[Coco] [Color Computer] OS-9 Editor and NitrOS-9 Download

Gene Heskett gene.heskett at verizon.net
Tue Dec 16 12:35:59 EST 2003


On Tuesday 16 December 2003 09:12, Robert Gault wrote:
>Lothan wrote:
>> According to information I saw regarding FLEX versions of
>> software, DynaStar and the source was supposedly released to the
>> public. I can't find a copy floating around the net, but I did
>> find a copy of Stylo for the Dragon (although I think the GO51
>> module is wrong for the CoCo 3). Unfortunately, I must have made
>> the mistake of storing my original CoCo disks in the closet with
>> something magnetic because I can't read any of them.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coco-admin at maltedmedia.com
>> [mailto:coco-admin at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Gene Heskett
>> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 5:23 AM
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com; KnudsenMJ at aol.com
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] OS-9 Editor and NitrOS-9
>> Download
>>
>> On Saturday 06 December 2003 22:52, KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:
>>>In a message dated 12/5/03 11:16:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>
>>>robert.gault at worldnet.att.net writes:
>>>>DynaStar (if you can find it) and Scred both work reasonably well
>>>>with MESS.
>>>
>>>I've used DynaStar for years, and could share my copy with anyone
>>>who asks. But I don't have the manual in electronic form.
>>
>> AFAIK, DynaStar hasn't been made PD yet.  Its a good editor, but
>> smallish of buffer, and you can only walk thru a file one way,
>> from top to bottom.
>>
>>>Scred was an OSK editor that came with the MM/1 and was an
>>> official Microware product.  Didn't know it had been back-ported
>>> to 6809. Those who used it on 68K systems said it was very
>>> crash-prone. --Mike K.
>>
>> Its just as crash-prone on the coco.  Not of much use really.
>
>Disk images for Flex software including Dynastar are at this url
>http://www.evenson-consulting.com/flexusergroup/fugdfhl.htm
>Since I have not downloaded any, I have no idea if they will be of
> use under OS-9.

Thanks for the URL, but while it displays just fine, all the links to 
DStar seem get you a 404, file not found error.

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