[Coco] BASIC09 - How good is it?

[Wayne Campbell]

If using MESS, remember to use the .os9 extension for OS9 image files.

Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>BASIC09 "sounds" good.
>
>I'd like to have a bit of a play-around but I've never been able to 
>immerse myself into OS-9 enough to get into it.
>
>I think the secret to using OS-9 is to have a harddisk setup. Floppy 
>disk is too awkward and frustrating.
>
>I currently am setup with a 512K CoCo3 with HDB DOS, a 6309 and 2 floppy 
>drives. I have downloaded the Nitros9 disk image for Drivewire and 6309 
>support (the latest versions).
>
>So how do I now attach the BASIC09 DSK image?
>
>Do I have to transfer it to floppy to access it as D0 or can I access 
>another drivewire drive to map the DSK image?
>
>Do I need to add another drivewire drive and if so, how do I do that?
>
>So much to learn before I can even get started.
>
>Nick
>
>
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