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

Wed Aug 20 23:19:59 EDT 2014

Thanks Bob, now we have two choices,
pple can chose the one they like better.

Kandur

Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 7:36:32 PM, you wrote:
> Hi Kandur,

> I just downloaded the zip file you provided a link for, and see now what 
> you've got. IIRC, this disk set was the (USA) OS9 Usergroup PD 
> collection. These disks are available online. My collection incluses the 
> FINANCE sub-dir tree.

> If you can't dinf them online (try maltedmedia ftp: 
> ftp://maltedmedia.com/coco/us_os9_usergroup/

> These files are LZH archives of the disks in 35 track format as supplied 
> by the OS9 Usergroup. I believe they were also available in 80-track, 
> but I didn't get them like that.

> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia

> On 21/08/2014 9:52 AM, Kandur 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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