[Coco] TOP "The OS-9 Project" was: A 'pager' utility for os-9?

Wed Aug 20 21:48:14 EDT 2014

Oooh ya, looks good. Thanks Kandur, I have been looking for a while for a complete TOPS to complete my  library..

Bill Nobel

> On Aug 20, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
> 
> Bob, that is a different TOP, 
> mine was distributed  on 8 diskettes,
> by the OS-9 Users Group, the MOTD people.
> http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~pruyne/os9ugfaq.html 
> 
> Kandur
> 
> Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 4:33:36 PM, you wrote:
>> The OS-9 Project files are also available on RTSI
> 
>> ftp://rtsi.com/OS9/TOP/
> 
>> Regards, Bob Devries
>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
> 
>> On 21/08/2014 8:10 AM, Kandur wrote:
>>> Bill, it is uploaded here:
>>> http://qdv.pw/eng/_progs/TOP - The OS-9 Project.zip
>>> Only the FINANCE directory is missing from my HD backup,
>>> it may have been on the 'part25' floppy,
>>> that I was not able to restore yet, due to a CRC error.
> 
>>> Kandur
> 
>>> Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 9:32:56 PM, you wrote:
>>>> But for a permanent upload/dload location hopefully one of the repos adopt the data
>>>> Bill Nobel
>>>>> On Aug 19, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
>>>>> Yes Bill, that is the table of content, of the TOP package.
>>>>> Where should I upload the whole package?
>>>>> Kandur
>>>>> Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 9:12:11 PM, you wrote:
>>>>>> Kandur, that link just brings me to a text file describing the archive.  It looks very interesting by the text.
>>>>>> Bill Nobel
>>>>>>> On Aug 19, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
>>>>>>> Kip,
>>>>>>> as it turned out, my 'UG' dir contains the TOP package.
>>>>>>> TOP is an acronym for "The OS-9 Project". It is a collection of OS-9/68000 software
>>>>>>> developed primarily in Germany.
>>>>>>> Much of it seems to be an attempt to make OS-9 a little more UNIX-like.
>>>>>>> Many standard UNIX utilities are provided, as well as a complete UUCP mail implementation,
>>>>>>> and a more secure password file and login program. Many traditional UNIX games are also provided.
>>>>>>> The total package consumes approximately 16 MB of disk space, though much of this is source code.
>>>>>>> http://qdv.pw/eng/_text/Coco/ug.zip
>>>>>>> Kandur
>>>>>>> Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 8:34:00 PM, you wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Kandur!
>>>>>>>> I almost forgot to mention, OS-9 68K source files!?!  Wow! That would be
>>>>>>>> very interesting indeed!  How about an OS-9 68K build repository?  Anyone
>>>>>>>> wish to start one?
>>>>>>>> Kip Koon
>>>>>>>> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>>>>>>>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
>>>>>>>> http://computerpcdoc.com/
> 
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Kip Koon
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:32 PM
>>>>>>>> To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] A 'pager' utility for os-9?
>>>>>>>> Hi Kandur!
>>>>>>>> I found a bunch of documentation on OS-9 68K.  MWOS.ZIP is the documentation
>>>>>>>> for OS-9 68K as I received it.  This is the link.
>>>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/64pnajssauybqtn/MWOS.zip
>>>>>>>> I hope this helps you decide what to do with the floppies.  I'd like a copy
>>>>>>>> if possible.  Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>> Kip Koon
>>>>>>>> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>>>>>>>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
>>>>>>>> http://computerpcdoc.com/
> 
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Kandur
>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 1:30 PM
>>>>>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] A 'pager' utility for os-9?
>>>>>>>> Thanks Kip, grabbed it, and guess what?
>>>>>>>> I found the 68k version of it and cat in my HD backup. :)
>>>>>>>> UG/FILE_PROCESSING_FILTER/CMDS.68000
>>>>>>>> UG/FILE_PROCESSING_FILTER/CMDS.68000/Cat
>>>>>>>> UG/FILE_PROCESSING_FILTER/CMDS.68000/More
>>>>>>>> UG/FILE_PROCESSING_FILTER/SRC/C_MW.68000
>>>>>>>> UG/FILE_PROCESSING_FILTER/SRC/C_MW.68000/cat.c
>>>>>>>> UG/FILE_PROCESSING_FILTER/SRC/C_MW.68000/more.c
>>>>>>>> My OS-9/68000 machines
>>>>>>>> http://qdv.pw/coco/?p=244
>>>>>>>> Kandur
>>>>>>>> Saturday, August 16, 2014, 4:35:48 AM, you wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi Kandur!
>>>>>>>>> Believe it or not, I found the more utility.  Here is the link to the
>>>>>>>>> more.dsk file.  All it has is the more utility.  Have fun.
>>>>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/bpfi76e991k9bhf/more.dsk
>>>>>>>>> Kip Koon
>>>>>>>>> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>>>>>>>>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
>>>>>>>>> http://computerpcdoc.com/
> 
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Kandur
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 10:21 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Coco] A 'pager' utility for os-9?
>>>>>>>>> While looking for a 'pager' utility for os-9, similar to the 'more'
>>>>>>>>> and 'less' in Linux so I could pipe the standard thorough it to get a
>>>>>>>>> paged output, found this game.
>>>>>>>>> Apparently Steve Bjork wrote this game in 1990, as a tribute to Marty
>>>>>>>>> Goodman, at the Atlanta Coco Fest.
>>>>>>>>> Marty's Nightmare for the CoCo3
>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cvun0UZDfE
>>>>>>>>> Kandur
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