[Coco] /NIL device

L. Curtis Boyle curtisboyle at sasktel.net
Thu Aug 14 23:49:59 EDT 2014


As a side note... Bill Nobel and I used this *extensively* in making the original OS-9. It was a utility sold by Wes Gale (and Gale Force Enterprises... the first distributor of NitrOS-9).
Much faster then EZGEN and any of the others we tried.

L. Curtis Boyle
curtisboyle at sasktel.net



On Aug 14, 2014, at 9:36 PM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kandur,
> 
> I use a programme called Kwikgen to add modules to my OS9Boot file. It is very easy to use, and I used it just a couple of days ago to add nil.dd and vrn.dr to my OS9Boot file.
> 
> If you have it, just start Kwikgen
> Then 'L' to load the boot file, it will ask which drive.
> Then 'I' to insert.
> It will ask where to insert it (after which module in the list).
> then it will ask for the module directory where the modules can be found.
> Do that for both nil.dd and vrn.dr
> Then 'W' to write the os9boot file.
> Answer 'N' to the question about track 34.
> Then 'Q' to quit.
> 
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
> 
> On 15/08/2014 12:45 PM, Kandur wrote:
>> What is the easiest way to add the /NIL device, to a running NitrOs-9 L2 session?
>> I found nil.dd in the modules/scf directory, but it is not listed with mdir,
>> can't redirect to >/nil either. I know, I could make a new bootdisk, but....
>> 
>> Kandur
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
> 



More information about the Coco mailing list