[Coco] OS-9 Level 2 Development System

[Neil Morrison]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Coco Pilot" <cocopilot at verizon.net>


> I've recently seen references to  the OS-9 Level 2 Development System on
> Ebay.  Can anyone describe what is in this package?

                                      Contents

         .  Interactive Debugger
            A program to aid in diagnosing system programs, testing machine
            language programs and to gain access to your computer's
            memory.

         .  Screen Editor
            A screen-oriented text editor for preparing letters, documents,
and
            for writing OS-9 programs.

         .  Relocating Macro Assembler
            A full-featured macro assembler and linkage editor.

         .  Utilities
            Three utility programs: Make, to help maintain current version
            software; Touch, to update files; and VDD, a Virtual Disk
            Driver/RAM Disk Driver to create a high-speed storage in your
            systems RAM.

         .  Commands
            Twelve additional OS-9 commands to expand your system's
            capabilities:-

         The CMDS directory of Disk 1 in the OS-9 Level Two Development
         System contains several commands to help in system operations.
         These commands and their functions are:

         BINEX
         Converts a binary file into an S-Record file

         DUMP
         Displays the physical data contents of a file or
         device in both ASCII and hexadecimal form

         EXBIN
         Converts an S-Record file into its binary form

         LOGIN
         Provides login security on timesharing systems

         MODPATCH
         Modifies modules residing in memory

         MONTYPE
         Sets a system for the specified type of monitor

         PARK
         Moves the heads of a hard disk in preparation for
         moving the drive unit

         SAVE
         Creates a file and writes a copy of the specified
         memory module(s) into the file

         SLEEP
         Suspends a process for a specified time

         TSMON
         Supervises idle terminals and initiates login

         TEE
         Copies standard input to multiple devices

         VERIFY
         Checks module header parity and CRC values

> I've got plans to develop a stepper motor controler, in the hopes of
> controling a homemade telescope, and anything that will help me write a
> device driver would be welcome.
>
> I've also been trying to find the Pascal that was available for OS-9.
> It must have been quite rare, since I've found very little references to
> it, besides references to P-code (Basic09 modules?)

Not that rare. I have a copy, and I'm sure there are many more out there.

NM