 over 1.3? Perhaps Rom Lammardo will see this thread and upload the latest and greatest. Sorry for the hassle. > Also Sir, do you know where I can also locate utilities that convert VEF > to RLE pictures? I have been trying to find these for os9 for some time I > have view 4.4 and Viewgif and they will dogif to VEF and MGE but.. I need > something to go to RLE I did not hear a response on this topic therefore I > can only assume that you do not have a clue. Does anyone else know where I After much searching ... I only came up with the same things you have. You can go RLE -> VEF but not the other way. Perhaps one of the graphic experts that are online (Mike Haaland comes immediately to mind) will have a suggestion. > I need the specs of VEF file format, and the specs of all RLE file I've uploaded VEFFRM.TXT to LIB 10. That may help with the VEF question. I've seen a file on the RLE format perhaps in one of the GRAPHICS forums. Have you looked there? > Incidently I see you have lists of other off-line files that list > names and uploaders but no descriptions. Do you have time to look at those > lists and try to figure out what the file descriptions are? I am payind a Offline storage has been done by a couple of other sysops over the years. I'm afraid those listings without the descriptions are all we have for information. Perhaps if you list the file names you're interested in, someone may recall what they do. *- Steve -* There is 1 Reply. #: 19269 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Nov-93 20:16:51 Sb: #19264-wrong vefio file Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X) Mike Haaland is Also on Delphi If I am correct. but I will look at those filels you did move up to Dl-10. as for the vefio.ar goof? Take a look at your offlin.lzh file and you will see VEFIO.ar mentioned by two different uploaders with two different dats and totally different descriptions. The Vefio 1.6 added additional options as specified in your offlin.lzh file. Some of them looked like fun. As for the mysterious off-linners with no Descripts... Why not toss up a few and let us poke around to find out for ourseves. I tend t Michele Dalene #: 19271 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 06-Nov-93 21:25:13 Sb: #More files I need Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: sysop (X) Dear Sir: While looking again at my wants and desires I found I need these files also ?filels I want from DL 10 Filename Size Uploader Date itools.ipc 512 72500,2572 01-Oct-90 pgdump.ar 4608 72007,1737 22-Aug-90 veffrm.txt 1516 76264,142 06-Jul-90 pxfix.ar 8320 72177,1762 09-Feb-90 There is 1 Reply. #: 19278 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 11:28:40 Sb: #19271-More files I need Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 > Dear Sir: While looking again at my wants and desires I found I need > these files also > > Filename Size Uploader Date > itools.ipc 512 72500,2572 01-Oct-90 > pgdump.ar 4608 72007,1737 22-Aug-90 > veffrm.txt 1516 76264,142 06-Jul-90 > pxfix.ar 8320 72177,1762 09-Feb-90 Done! Looks like you'are quite the graphics experimentor! *- Steve -* #: 19276 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 09:46:55 Sb: Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: james pottage 71750,2012 To: all If anyone has a rs232 cable for the disto 4 in 1 board that they are willing to part with please leave me a message. As well, does anyone know how to make an rs232 cable for the disto 4 in 1 board? the manual seems to indicate that the pins from the 4 in one board do not match up with the rs232 port (ie lines would have to be crossed so a straight ribbon cable would not work). Any help would bbe greatly appreciated. Jim Pottage #: 19282 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 20:18:49 Sb: #19277-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) What!!! .PU? what does .PU stand for? Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19292 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Nov-93 21:25:56 Sb: #19282-#thanks Fm: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) No, not .PU, PU. You do not include a line with ".PU" in your article to post. You do not include anything special in your article to post. But when you enter the "/EXIT" command in the editor, you are presented with a "Post Action Menu". There you can enter a P to post the message. A few other options are prompted for. One which is unprompted for is the "Post Unformatted" action, which you ask for by entering a PU at the Post Action Menu prompt. ------------------------------------ Zack C Sessions ColorSystems "I am Homer of Borg, prepare to be assimi ... OOOOHHH, DOUGHNUTS!" There is 1 Reply. #: 19295 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Nov-93 01:28:37 Sb: #19292-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) Oh... I understand now :). Told you that I was new at this. Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19297 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Nov-93 05:56:12 Sb: #19295-#thanks Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) Michele, There are two other ways to emulate the .lt/.el commands on Delphi. One is to start a line with a period, that line will not processed by the formatter, and the period will not be displayed. Another is to indent by at least one space, which also works on Delphi, I think. I usually use this method, since in most cases only part of a message is involved. You just have to remember to indent the lines that you want left alone. -Bill- There is 1 Reply. #: 19302 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 10-Nov-93 00:35:09 Sb: #19297-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Hmm Yes, that does make sense with both the spaces or a period. I used a periond on this first line :) I only asked as when I first sent u Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19305 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 10-Nov-93 06:09:08 Sb: #19302-thanks Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 Michele, Make sure to hit enter every 80 bytes or so,because CIS will just chop off long lines. I think that happened in your last message to me. -Bill- #: 19283 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 20:19:58 Sb: #19278-More files I need Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X) Yes, I do do experementation with Graphics. I am always trying to find new tricks for this old machine of mine (Cecilia). Michele Dalene #: 19281 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 20:13:54 Sb: #19276-Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: james pottage 71750,2012 (X) Hi Jim. Nice to see you still prowling around here. Sorry, I can't help on the 4 in 1 cable. I have a 2 in 1 (serial + HD) and as I recall it is different. However, it _does_ use a straight cable. #: 19293 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Nov-93 21:51:18 Sb: #19276-Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 To: james pottage 71750,2012 (X) James, I don't have a 4 in 1, but I do have the earlier 3 in 1 board. I believe the cables are the same. In fact, the cables ARE straight through, but only if you use an IBM AT type DB-9 connector for your RS-232, not if you use the more common (on modems) DB-25. The simple solution: use a straight through ribbon cable from the 10 pin header to the DB-9, cutting off the 10th wire at the DB-9 end, then use a readily available 9 to 25 pin adapter (any computer store should have this). If you want to roll your own, the following pin connections will do the job: DB-25 DB-9 (or 10 pin header) Signal ----- ----------------------- ----------------------- 1,7 5 Ground 2 3 Transmit data (TXD) 3 2 Receive data (RXD) 4 7 always enabled ---> Request to Send (RTS) 5 8 ignored ---> Clear to Send (CTS) 6 6 ignored ---> Data Set Ready (DSR) 8 1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) 20 4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) No need to connect the rest. Note that the above wiring configures the Disto as Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and is suitable for plugging into a modem. If you want to connect directly to another computer instead, you must configure the Disto as Data Communications Equipment (DCE) by wiring the cable as follows: DB-25 DB-9 (or 10 pin header) ----- ----------------------- 1,7 5 2 2 3 3 4 8 5 7 6,8 4 20 6 The cable so wired is called a null modem cable. Alternately, wire the cable as shown in the top diagram, and buy a null modem adapter to connect two computers together. Hope this all helps. Ian #: 19301 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Nov-93 20:14:21 Sb: Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: james pottage 71750,2012 To: 72177,1762 Thanks very much for the reply, Ian. I had not thought of the connections being for a db9 connector. The old 2 in 1 board connected straight to a 25 pin connector which I gather is different. I will try the nine pin straight connection. Happy Computing Jim #: 19311 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 11-Nov-93 10:27:45 Sb: #19262-#Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Bill, So I have the dilemma.....do I take the currently unsupported stuff out of Shell+...or wait for the other stuff to come out? In fact will it come out? Have the other features been offically (or unofficially) dropped, never to be seen again? As a point of interest.....have you realized that the 5 year time restraint has passed? Ron There are 2 Replies. #: 19316 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 12-Nov-93 07:40:33 Sb: #19311-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 Ron, I don't know what the status of the other features is at this point. I had either forgotten about the 5 year limit, or never knew about it. I looked for my copy of the agreement, but didn't find it, although I didn't look all that hard. Kevin has all of it, and he was the one that set the whole thing up, so I guess its up to him. The new new improved Users Group is trying to persuade Microware to release the source to 6809 OS9 to them. I'm sure they would be interested in getting their hands on the LII upgrade, too. If