[Coco] Basic09 versions

[Wayne Campbell]

I have been running all of them. They all take about the same amount of
time to display the main screen. I will be running tests to see how quick
each is in comparison to the others. I apparently made a mistake in the
default buffer size in L1 (which is the same ass the Dragon version). When
you start it and press enter at the B: prompt, it shows 6655 available, and
typing mem shows a total of 7935. L2, 6809 and 6309 show 6911 free and 8191
total.

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 9:58 PM, L. Curtis Boyle <curtisboyle at sasktel.net>
wrote:

> I think it runs fine, although it is quite slow compared to either the
> newest 6809 or 6309 versions (which also add extra features, and are sped
> up).
>
> L. Curtis Boyle
> curtisboyle at sasktel.net
>
>
>
> > On Jun 6, 2017, at 10:24 PM, Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's awesome, Dave. I have the disk images for both MV and Pascal, and
> > the pdf's of the manuals. I don't know if MV will run with our current
> > systems (6309 and NitrOS-9) without some modifications. I know it still
> has
> > the 2-digit year problem, so I don't know how it would react to 4-digit
> > years in the NOS9 realm.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 9:14 PM, Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Here's another interesting item I just found.  It's just the manual but
> >> it's still in the original shrink wrap!
> >>
> >> http://retr09.com/images/MULTI-VUE01.jpg
> >>
> >> http://retr09.com/images/MULTI-VUE02.jpg
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/6/2017 10:59 PM, Wayne Campbell wrote:
> >>
> >>> That makes it 100% pristine, Dave. You should put it in something that
> >>> won't let the elements get to it. It could be the most valuable copy in
> >>> existence if it's never been used.
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hey, look what I found stashed away....
> >>>>
> >>>> http://retr09.com/images/BASIC09.jpg
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't think the disk has ever been put in a drive before nor the
> book
> >>>> cracked open.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 6/6/2017 9:01 PM, Wayne Campbell wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> For a long time I have known this, but have not been able to prove it.
> >>>>> When
> >>>>> I first got into the CoCo it was a CoCo2 Korean model and OS-9 Level
> 1.
> >>>>> I
> >>>>> also had the Level 1 Basic09. When I got my CoCo3 and OS-9 Level 2, I
> >>>>> compared the two versions of Basic09. There were only 3 differences.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Level 1
> >>>>> 4K default buffer size
> >>>>> 01.00.00 version number in the display text at the top of the module
> >>>>> CRC was not the same as Level 2 Basic09
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Level 2
> >>>>> 8K default buffer size
> >>>>> 01.00.01 version number in the display text at the top of the module
> >>>>> CRC was not the same as Level 1 Basic09
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have never found a disk image of the Level 1 Basic09 disk. It was
> sold
> >>>>> separately from OS-9 Level 1. I have found the Dragon version of
> Basic09
> >>>>> Level 1 (version 01.00.00), but it has a different display text from
> the
> >>>>> CoCo version.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I had all but given up hope of ever finding a copy of the CoCo
> Basic09
> >>>>> Level 1 disk (or an image). Today I was thinking about it, and
> decided
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> so some searching. Lo and behold, I found what appears to be a
> pristine
> >>>>> copy for sale on EBay. The description says "untested", but the disk
> and
> >>>>> manual and box look brand new! There are 3 photos. The middle photo
> is a
> >>>>> closeup of the disk in its sleeve. The lower left portion of the
> exposed
> >>>>> disk shows the version number 01.00.00.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I want this! It is for sale for $89.99 or best offer, and the
> shipping
> >>>>> is
> >>>>> only $3.61. I have enough cash, but I don't have a credit card. There
> >>>>> are
> >>>>> 5
> >>>>> people watching it, and the time left is 19 days, 20 hours. No one
> has
> >>>>> made
> >>>>> an offer yet. If I can get my friend to use his card, I am going to
> buy
> >>>>> it
> >>>>> today. Once I have it, I will need to know if someone on this list is
> >>>>> here
> >>>>> in Los Angeles and can make an image of the disk, and possibly scan
> the
> >>>>> manual without destroying it. Then I can add them to the archive and
> we
> >>>>> will have the original Basic09 and manual to go with the Level 1
> system.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Wish me luck on getting it!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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Wayne

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