[Coco] some progress...

[Bob Devries]

There is an OS-9/NitrOS9 programme called RSDos and/or RSDos Plus which will 
read and write the RSDos (disk basic) floppies.

It's available on RTSI

--
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.

my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Adolph" <twospruces at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:13 AM
Subject: [Coco] some progress...


> Thanks for all the helpful comments.  I've made some progress.
> * I made 2 Nitros-9 disks using an old pc and a 360k drive
> * I got my coco3 to boot Nitros-9
> * I've fiddled with my drive settings with reasonable success
>
> have not yet played with 3.5 inch drives,
>
> But, I am struggling right now with why I would go to Nitros-9--
>
> * disks created in RS-DOS (35 track) cannot be read or written in Nitros-9
> * so, software on RS-DOS disks and virtual disks are not usable in 
> Nitros-9
>
> But, as someone pointed out, HDB-DOS is available as a .DSK for
> Nitros-9, making it a bit easier to use HDB-DOS that it is for an
> RS-DOS system (or DECB system?).
>
> Making .DSKs is a pain in the neck when you don't have a dedicated
> machine with an appropriate floppy installed, ... and you don't (yet)
> have HDB-DOS to help you.
>
> cheers, Steve
>
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