[Coco] NitrOS9 and B&B XT-RTC

Mark Marlette mmarlette at frontiernet.net
Tue Jun 18 09:04:55 EDT 2013


Bob,

Could be a bit of a misunderstanding, but in any case use the scripts, learn from them, then build by hand if you would like. Any error means something has changed since it shipped as the system was built with those scripts.

Regards,

Mark




________________________________
 From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS9 and B&B XT-RTC
 

Mark,
you may have misunderstood. I'm the one who is trying to rebuild the boot 
file, since he admits himself to be ignorant of the procedure. I have 
*always* handbuilt my OS9Boot files, and 90% of the time they worked.

The original problem in this case was that accessing the CDROM drive locked 
him out of /DD.

I went inot this in an effort to help a newbie who, surprise! lives in the 
same town as I do. I started off with exactly zero information; that's why 
I'm asking qustions from people who know.

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Marlette" <mmarlette at frontiernet.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS9 and B&B XT-RTC


> SuperDriver is open source!!!!! Change away!!!!!
>
> :)
>
> I don't care who you are and how verse you are in retro computers. This 
> was his first coco and it is unrealistic to build a kernel in your first 
> 10 minutes on your own.....If he can, which I know he can't, I missed that 
> book! :)
>
> The reason, I don't answer directly to your questions are. The end user 
> NEEDS to understand where the information is located in the documentation. 
> Use the SOURCE LUKE! :) Understanding the docs and location of the 
> information will make you an expert...Heck I had to pull a doc the other 
> day....but I knew where to look...and that is the goal. As going to the 
> list is nice, the docs are quicker once you have mastered them.
>
> Luis- Has replied, as always, spot on..... :) I will speak to Boisy on 
> this as well....lots to do.....
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>


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