[Coco] Newbie questions

[Arthur Flexser]

Sean, what error message are you getting when you try to run the game?

Art


On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Sean Margules <s_man501 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've been trying to work with just RGBDOS, (because I have a hard drive so
> why not use it?) and I'm pleased to report that I've been able to back up
> just about any .dsk image I care to AND RUN IT which is quite a step
> forward for me. I used the (very) little bit of Basic I still remember from
> when I was a kid to make myself a menu I can run the different floppy
> images from so I don't keep getting my names and syntax mixed up (run for
> basic, runm for bin, dos for sierra games, etc.)
>
> Only residual issue I'm having is that there is one game (VIRUS-D) which
> is one of several on the disk (VHD slot now), which gives me an error
> whenever I try to run it (from the menu or just with the "run" command). I
> was thinking perhaps hyphens are illegal characters in run commands?
>
> Is there a reference out there for the type of BASIC used in RGBDOS? I
> found one for BASIC09, but it sure does look like that is rather intimately
> connected to the Nitros9 OS, which I've been avoiding for the time being as
> instructed. Thanks,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 11:11 PM, Nick Marentes <
> nickma at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> Sean Margules <s_man501 at ...> writes:
>
> >
> > Ok ok. No more Drivewire or HDBDOS till I get a better  handle on this
> stuff. Promise.
> >
>
> You'll thank us for setting you on a structured path to CoCo nirvana.   :)
>
> Seriously, you'll enjoy it more and learn with less frustration.
>
> As I said before, I've seen newbies turned off when they dive in at the
> end.
>
> Hard drives can come in when you start exploring OS-9.
>
> Learn the basics before jumping in to the advanced.
>
> Nick
>
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