[Coco] What are some good starting points for a CoCo noob (me)?

[Bob Devries]

Yep,

I have uploaded (among other manuals) the full OS9 Level 2 manual in PDF 
format, with bookmarks, here:

http://coco.clubltdstudios.com/downunder/OS9/OS9_Level_2.zip

Included in this zip file are images of the two disks which were supplied 
with the package.

--
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.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "richard" <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] What are some good starting points for a CoCo noob (me)?


> On Thursday 16 August 2007 23:35:13 Hex Star wrote:
>> On 8/16/07, richard <rcrislip at neo.rr.com> wrote:
>> > If you are serious about learning the CoCo, I'd suggest that you 
>> > purchase
>> > one
>> > if you haven't already. After you do obtain an working CoCo (with disk
>> > drives
>> > or a DriveWire which uses you PC as a disk drive) go through Radio
>> > Shack's Manuals and learn Color Basic. Then obtain and learn OS-9. You
>> > can reverse the order if you want, but the bottom line is you have to
>> > crawl before you can walk.
>>
>> I have my eye on a good eBay CoCo listing... :)
>>
>> Since I'm new I don't exactly know what titles the Radio Shack manuals 
>> you
>> mention have? Perhaps you could mention just a couple to get me started?
>> Thanks! :)
>
> One of the previous responders did that, It is called "Getting Strated 
> With
> Extended Color Basic". For OS-9, that manual is simply called "OS-9 
> Operating
> System". I think Bob Drieves <sp?> has posted a PDF version of it online 
> on
> his CoCo Down Under Web site. Bob Please correct me if I am wrong. Now 
> dude,
> I am giving you the benefit of the doubt that you are being genuine in 
> your
> request for help here. Please do not use this as a sneaky way to get your
> hands on the material that caused all the ruckus in the first place. Also,
> every year we, the Glennside Color Computer Club, hold a CoCoFeat in Elgin
> Ill. Come and join us. It is a cheap date and can be very informative for
> those seeking to increase their CoCo knowledge. Also, as another responder
> suggested, after you get an operating CoCo, try to obtain issues of the 
> old
> Rainbow Color Computer magazine. It has been out of publication since 
> 1992,
> but it is full of Extended Color Basic and OS-9 tips and programs you can
> copy in and hardware information.
>
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