I were you, I'd wait a bit to see what happens. If nothing looks like its going to happen, release a version without the new stuff. You can always release the new stuff if/when the rest of the upgrade appears. You could also talk to whoever wrote the stuff you need, didn't Chris Burke do all the data module code? But then it might need other parts of the upgrade to function. I need to dust off that set of utilities I started working on that take advantage of the Shell+ 3.0 features. -Bill- #: 19317 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 12-Nov-93 17:33:42 Sb: #19311-#Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 To: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 I'm not sure exactly what new features Shell+ will gain if you go ahead, but I can tell you one or two I would dearly love to have (both of which, I am reluctant to say, are standard in MSDOS' shell). First, the ability to pass parameters to a script file by including them on the command line. This would allow script files to look just like programs, and would allow programs with complex parameters to be called via a simple script. For example, using the script file called "print" which contains vpt %1 -e -i=vpt..dwp -o=/p1 could be used to print a file by simply typing print myfile and "myfile" would automatically be passed to %1 without the need for a var.1 command. Second, expanded wild card handling. With MSDOS shell, for example, I can do something like: rename *.prn *.txt to rename all matching files in a directory. I really miss this in OS9. Whaddya think? Ian There is 1 Reply. #: 19320 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 13-Nov-93 05:00:41 Sb: #19317-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ken Flanagan 75460,2514 To: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 There is a utility available called ren that will rename files that way. It has it's own wildcard handling, so you'll have to put the ":" in front of the command line. It's sort of like a batch program though as it calls the rename command (or at least appears to). #: 19318 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 12-Nov-93 23:24:53 Sb: #19305-thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Probally the reason. oh well Incidently you do not know if there is any programs for the Coco other than STERM that uses the TERMCAP LIBRAIRY of the sterm package do you? Michele Dalene #: 19319 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 12-Nov-93 23:31:38 Sb: Termcap stuff for 6809 Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: [F] all Dear sir: I am looking for a program that goes with the Mark Griffith C Termcap Librairy called Setterm which configures the /dd/sys/ttype file have you seen this program around? I did not check my orignal archive but I think I downloaded it from either a BBS or DElphi so I thought I would ask if you have seen it or maybe you know of who has this ditty? I also am looking for a copy of SLED (NOT SCRED!!!!) that is compiled for Termcaps? Aparently the oldie I have could be compiled but everytime I try I get nasty Syntax errors during C.pass2 so I gave up on the program. I want the finished 6809 Object code!! I also would die for any disk editors that are Termcap based instead of getting Nasty with DED and MODPATCHING the whole monster for a specific terminal type and get stuck with a DED verson for the Coco or my VT100 compatible terminal (A Visual 100 brick :)) Please respond ASASP with some input. Also I did download when it was here a tiny ditty calleld Tcap.ar which allows termcap I/O from the command line but... it uses NAMED PIPES in OS9 Level 2 and I have yet to decide a good substitute for this lacking feature. Does anyone have shareware pipes? Michele Dalene #: 19362 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 20-Nov-93 18:01:31 Sb: #19316-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Bill, Sounds reasonable (waiting a bit). Now to just figure out what would have to come out! Ron #: 19363 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 20-Nov-93 18:10:51 Sb: #19317-Shell+V2.1 fix Fm: Ron Lammardo 75706,336 To: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 (X) Ian, Can't recall what he problem was with shell variables being input on the call line....Sounds like a good idea, and I know we brought it up before, but I can't remember what the difficulty was. As for rename.....you would need a rename command that does its own wildcard manipulations as opposed to the shell processing them. The shell will expand whatever is passed to it and then pass along the expanded version to the command which is requested. Not what you need to do the rename in the fashion that you want. Ron #: 19322 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 14-Nov-93 08:19:55 Sb: #19319-#Termcap stuff for 6809 Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) Michele, > I am looking for a program that goes with the Mark Griffith C Termcap > Librairy called Setterm which configures the /dd/sys/ttype file have you > seen this program around? Gee...it's been so long