[Coco] NitrOS-9 on a 128k Coco-3

Kandur k at qdv.pw
Thu Jun 19 11:33:29 EDT 2014


Yes indeed, I thought of this, but can't cobbler, os9gen, etc.
on a 128k Coco-3, due to lack of free memory.
Fortunately a list friend offered to make up one for me.
Thanks!

Kandur

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 11:42:13 PM, you wrote:
> On Jun 19, 2014 12:12 AM, "Kandur" <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

>> I'm still looking for a headless Nitros-9 L2 6809 image that runs without
> DW.


> All of the disks labeled "headless" from
> nitros9.org will only work with
> Drivewire.  I'm not aware of any other type of headless disk that is
> available pre made.

> In theory you should be able to create a disk
> that uses the bitbanger or
> rs232 pak as /Term and does not load any of the
> VDG or other Coco display
> and keyboard modules, which would be a headless
> disk that doesn't use DW.
> You could use the module list from the DW disks
> as a guide, but there will
> be differences since you would need the floppy
> disk or other RBF modules
> but they are not in the DW headless configs as
> I recall (and you would not
> need the DW modules).  Clock would be different as well.


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