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

[Tim Fadden]

On 2/5/2010 5:38 PM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
> What happens when you try to run VCC on your Windows XP system?
> It works perfectly here under XP (professional).  Also runs fine in
> Windows 7, 32 bit at least.
>    

Also running fine here with Vista 64 bit.

Tim
> I prefer MESS, but VCC certainly works with modern Windows operating systems.
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Wayne Campbell<asa.rand at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> I cannot run the emulators because I am using XP Professional, which is
>> based on NT/2000. There are many programs that will not run under
>> Professional, but will run under 95/98/ME/XP Home Edition. I prefer
>> Professional because it is more stable and provides a better environment
>> (imo) than the 95-based versions.
>>
>> MESS is not nearly as much a problem for me because I finally have it
>> configured more correctly. There are some issues, but they are minor and
>> have no impact on me running NOS-9 or OS-9. Setting up a bootable HD is
>> still a problem, but I am working around it with a boot floppy and using the
>> HD just for data. VCC, and the other CoCo emulators just won't execute on my
>> system, otherwise I'd be happy to give them a go and see what they can do.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen H. Fischer"
>> <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 8:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] I need copies of unmodified OS-9 disk images
>>
>>
>>      
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> That was just an impression from reading many persons having problems. And
>>> my idea of what the basic structure of MESS is.
>>>
>>> As I have stopped reading all posts I will try and refrain.
>>>
>>> It was more an attempt to say that I thought that Jeff's and John's
>>> emulator
>>> were faster to set up and run. I may be wrong on that point. And there
>>> cannot be any messages about the developers not responding as there are
>>> none.
>>>
>>> SHF
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John W. Linville"<linville at tuxdriver.com>
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 6:17 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] I need copies of unmodified OS-9 disk images
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 04:36:50PM -0800, Stephen H. Fischer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> Perhaps some of the current activities using MESS really do not need the
>>>>> mess of running them and the high learning curve.
>>>>>
>>>>> MESS is a quite different animal.
>>>>>            
>>>> I really don't understand why MESS continues to receive so much
>>>> criticism here.  "mess coco3", then ScrollLock to switch back and forth
>>>> between keyboard modes and Tab to bring-up the menu (if you are in the
>>>> right keyboard mode).  The menus seem fairly self-explanatory to me.
>>>> Why is this so terrible?  Seriously, I don't get it...?
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>          
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