[Coco] A virtual CoCo4....

farna at att.net farna at att.net
Sun Jan 15 10:52:04 EST 2006


Will MESS or one of the other emulators run on a laptop and from DOS? What I'm considering is tkaing the old P166 laptop I have and configuring it to auto boot into the CoCo3 emulator. If the emulator can be patchd or configured to automatically open in a specific setup (like max memory, number of drives, etc.), then I'd have a virtual CoCo4 ready to go. The next step would be to have the emulator not only auto start, but load NitrOS9 automatically. Can that be done with a DOS script? My thinking is to strip down DOS to a minimum to reduce emulator overhead. Anyone see any problems with this? Will the P166 laptop (remember, a laptop generally runs a bit fater than a desktop due to better integration -- "seat of the pants" feel on this one is like a P233 or so desktop) be fast enough to seem at least like 4-5 MHz CoCo, or at worse a standard CoCo3 at 2MHz? Any problems with the LCD screen? 

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>    5. Re: CC 252 (Bob Devries)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:21:28 +1030 (Cen. Australia Daylight Time)
> From: "Brian Palmer" <Bpa65117 at bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: [Coco] Coco] Modpatch
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <43C9AAA0.000003.16007 at TIGERS>
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> 
> I have ton of patchs for various OS9 modules and programs, but I can not
> seem to
> find MODPATCH anywhere. I have looked on RTSI, but unable to find it up
> there.
> Is MODPATCH the correct program to use or is there another that is better.
>  
> John Donaldson.
> 
> you could always use ezgen1.09, and there is another earlier version of
> ezgen, which you can patch a module using it, I always found ezgen easier to
> use.
> 
> if you can't find ezgen, I'll look around for it, and send a dsk image of it
> 
> 
> been awhile since i used it, but I'm 100% certain ezgen does patch a module
> in memory or on a disk.
> 
> viva le coco
> 
> briza
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:02:08 -0500
> From: "John W. Linville" <linville at tuxdriver.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] S-Video
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <20060115020206.GD32206 at tuxdriver.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 08:44:50PM -0600, Chris Hawks wrote:
> 
> > Any interest?? I'm hoping to bring it off for $30-$35, but, that's still a
> > good guess, so far...
> 
> Count me in...
> 
> John
> -- 
> John W. Linville
> linville at tuxdriver.com
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:07:17 -0500
> From: "John W. Linville" <linville at tuxdriver.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] freeware lint for PC?
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <20060115020715.GE32206 at tuxdriver.com>
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> 
> On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 03:47:16PM +1000, Bob Devries wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a freeware version of "LINT" for dos or Windows?
> 
> Friends don't let friends do windows...but if you insist:
> 
> 	http://splint.org/win32.html/
> 
> I didn't think the average windows programmer even cleaned-up compiler
> warnings, much less used lint? :-)
> 
> John
> -- 
> John W. Linville
> linville at tuxdriver.com
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:27:14 +1000
> From: "Bob Devries" <bdevries at gil.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Coco] Modpatch
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <009101c6197b$32a454a0$0701a8c0 at master>
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> 	reply-type=original
> 
> Brian, modpatch is part of The Development System disk set 26-3032. It 
> should be on RTSI as devsys.dsk or something like tat.
> 
> --
> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> 
> Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> the capacity to be his spokesman,
> so that I know how to help the weary.
> 
> website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
> my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Palmer" <Bpa65117 at bigpond.net.au>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:51 AM
> Subject: [Coco] Coco] Modpatch
> 
> 
> I have ton of patchs for various OS9 modules and programs, but I can not
> seem to
> find MODPATCH anywhere. I have looked on RTSI, but unable to find it up
> there.
> Is MODPATCH the correct program to use or is there another that is better.
> 
> John Donaldson.
> 
> you could always use ezgen1.09, and there is another earlier version of
> ezgen, which you can patch a module using it, I always found ezgen easier to
> use.
> 
> if you can't find ezgen, I'll look around for it, and send a dsk image of it
> 
> 
> been awhile since i used it, but I'm 100% certain ezgen does patch a module
> in memory or on a disk.
> 
> viva le coco
> 
> briza
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:28:35 +1000
> From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CC 252
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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> Error 207 is out of RAM, error 216 is file not found.
> --
> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> 
> Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> the capacity to be his spokesman,
> so that I know how to help the weary.
> 
> website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
> my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Donaldson" <johnadonaldson at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CC 252
> 
> 
> > When I do a CC -z hello.c I get
> > 
> > C.PREP
> > C.COMP
> > C.OPT
> > RMA
> > RLINK
> > 
> > What is C.COMP??  I tried merging C.PASS1 C.PASS2 > C.COMP but CC does
> > not like it. C.PREP is the C_PREP1.9 and has the correct CRC and Module 
> > Size.
