[Coco] TOP "The OS-9 Project" was: A 'pager' utility for os-9?
Kandur
k at qdv.pw
Thu Aug 21 00:36:16 EDT 2014
Your collection has ELECTRONICS mine does not.
There could be more differences.
Could you make e tree structure out of yours like mine?
http://qdv.pw/eng/_text/Coco/ug.zip
Kandur
Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 8:45:56 PM, you wrote:
> Hi Kandur,
> I actually have both versions, and on looking at their contents, it
> appears that they are not completely the same.
> Disk24.lzh on maltedmedia has files which are not in the FINANCE part of
> the file set which I believe that you are referring to.
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
> PS: I have just archived the whole UG file archive, and I will upload it
> to maltedmedia ftp
> On 21/08/2014 1:19 PM, Kandur wrote:
>> 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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