[Coco] Newbie questions

[Arthur Flexser]

The ?OM ERROR is "out of memory".  This would typically occur with a Basic
program.  A possible cause might be that the program was written for
cassette and that a disk system doesn't have enough memory to run it on
account of the extra memory that disk requires.  Can we assume you're
running the program from a fresh power-up?  Do you get the OM error just
from loading the program, without attempting to run it?  (LOAD"progname")
If so, try PCLEAR 1 before loading, and type RUN if the error doesn't
occur.  There's no line number accompanying the error message, right?

Art


On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:13 AM, Sean Margules <s_man501 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Art,
> The error message is ?OM ERROR
>
> Bill,
> I can't find the DECB manual in the repository : (  A search for "Disk
> Extended Color Basic" tells me my princess is in another castle. There are
> two Basic09 manuals and one TSC basic, but TSC basic seems pretty primitive
> compared to RGBDOS. Also, trying to read that manual is making my brain
> bleed (not that it'll stop me). I'll keep scrounging around though. Some
> stuff is coming back to me a little at a time.
>
>
>
> On Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:00 AM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu>
> wrote:
>
> 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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