[Coco] NitrOS9 driver for Tandy RS232 Pak?

[Tim Fadden]

Steven,

If you have a nitros09 distribution, look in: nitros09/6x09l2/modules/scf/

use 6309l2 or 6809l2 according to your preference. the 3 different 
distributions I have all have t2 descriptors ie: t2_sc6551.dd

You can use smode to change address locations, speed, word length etc to 
match your serial port. I have a disto 4in1 and use a t2 descriptor as 
you describe.

Also, if the only issue you have is the keyboard, I believe cloud-9 has 
an at keyboard adapter for the coco.  I have 2 coco 3's repacked and use 
Bob Puppo's version of an XT keyboard adapter, and it works great.

Tim Fadden

L. Curtis Boyle wrote:
> The standard driver is ACIAPAK, but if Bruce Isted's SACIA is still 
> part of the NitrOS9 distribution, use it instead (much more advanced, 
> larger buffers, and can run at higher speeds). You will have to make 
> sure that you're descriptor is pointing to the right driver. You can 
> reliably run 9600 baud this way, and even 19.2k if you are downloading 
> files using a non-steaming protocol (like YModem/XModem, bit not 
> ZModem) and are running a 6309 chip with the appropriate version of 
> Nitros.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> L. Curtis Boyle
>
>
> On Dec 28, 2008, at 10:43 AM, John Eric <jet.pack at ymail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have an issue of trs-80 microcomputer news around here somewhere 
>> that has an asm listing of a device descriptor or driver for the 
>> rs-232 pak. If I can locate which issue, I could scan it, but I 
>> thought os-9 L2 came with support for the rs-232 pack, if so, 
>> couldn't it becopied over to nitros9?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com>
>> To: Color Computer Mailing List <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:52:56 AM
>> Subject: [Coco] NitrOS9 driver for Tandy RS232 Pak?
>>
>> Title says it.  I understand that OS-9 has always supported user 
>> consoles on the bit-banger serial port, but with speed limited to 
>> 300-baud (!)
>>
>> I have just acquired a Tandy RS232 Program Pak and am wondering 
>> whether such a thing as a terminal driver exists for it.  Grepping 
>> the sources for NitrOS9 is showing only a device descriptor for a 
>> serial console.  Where (if it exists) is the actual driver?
>>
>> I'd like to connect a serial terminal at, e.g. 19200 baud to the CoCo 
>> 3 and obtain an OS-9 login.  While I like most everything about the 
>> CoCo as an 8-bit hobby machine, I find the keyboard unspeakably 
>> wretched. Ideally, I could use miniterm from my Linux box to log in.
>>
>> Any advice appreciated!
>>
>> Steve
>>
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