[Coco] My Windows Readme

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Fri, 3 Apr 2015 18:53:25 -0400
Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> 
> I didn't say the old ones aren't searchable, just that the new ones
> were. There are also MANY scans of the old ones that are not
> searchable. Almost everything on CocoCoding is searchable thanks to
> Aaron's work. Apparently, Aaron never put the "Getting Started With
> NitrOS9" section on his site. as for "where?" Try here... where they
> were created:
> http://sourceforge.net/p/nitros9/wiki/Main_Page/#documentation
> 
> And all sections there are named properly. I think it's all in HTML
> and would have to be copied, but in the "code" section of the repo,
> you can find the "docbook" versions which have to be compiled. There
> used to be a section that contained all the sctions in "doc" format,
> but it's now buried in SF's new interface. 
> 
> Bill Pierce
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens

	Thanks Bill!

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>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher R. Hawks <chawks at dls.net>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 3, 2015 3:24 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] My Windows Readme
> 
> 
> 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
> HAWKSoft




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