[Coco] 16550 wasRe: RS232 paks

[Roger Taylor]

At 07:43 AM 3/5/2009, you wrote:
>>Do any of your items work the same under Color BASIC as they do for
>>the NitrOS-9 hackjob of OS-9 ? Has anything in NitrOS-9 been
>>changed from the original OS-9 just to get one of your gadgets to 1)
>>function better, 2) just function, 3) have a practical use?
>
>Roger,
>
>There can be no other way to take the "NitrOS-9 hackjob of OS-9"
>comment above as anything other than a slight and a jab at the project.

Not true, Boisy.  If this were true, Mark's 6551 bashing or the 
comment about no new products should use the 6551 would be the same 
types of jabs.  It doesn't matter, anyway.  I use NitrOS-9 and it's 
awesome.  People will use my pak and enjoy using it no matter what we 
say here on the list.  It won't make a difference in what my product 
can do.  Yes, I plan to provide OS-9 support.




>In the "CoCoNutz!" Christmas 2005 newsletter there is a column titled
>"A Talk With Roger Taylor of CoCo 3.com."  In reference to the
>interview question "What is your favorite operating system? Are you a
>Linux guy or Microsoft guy?" Your response on the CoCo was:
>
>"With the CoCo, my favorite OS would probably have to be NitrOS-9
>which is a highly-customized version of OS-9  Level II.  Although I've
>written almost everything for Disk BASIC, I prefer the power of OS-9
>when I use the CoCo."

Exactly.  And I've written quite a bit of software for OS-9.



>This statement is incongruent with your current view that NitrOS-9 is
>a hack job.  Can you please explain what happened between 2005 and now?

NitrOS-9 *is* a hack job, Boisy.  With you being the main person 
behind NitrOS-9 these days (you are, correct?) and with all of 
Cloud-9's products, Is it possible perhaps that NitrOS-9 might be the 
better OS for Cloud-9 products than Disk BASIC, or perhaps Disk BASIC 
might be the better OS for non Cloud-9 products?

Mark wanted to know how my product performed under NitrOS-9, and if 
my answer was anything less than "it works PERFECT" I were to be 
bashed for not being "up to date" on things, when in fact I don't 
think 100% of the CoCo world uses NitrOS-9 or has even heard of it 
yet.  If I had asked how well does your stuff perform under the 
original OS-9, what kind of answer should I expect.

And I still don't see what the overall point here is.  I've got 
wireless RS-232 paks for sale.  All existing 6551 CoCo software can 
use it.  That much is true.  All the other chit chat is not going to 
make a hill of beans difference in what the pak will do or where this 
system will go over time.

Long Live The CoCo,
Roger Taylor


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Roger Taylor

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