[Coco] I need copies of unmodified OS-9 disk images

[Tony Schountz]

Yes, you suggested I write zeros to the disk so that it would compress more tightly, which it did.

On Feb 3, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Stephen H. Fischer wrote:

> Hi,
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> I was my understanding that the Pascal emulator HD disk image was all ready to go, nothing more needed.
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> Until you open it in an emulator you will not know what is contained.
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> But do not expect images of the original disks, as with the emulator containing the "C" compiler, there will be just folders they were copied into. As I did with my 80T 2S floppy disks.
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> The way I read his web page, Quick Pascal is just a "Make Easy" tool.
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> Looking at the links, the unique to his work ones are still good, the HD image and the "Quick Pascal Manual".
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> I once told him that the emulator disk he was offering had tons of his e-mail messages and web searches.
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> 90 Mb, do you realize how oversized that is for any CoCo project.
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> I may have provided him with a tool to shrink the size of the emulator HD when zipped. He may not have used it.
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> I have not seen the original OS-9 Pascal disk anywhere. But again, it is my understanding that the HD disk image is all that is needed.
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> If you still need other disks, ask, there are lots of hidden places to look on RTSI that would take a long time. I did look for another emulator HD image for the second copy of "C", but did not find it.
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> Please send me a E-mail message to my main address or mailto:a_nani_mouse at mindspring.com
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> I will reply with a tiff scan of the SHF76 page in my binder, the disk that has both "C" and Pascal. That will give you perhaps the listing of files on the "C" disk. But not the Pascal disk, it clearly has been modified.
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>> DevSys1/2 are not there.
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> They are there somewhere, I told someone about them years ago.
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> ftp://www.rtsi.com/RSDOS/incoming/cocodudes%20upload/coco%20stuff/dsk%20files/OS9DEV1.DSK
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> ftp://www.rtsi.com/RSDOS/incoming/cocodudes%20upload/coco%20stuff/dsk%20files/OS9DEV2.DSK
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>> I think CC_1/2 may be the C disks, if  there were 2. I never had the C language, so I don't know if it was a single disk or 2.
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> ftp://www.rtsi.com/RSDOS/incoming/clang.zip looks like the "C" disks, but the second one looks like it was added to.
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> The original "C" compiler came on two disks, I just looked at my original disks. I am so used to 80T 2S disks that I forget how small the original disks were.
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> If CC_1/2 is the "C" compiler, please tell me so that I do send people into the emulator HD image for them.
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> You just did say that. I don't have the time just now to check all that you said.
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> SHF
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] I need copies of unmodified OS-9 disk images
> 
> 
>> I looked at the Pascal link you provided. Most of the links are no good. The HD image link was still good, so I saved that. The page says that this is only "Quick Pascal", and you still have to have a copy of the OS-9 Pascal Development System, RS Ver. 02.00.00 (Cat. 26-3034) .
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>> I have not found that disk image either.
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>> Thanks for the info, Stephen. I am going to look in the archives you listed and see if I can find the C disk.
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>> Wayne
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen H. Fischer" <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 8:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] I need copies of unmodified OS-9 disk images
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> The "C" compiler is a bit harder.
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>>> FTP directory "/RSDOS/incoming/john collyer/" has a save of an emulator image, "coco.zip".
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>>> In order to get at the compiler disks you must run the emulator.
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>>> John added 6309 support to Jeff Vavasour's CoCo3 emulator.
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>>> "Coco3_6309_Emulator.zip" is John's emulator.
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>>> The "C" compiler is also another file on RTSI, but have forgotten the location. Just as hard to get at it.
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>>> Running John's emulator is quite easy compared to the mess you are in.
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>>> It runs best under MSDOS where it was developed, but Windows 98 SE is a good alternative.
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>>> My plans to get this emulator running in a few months are as follows.
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>>> I have a FAT32 partition on a old laptop. The main OS will be Windows XP which is a pain to run MSDOS programs on.
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>>> So, when I wish to run the emulator, a floppy boot disk will be used. This makes it very simple.
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>>> SHF
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Campbell" <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:30 PM
>>> Subject: [Coco] I need copies of unmodified OS-9 disk images
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I am trying to get my system setup better, now that I have MESS working more correctly. I have tried to install MV using the disk images I found online. All of the OS-9 images I have are modified versions of the originals. I would really like to have unmodified copies of:
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>>>> OS-9 Level 2 System Master
>>>> OS-9 Level 2 Basic09/Config
>>>> OS-9 Level 2 Development System Disk 1
>>>> OS-9 Level 2 Development System Disk 2
>>>> OS-9 Level 2 MultiVue Disk 1
>>>> OS-9 Level 2 MultiVue Disk 2
>>>> OS-9 C Language Disk
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>>>> Does anyone on this list have unmodified copies of these disks, and would you be willing to part with a copy of each?
>>>> 
>>>> I am using NitrOS-9, but I need the original disks so I can see their contents and organization as they were originally distributed. Then I can figure out how to build a NitrOS-9 version of each disk, and include all the latest additions.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wayne
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