[Coco] Telnetting from a window

[Kandur]

The nos96809l2_dw_headless.dsk was no use for me,
I wanted my Coco to boot standalone, without a PC connected.
That's why Robert made that boot disk for me.
Of course if you need more sysram space, you could remove
more modules from the bootfile.

Kandur

Friday, December 5, 2014, 4:38:00 PM, you wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:43:24 -0500
> Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:

>> On Friday 05 December 2014 13:43:28 Kandur did opine
>> And Gene did reply:
>> > Updated.
>> > http://qdv.pw/coco/?p=436
>> > 
>> > Kandur

>> Humm, now that would also give me back enough sysram to solve my
>> floppy can't format problem.

>> If Robert G. and Torsten V. can get that put into the Nitros9 repo,
>> that would be fantastic!

> Gene:

>         The headless DW floppy looks to be smaller than the one shown
> (no CoVdg). The bootfile in nos96809l2_dw_headless.dsk is 18,890 bytes.
> (Only has DW and real floppies)

>> Q though:  Does putty properly handle the esc codes for a coco3's
>> screen?

>> My fav linux equ to putty, minicom, doesn't do that at all well.
>>  
>> > Friday, December 5, 2014, 9:09:13 AM, you wrote:
>> > > The OS-9 login via the Coco's bitbanger serial port, always worked
>> > > this way. http://qdv.pw/coco/?p=436
>> > > 
>> > > Kandur
>> > > 
>> > > Friday, December 5, 2014, 6:28:23 AM, you wrote:
>> > >> Just add this to Bill's version (in the startup)
>> > >> 
>> > >> shell i=/w7&
>> > >> inetd <>>>/w7&
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> This will start the shell in /w7, then start inetd, but you will
>> > >> have to manually <clear> to the new window after you boot, but
>> > >> inetd will already be running in /w7.
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> Bill Pierce
>> > >> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>> > >> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>> > >> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
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>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: Bill Nobel <b_nobel at hotmail.com>
>> > >> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> > >> <coco at maltedmedia.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 5, 2014 9:13 am
>> > >> Subject: Re: [Coco] Telnetting from a window
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> You can use this in startup:
>> > >> 
>> > >> inetd <>>>/w7&
>> > >> 
>> > >> This won’t drop a shell on /w7 but will start the server
>> > >> 
>> > >> Bill Nobel
>> > >> 
>> > >>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 5:47 AM, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com>
>> > >>> wrote:
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> Was wanting to do it AS the computer was booting. You know how
>> > >>> lazy I am...
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> -----Original Message-----
>> > >>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of
>> > >>> Kip Koon Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 6:26 AM
>> > >>> To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
>> > >>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Telnetting from a window
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> Hi Bill!
>> > >>> I can understand why.
>> > >>> 1. Boot NitrOS-9.
>> > >>> 2. Issue the "shell i=/w7" command.
>> > >>> 3. Press <clear> on the Coco to switch to /w7.  (On the PC press
>> > >>> <home> to
>> > >> 
>> > >> switch windows.) 4. Issue inetd& command.
>> > >> 
>> > >>> You are done!  Let me know how you do.


>> Cheers, Gene Heskett




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