[Coco] Bill Vergona & C-DOS

[Arthur Flexser]

I suppose it is theoretically possible that CDOS was written and sold
separately by Bill Vergona/Cer-Comp, but I doubt it.  I suspect the
poster of the information in your link (Chet Simpson?) confused CDOS
with the CBASIC compiler sold by Cer-Comp.  I'm not certain whether
there was a CoCo 3 version of CDOS.
I don't recollect ever having seen it.

You might want to have a look at ADOS (ADOS-3 and Extended ADOS-3 for
the CoCo 3) if you're looking for an enhanced RSBASIC, and don't care
if it supports hard drives (which CDOS doesn't, either).  My opinion
is of course hardly unbiased, but it adds a lot more enhancements than
CDOS.  Also supports the CoCo 2B and CoCo 3 32-column lowercase, which
you asked about Basic support for recently.  It's in the list database
here somewhere or other.

Art

On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 12:38 AM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Art,
> Thank you so much for the correct information.  The reference I read the
> information from is
> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.tandy.coco/5447
> but they must have been mistaken.
> Do you know if a Coco 3 version of C-DOS was ever created?  I would be
> really interested in it if it exists.  Thanks again.
> Kip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of Arthur Flexser
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:12 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Bill Vergona & C-DOS
>
> CDOS was from CRC Systems, which had some relation to Disto (Tony
> Distephano), and was supplied in the Disto disk controllers.
>
> Bill Vergona was Cer-comp, and so far as I know had nothing to do with CDOS.
>
> Art
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Hi All!
>>
>> How are all the Coco Enthusiasts and Coco Nuts doing out there?
>>
>> Is Bill Vergona who sold C-DOS way back in the 80s on this list or at
>> least available?
>>
>> Did he ever create a Coco 3 version of C-DOS?  I'd like to run it on
>> the Coco 3 as well sometimes.
>>
>> I have C-DOS v2.3 & C-DOS v2.4 which run on my Coco 1 and probably on
>> the Coco 2 as well.
>>
>> If anyone has any information on later versions and documentation,
>> please let me know.
>>
>> I had actually forgotten about C-DOS until I found it in my Disto
>> Super Controller and also in one of my J&M Floppy Controllers.
>>
>> Thanks guys for the help.
>>
>> Kip
>>
>>
>>
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