[Coco] Unable to run OS-9 02.00.00 Cat. No. 700-2331 (Level_I)on VCC

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,

WHAT???

"EmuDsk & the drive descriptors for emudsk"

What are you talking about?

OS-9 Level I and Level - II original Tandy CoCo OS-9 disks will boot in VCC.

The Level - II disk works just fine as Tandy built it. I just booted it 
again and it works just fine. SEE Below.

The Level - I disk DOES BOOT, it just is that typing on the keyboard when 
asked for the Date and Time produces nothing!

Plus my last Level - I boot disk also boots and has the same result of the 
keyboard not working.

SHF

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But I suspect that you want to run OS-9 Level - I.

FTP root at www.rtsi.com

ftp://www.rtsi.com/  "incoming\emulator_images\Disk Images\os9\OS9SYSMR.DSK"

booted but it is Level-II. Mount it in drive 0

Cartridge/FD-502 Configuration "Select Disk Basic"

Configuration/CPU 512K 6309 CPU

Configuration/Keyboard OS-9

Configuration/Display Composite

File/[F9] Hard Reset

Type DOS<CR>

Some of the settings are perhaps not needed, but they just worked.

Again, this disk says Level TWO.

Please let me know if this works.

My Level -I disk will not accept input but it did boot.

I may have to get help from the experts.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Unable to run OS-9 02.00.00 Cat. No. 700-2331 
(Level_I)on VCC


>
> Stephen,
> You know, I tried those disks and got the same results.... then I tried a 
> couple of others I had, then I tried a direct copy of my own lv1 v2.00.00 
> dsk I copied not long ago... all the same results...
>
> Then I felt really foolish after about an hour messing with these disks. I 
> have gotten sooo used to all the boots I've created with cobbler for VCC 
> that I was comepletely ignoring the fact that these disks you linked will 
> never boot in VCC without the emulator drivers installed!!!! To boot ANY 
> version of OS9 in VCC you MUST have EmuDsk & the drive descriptors for 
> emudsk installed on the boot as all it will do with default drivers is try 
> to load from a non-exsistant "real floppy" drive!
>
> Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Bill Pierce
> ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Aug 28, 2012 10:55 pm
> Subject: [Coco] Unable to run OS-9 02.00.00 Cat. No. 700-2331 (Level_I) on 
> VCC
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to run OS-9 02.00.00 Cat. No. 700-2331 (Level_I) on VCC.
>
> I have tried both the original and my personal last Level-I boot disks.
>
> Both boot but when asked for the Date and Time no entry can be made with 
> the
> keyboard.
>
> I have tried various configuration options and none including keyboard 
> ones
> make any difference.
>
> OS-9 Level-II boots and works just fine.
>
> What am I missing?
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Second question, other than Jeff's CoCo 2 Emulator and perhaps his and
> John's CoCo 3 emulators which ones will run OS-9 02.00.00 Cat. No. 
> 700-2331
> (Level_I)?
>
> TIA
>
> SHF