[Coco] 16550 wasRe: RS232 paks

[Boisy Pitre]

> Do any of your items work the same under Color BASIC as they do for
> the NitrOS-9 hackjob of OS-9 ? Has anything in NitrOS-9 been
> changed from the original OS-9 just to get one of your gadgets to 1)
> function better, 2) just function, 3) have a practical use?

Roger,

There can be no other way to take the "NitrOS-9 hackjob of OS-9"  
comment above as anything other than a slight and a jab at the project.

In the "CoCoNutz!" Christmas 2005 newsletter there is a column titled  
"A Talk With Roger Taylor of CoCo 3.com."  In reference to the  
interview question "What is your favorite operating system? Are you a  
Linux guy or Microsoft guy?" Your response on the CoCo was:

"With the CoCo, my favorite OS would probably have to be NitrOS-9  
which is a highly-customized version of OS-9  Level II.  Although I've  
written almost everything for Disk BASIC, I prefer the power of OS-9  
when I use the CoCo."

This statement is incongruent with your current view that NitrOS-9 is  
a hack job.  Can you please explain what happened between 2005 and now?

Regards,
Boisy G. Pitre
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