> > 
> > When I try CC hello.c, I get ERROR 207 at the C.COMP. Which means IT DOES
> > NOT EXIST.
> > 
> > 
> > Also when I do a CC2 -x hello.c, I get
> > C.PREP
> > C.PASS1
> > C.PASS2
> > C.OPT
> > C.ASM
> > C.LINK
> > 
> > It says it creats the correct files and ect., but no execution file is 
> > created when I do a
> > CC2 hello.c
> > 
> > John Donaldson
> > 
> > 
> > Gene Heskett wrote:
> > 
> >>On Friday 13 January 2006 23:37, Bob Devries wrote:
> >>  
> >>
> >>>Gene, the c.prep version 1.9 that I have is from the archive
> >>>cprep19.lzh. It has a crc of $B07C0E. (Ed $09, length $520D)
> >>>    
> >>>
> >>
> >>Humm, that crc is bad then.  I wonder what happened to it?  I have 3 
> >>copies of 1.9 under various names but they are in fact all identical, 
> >>including the crc.  So I'm sitting here trying to puzzle out whats 
> >>happened to the archive on RTSI that would shorten the file by 14 bytes 
> >>& leave it with what ident or vfy thinks is a 'good' crc.
> >>
> >>I don't have a version on my drive with either that length, or that crc.
> >>Length is $5219, and vfy will say its edition 9, with a data size of
> >>$781E. A 64k coco1-2 may not be able to run it because of that.
> >>
> >>Its late, but ping me again and I'll see if I can dd up a disk image 
> >>with the right one on it for you.
> >>
> >>Whats the size of that .lzh archive?  I have one here thats probably 
> >>from rtsi, via the long way around and its:
> >>-rw-r--r--  1 gene gene 43456 Nov 29  2001 cprep19.lzh
> >>43,456 bytes long.
> >>
> >>Now the silly question is how do I unpack this on a linux box?
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >>>I have 16K of system ram free, and 1920K of main memory free (I'm
> >>>using MESS V102 here).
> >>>
> >>>Using the above c.prep works fine compiling cc V2.5.2.
> >>>    
> >>>
> >>
> >>Which isn't a particularly large hunk of code, I've built it several 
> >>times myself after changeing some default.
> >>  
> >>
> >>>--
> >>>Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> >>>
> >>>Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> >>>the capacity to be his spokesman,
> >>>so that I know how to help the weary.
> >>>
> >>>website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
> >>>my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Gene Heskett" <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
> >>>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >>>Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 2:04 PM
> >>>Subject: Re: [Coco] CC 252
> >>>
> >>>    
> >>>
> >>>>On Friday 13 January 2006 22:27, Bob Devries wrote:
> >>>>      
> >>>>
> >>>>>When I try to compile CC V2.5.2, I get **** Stack Overflow *** Error
> >>>>>207 at the c.prep stage.
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>
> >>>>A stack overflow?  How big is the src file?  And how much free mem,
> >>>>both ram and sys do you have on that coco?  coco1-2 L1 or coco3 L2?
> >>>>
> >>>>      
> >>>>
> >>>>>I *think* I'm using V1.9 of c.prep.
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>
> >>>>Whats the name of the archive it came from Bob?
> >>>>
> >>>>Also, whats the crc on it, just to make sure its mine?
> >>>>Mine is $ACA5CB.
> >>>>
> >>>>      
> >>>>
> >>>>>Anyone know what's going on? Gene?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> >>>>>the capacity to be his spokesman,
> >>>>>so that I know how to help the weary.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
> >>>>>my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> >>>>>
> >>>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>From: "John Donaldson" <johnadonaldson at sbcglobal.net>
> >>>>>To: "Coco Listserver" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >>>>>Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:12 PM
> >>>>>Subject: [Coco] CC 252
> >>>>>
> >>>>>        
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>I have the C complier running on my JVC Emulator. I decided to
> >>>>>>compile the CC252 program with will allow me to use RMA and RLINK
> >>>>>>among other features.
> >>>>>>When I attempt to complie it I get
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Bad Code in intermediate file: 63
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>John Donaldson
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>>Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/229 - Release Date:
> >>>>>>13/01/2006
> >>>>>>          
> >>>>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Cheers, Gene
> >>>>People having trouble with vz bouncing email to me should add the
> >>>>word 'online' between the 'verizon', and the dot which bypasses vz's
> >>>>stupid bounce rules.  I do use spamassassin too. :-)
> >>>>Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above
> >>>>message by Gene Heskett are:
> >>>>Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
> >>>>
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> >>
> >>  
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:38:39 -0600
> From: John Donaldson <johnadonaldson at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CC2 Not Working
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <43C9B5AF.7090108 at sbcglobal.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Ok what I get when I try to compile CC252.c I get and error on line 31
> 
> static int newipath = -1;
> ^
> error = Indentifier missing.
