[Coco] Re: OS-9 as Replacement for DECB.

[Mark Marlette]

At 8/30/2005 01:49 AM, you wrote:

At the risk of offering help if only buying something.....Try the 
NitrOS-9 ROM kit at www.cloud9tech.com

it will get NitrOS-9 into ROM. Beware that it does have a limitation 
as the size of the os9boot. It can't exceed the ROM size(32k). A good 
learning tool.

Mark
Cloud-9



>Hi,
>
>I have been thinking about this a little more.
>
>The first Target:
>
>A new rom that is installed into a "normal CoCo 3" in place of the original.
>
>Plug the CoCo into the Wall and connect a monitor.
>
>Turning power on the exact same messages are displayed and it is not
>possible to determine that anything has changed, but OS-9 is running.
>
>Plug in a game and it runs just as before. Remember, the rom is available
>and will get control after the 3 wise men are displayed so control can be
>given to a game completely.
>
>No learning of OS-9 is necessary.
>
>Now this is a goal that may not be reached, but it is the starting target.
>
>I have not played with RGBdos and I do not know if it can be turned into a
>OS-9 Shell.
>
>Can someone knowledgeable tell me more and think about what is needed in
>OS-9 to run on a diskless system. I consider 2 Meg Memory as a requirement
>so a ram disk can be used.
>
>Stephen H. Fischer
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Watts" <rayanddoraleew at earthlink.net>
>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Sent: August 29, 2005 10:19 AM
>Subject: Re: OS-9 as Replacement for DECB. Was: [Coco] Portal-9 IDE
>
>
>>Have either of you considered using Burke & Burke's RSB as the base for
>>your operations and working from there?  If that pans out, it would give
>>you the best of both worlds.  Matter of fact, Bob Emery, have you ever
>>attempted to run FOG from RSB?  Sounds like something I would like to help
>>with about 4 months down the line.  Need to finish my learning curve on
>>Mac OSX 10.3 operating in tandem, but totally independent from, OS 9.2.2.
>>Also need to bone up again on RSB and do some more B09 coding on GMate2,
>>my personalized OS9 interface.
>>
>>Griz
>
>
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