[Coco] Re: 32 col vdg

[Chester A Patterson]

Hi! I downloaded the Multiview manual (two different scans, one about
1MB and another about 9MB) from the Australian OS9 FTP site. Sorry, I
can't quite find the address at this time. I can send it to you if you
wish.
/Chester

-----Original Message-----
From: Leon Howell [mailto:puritan_2076 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:33 AM
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: [Coco] Re: 32 col vdg

Robert Gault <robert.gault at ...> writes:

> Chester A Patterson wrote:
> > How do I boot up NOS9 with a standard 32 column vdg term (and/or 
> > make
> > windows) where I can use KQ3, Liesure Suit Larry, Robot Odyssey,
> > Deskmate3 and whatever else like these? Thanks. (Showing my years 
> > away from OS9)

> Any window can be changed to a vdg type with xmode if it has not been
initialized.

> xmode /w# par=1 pag=16
> where # is the number of a non-initialized window, will make that 
> window a vdg type. Then:
> iniz /w#; shell i=/w#&
> will activate the window and start a shell in it.
> 

OK, suppose I actualy manage to get makeboot and a modified standard.bl
to produce a bootable disk
(yeah, right!) with v1-v7 in OS9Boot. Should'nt I be able to put /v# in
the parameter line of the
AIF? Better yet, in the AIF there's a line for the window type, like 7
(or was it 8?) for 40X25-16.
Isn't there a code for VDG window? Couldn't it be used in the AIF?

OTOH maybe I havn't got a stinking clue what I'm talking about. If only
I had a manual...