> 
> Which is werid since all I got was 12 errors and in the Usage() 
> subroutine there is a
> static char *help[] = {....     which was not included in the error 
> listing. So this tells me
> that the varible "static" should be OK. Sometimes in C the line that 
> really contains the
> error is the line before. This line reads
> 
> char * chkccdev();
> 
> Thinking mayby there was a bad character or something. I deleted the 
> line and
> retype it in. I am using VED as my editor.
> 
> Still get the "Identifier Missing" error at the beginning of the line.
> 
> A module.h came with the source so going to see if replacing the one in my
> defs directory with this one makes a difference.
> 
> OK, that got rid of the error and CC2 compiled CC252. Ident gave me
> Module Size  $2941  #10561
> Module CRC $444612
> 
> The one that someone sent me is
> 
> Module Size $2384  #9092
> Module CRC $161DE5
> 
> I suppect mine is larger due to I have the .h set to TWO_PASS = true and the
> one I was sent has it set to false.
> 
> Now if someone can send me a copy of CCDEVICE module or the utility to break
> the existing CC module apart so I can reused the one in it, I think I 
> will have the
> newest CC up and running.
> 
> John Donaldson
> 
> John Donaldson wrote:
> 
> > Well, I rebooted the emulator and now CC2 is working with C.PREP1.9,
> > so go figure. Now if I compile CC252.c I get a error in line 32. So 
> > don't know if
> > my copy is flawed or this is a real error. Now I have something to 
> > work with. LOL
> >
> > John Donaldson
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:21:13 +1000
> From: "Bob Devries" <bdevries at gil.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CC2 Not Working
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <00ce01c61982$bd74a920$0701a8c0 at master>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> 	reply-type=response
> 
> John,
> I think some of the code in cc252.c has TAB characters in it, and the 
> compiler may be barfing on that. I fixed that by loading it into my 
> favourite text editor (Ved of course!), and then saving it again. There's 
> probably utilities around that will detab a text file.
> 
> --
> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
> 
> Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
> the capacity to be his spokesman,
> so that I know how to help the weary.
> 
> website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
> my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Donaldson" <johnadonaldson at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CC2 Not Working
> 
> 
> > Ok what I get when I try to compile CC252.c I get and error on line 31
> >
> > static int newipath = -1;
> > ^
> > error = Indentifier missing.
> >
> > Which is werid since all I got was 12 errors and in the Usage() subroutine 
> > there is a
> > static char *help[] = {....     which was not included in the error 
> > listing. So this tells me
> > that the varible "static" should be OK. Sometimes in C the line that 
> > really contains the
> > error is the line before. This line reads
> >
> > char * chkccdev();
> >
> > Thinking mayby there was a bad character or something. I deleted the line 
> > and
> > retype it in. I am using VED as my editor.
> >
> > Still get the "Identifier Missing" error at the beginning of the line.
> >
> > A module.h came with the source so going to see if replacing the one in my
> > defs directory with this one makes a difference.
> >
> > OK, that got rid of the error and CC2 compiled CC252. Ident gave me
> > Module Size  $2941  #10561
> > Module CRC $444612
> >
> > The one that someone sent me is
> >
> > Module Size $2384  #9092
> > Module CRC $161DE5
> >
> > I suppect mine is larger due to I have the .h set to TWO_PASS = true and 
> > the
> > one I was sent has it set to false.
> >
> > Now if someone can send me a copy of CCDEVICE module or the utility to 
> > break
> > the existing CC module apart so I can reused the one in it, I think I will 
> > have the
> > newest CC up and running.
> >
> > John Donaldson
> >
> > John Donaldson wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I rebooted the emulator and now CC2 is working with C.PREP1.9,
> >> so go figure. Now if I compile CC252.c I get a error in line 32. So don't 
> >> know if
> >> my copy is flawed or this is a real error. Now I have something to work 
> >> with. LOL
> >>
> >> John Donaldson
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > -- 
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> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 
> > 14/01/2006
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:30:44 -0600
> From: "DJ" <dj at isectran.com>
> Subject: [Coco] NTSC to VGA.. more common than you think?
> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Message-ID: <5ybe3cxyk5uhsyg.140120062130 at mail.isectran.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
> 
> 
> Was poking around on the net for NTSC to VGA adapters....
> 
> http://www.converters.tv/converters/ntsc/vga.html
> 
> http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Startech_StarTech_com_VideoView~CLT-HSNLF
> 
> http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Avermedia_AVERMEDIA_TV_BOX9_1280X1024_RES_PIP~CL
> T-HSNLF
> 
> http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=219&products_id=3166
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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