[Coco] My Windows Readme

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:41:48 -0400
Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> 
> The NitrOS9 manuals are just the OS9 manuals OCRed and the command
> and module names changed to the newer versions. Also, there have been
> a few (but not all) errors corrected and "some" of the new stuff
> added. So the Nitros9 manuals (if using nitros9) would actually be a
> better source. If using vanilla OS9, then the original OS9 manuals
> would probably be better.
> 
> The "large" OS9 manual was just split into it's sections, just as
> some of the versions found in some of the archives of the originals
> have been.
> 
> Also, the NOS9 versions are searchable.
>  
> 
> Bill Pierce
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>

	And these are ... WHERE???

	The Nitros-9 versions on CoCoCoding only include
Level_2_Windowing and Technical_Reference. NOT the
OS-9L2CommandsReference which Bob and I specifically mentioned...

	Geez, I'm glad you told me that the OS-9 pdf versions on
CoCoCoding are NOT searchable. I've been doing that for years...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher R. Hawks <chawks at dls.net>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 3, 2015 10:14 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] My Windows Readme
> 
> 
> On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:28:39 -0400
> "Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)"
> <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Which manual ?
> > 
> >
> [Getting_Started_with_NitrOS-9]
> > [The_NitrOS-9_Windowing_System]
> >
> [NitrOS-9_Commands_Reference]
> > [NitrOS-9_Level_2_Development_System]
> >
> [NitrOS-9_Technical_Reference]
> > [The_NitrOS-9_Boot_Process_Explained]
> > 
> > ??
> >
> 
> > Luis Felipe Antoniosi
> 
> Luis:
> 
> 	Those are NITROS-9 manuals not OS-9 manuals.
> He's referring to
> the huge manual that came with OS-9 level2. Weights about 4
> pounds (3.5
> Kg).
> 
> 	The specific section he referenced is available
> at:
> https://sites.google.com/a/aaronwolfe.com/cococoding/home/docs/
> 
> 	You want
> the OS-9L2CommandsReference.pdf, specifically
> Chapter 3 Advanced Features of the
> Shell.
> 
> 
> > On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Bob Devries
> <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Luis,
> > >
> > > would you PLEASE read
> section 3 of the OS-9 manual (pages 3-1ff)
> > >
> > > Although not specifically
> mentioned, you can use <>>>.1 I believe
> > > you can also create a window by
> using /W. It grabs the next
> > > available window descriptor.
> > >
> > > If all else
> fails, RTFM !
> > >
> > > Regards, Bob Devries
> > > Dalby, QLD,
> Australia
> 
> [tons-o-snip]
> 
> 
> Christopher R. Hawks
> HAWKSoft




Christopher R. Hawks
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