[Coco] [Color Computer] Multivue under latest NitrOS9

[Bill Pierce]

The one thing I know is that Multi-Vue will not run in 640x192 2 color mode, you must use the 4 color mode. Curtis Boyle said that had been disabled a few years ago.
Other than that, it's been running fine for me. I'll check the latest reincarnation and see if it runs.
Also, I just remembered, someone changed the distro boots so they boot with CoGrf instead of CoWin (why?). MV needs CoWin (as does a lot of things) or fonts, pointer, and patterns do not work. Cogrf (smaller than CoWin) should only be used when you need the extra memory and don't need the fonts etc.
 

This is the very reason my current project (MShell) doesn't use CoWin's windowing, fonts and pointers. I have a graphics handler that creates all fonts, pointers and patterns on it's own without OS9 system calls. This makes it compatible with both CoWin and CoGrf.


Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: jimgerrie at ns.sympatico.ca [ColorComputer] <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com>
To: ColorComputer <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 6:29 pm
Subject: [Coco] [Color Computer] Multivue under latest NitrOS9


Can someone tell me if there is a trick to getting Multivue to run under the 
latest versions of NitrOS9?  I just received my MicroSD pack, with a Nitros 
3.2.9 (I believe) and booted it up.  Downloaded the latest distro I could find 
of Multivue on NitrOS9 Source Forge.  I have startup loading fonts, stdptrs, all 
the pats etc.  I run "control -e" and then "gshell" (autoex) and Multivue comes 
up, but the top menu line is missing.  If I move the mouse pointer to the top of 
the screen and click I get nothing.  Top left corner and click crash. Open a 
shell by hitting S, crash.  The slide bars on the bottom and side are incomplete 
(just the arrows--no bar).  If I try to run Planet Engine, crash.  Has the 
latest versions of NitrOS9 broken compatibility with Multivue?  Is there some 
trick I'm missing (for instance do I need to create a 80X25 window to run 
Multvue now)?

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