since I worked on a CoCo that I can't even remember if something like this exists here. Maybe Steve Wegert can look for you. > I also am looking for a copy of SLED (NOT SCRED!!!!) that is compiled > for Termcaps? The ORIGINAL version used CoCo screen control codes to work. I don't think there was ever a termcap version done. I hacked it up and released it to use the Level II windows codes and cleaned it up a bit to get it to work better than before. It still has bugs, but not nearly as many as when I first got it (grin). /************* /\/\ark ************/ (uploaded with InfoXpress Ver 1.01) There is 1 Reply. #: 19325 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 14-Nov-93 21:12:38 Sb: #19322-Termcap stuff for 6809 Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 (X) Hmm. Thats ironic as when I looked at it. it HAD a termcap option. Or was that something else....? I could have been the Coco version of Emacs I am talking of, the Original Version not the Philip Brown modification of the GNU Emacs. but still I want a text edtior that is full screen, that will work on a terminal. May it be my vt52 or my Vt100 or a Vt220 or a Coco3 or a ADM. If Rick Adams was able to modify VI I would have been alset but he told me that he did not have the time for such a project Michele Dalene #: 19323 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 14-Nov-93 11:42:11 Sb: #19319-#Termcap stuff for 6809 Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) Michele, I have a ttyset utility, that will t(set the terminal type on a port, based on the device name. But I'm not sure of where it came from, I think from Carl Kreider's mtsmon for OS9, which, as far as I know, was never released for the CoCo because the stock ACIAPAK driver didn't support the required system calls. I've only used the earlier versions of Sled, I don't know anything about a termcap xDversion. The same goes for dEd, I don't know of a termcap version, although that doesn't mean there isn't one! Named pipes were in the upgrade, I've never heard of any other attempt to write named pipes for LII. -Bill- There is 1 Reply. #: 19326 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 14-Nov-93 21:18:09 Sb: #19323-Termcap stuff for 6809 Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) AH! thats what I was Lookng For :) Could you post that here in theDB? As for MTsmon. I use SACIA. could you get permission from the author for that too? Michele Dalene P.S a Delphite is planning to use Termcap for A coco Program Eons after I requested that new programmers use the standard. Better late than never! P.S how do you parse a Termcap file from Basic09? I figured you need an Arraw. but how do your Decode theh "C" type text entries in the termcap file in my /dd/sys dir so that basic09 could make use of them directly/ I mean if I read the data into an array and passed the address and size of the arraw to a GFX system that used the termcap. How would I write this GFX system? Being I am busy at class and my brain is tied up on Psychology right now, I don't have the patience or the motivation to recreate the wheel. Obviously of GFX and GFX" oops GFX3 does this somehow. and since it is a data module it needs to get its stack and buffers from b09 that only makes me wonder of how I could write such a monster parser. any help? #: 19535 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 27-Dec-93 21:07:35 Sb: #KD Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: all Dear Friends: Does Kevin Darling drop by the OS9 sig much anymore? -Brother Jeremy, CSJW OS9 User's Group Treasurer There is 1 Reply. #: 19537 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 28-Dec-93 00:51:45 Sb: #19535-#KD Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) Yo, Bro! :-) Yep, I come by every day... at least when I'm in town. (We sometimes leave for a couple of weeks on short notice.) Got a bunch of stuff to upload pretty soon. Looks like I got behind and didn't post a Christmas Present this year, tho . cheers - kev There are 2 Replies. #: 19540 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 28-Dec-93 20:11:08 Sb: #19537-KD Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 Dear Kevin: Good to hear from you, I uploaded some email for you. With all best wishes, Brother Jeremy, CSJW OS9 User's Group Treasurer #: 19541 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 28-Dec-93 20:12:50 Sb: #19537-KD Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 > Yep, I come by every day... at least when I'm in town. (We sometimes > leave for a couple of weeks on short notice.) Hey Kev .... your mail box filled up recently and you were spilling over into mine, so I had to zapp your CoCo List account (if you hadn't already noticed). You might want to re-up. *- Steve -* #: 19543 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 29-Dec-93 19:16:29 Sb: #19541-KD Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X) Thanks Steve! I usually unsubscribe before I go on trips, but this last one was only supposed to be for a few days. Naturally, it lasted two weeks instead. Figures :-) kev