[Coco] Why DECB is important to OS-9 folk.

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

Thanks Frank,
I am just jumping back and forth over Both manuels (original and Nirtos09) 
trying to make it do "Something Cool". I know I should just sit back and 
wonder through the PDF page by page and "Work it out"
Athough, the comment "it was hard for me, so therfore it should be hard for 
you" was definatly uncalled for and the person who said that should be 
instantly slapped with a a big wet fish, then tared and feathered covered 
with honey and thrown on an ant hill!
We all have to work together to keep it alive and I for one, am trying to 
pass on any and all knowledge I gain throgh both here and my website. One 
day I will be experienced enough to write a "step by Step" guide, and I will 
have screen shots and such up on the website.
Because I can't posible be expected to learn both expertly at the same time, 
I guess I will dive into DECB after 09.
-Glen
>
>Glen,
>
>I ran into the same issue a few months ago when I managed to munge
>the nitros-9 installation on CF card on my cloud9 interface. I asked
>on this list for documentation written for the biggener and one of the
>replies I got was a comment that since it was hard for him to learn
>how to use it should be hard for me. He went on to add that when I
>finally figured out how to use nitros that I would feel a greater
>sense of accomplishment then if I could simply learn by reading
>documentation.
>
>Fortunatly Mark and Boisy didn't agree and gave me the information I
>needed to get it working again.
>
>Frank
>
>PS - I did make some progress with the original documentation set for
>OS9.
>
>
>On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 08:59:07AM -0600, Glen VanDenBiggelaar wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, That is the PDF I am muddling through now (the Ntros9.org), but 
>it
> > is a bit Dry and it is written (IMHO) toward people who are familiar 
>with
> > the original OS-9. Like I had said, I am following it, and doing the
> > examples, but it just seems I am "using it" not really learning it from 
>a
> > newbie's point of view (please, this is not meant to slam the person who 
>put
> > in a lot of time to write it). John had summed it up quite nicely with 
>his
> > RS dos statement (whats next?). I am trying to get those books. I did 
>get a
> > hold of the book called "The OS-9 Guru- just the facts" but again, the
> > author of that book assumes the reader is already familiar with OS-9 and 
>is
> > written for UNIX users.I will just keep going.
> > -Glen
> >
> >
> > There used to be a "Dummies Guide" when Tandy was selling the "Complete
> > Rainbow Guide to -" but I doubt that those are now available. The
> > NitrOS-9 project is trying to put together similar documentation but it
> > is a big job. "Getting Started with NitrOS-9" and "the NitrOS-9 Level 2
> > Windowing System" are currently available at http://nitros9.org/
> >
> > More documentation can be seen in preliminary form by browsing the
> > project at http://cvs.nitros9.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/docs/
> >
> >
> > Glen VanDenBiggelaar wrote:
> > >
> > > Far be it for me to actually start a discution about this, But as a
> > > newbe OS-9 and now Nitros-09, I am trying jsut to muddle through the
> > > manuals and PDFs. I have not had much experence with "command line"
> > > programs other than simple IBM Dos from my 486 days, then it was 
>strait
> > > into "Windows for workgroups 3.11".
> > > My point (or question prehaps) is that Is there a "simple" guide or
> > > toutorial for beginners to ether OS-9 or (better yet) Nitros 9? I mean 
>i
> > > just can't go and by "NitrOS 9 for Dummies" book at my local store.
> >
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