[Coco] For those just starting/new to OS-9...

J Arcane jarcane at gmail.com
Sun Nov 9 04:41:22 EST 2014


Thanks. At some point I still want to try and get XLISP for OS-9 set up, so
this could be a lot of help.

Are there any good guides for a modern Nitros9+HDD setup, possibly in an
emulator?

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 1:23 AM, <farna at amc-mag.com> wrote:

> Two great resources. If you're totally new to OS-9, get a few issues of
> "the world of 68' micros" starting with volume 4 number 6. There is a
> great guide to getting the system up and running. It's applicable to
> NitrOS9 as well, though there may be some slight differences.
>
>
> ftp://maltedmedia.com/coco/MAGAZINES/The%20World%20of%2068%27%20micros%20%5BFARNA%20systems%5D/
>
> The second source is "Mastering OS-9 on the Tandy Color Computer". Assumes
> a CoCo3 with 512K and two disk drives. This is a nice and easy step by
> step, day by day learners manual.
>
>
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Documents/Books/Mastering%20OS-9%20on%20the%20Tandy%20Color%20Computer%20%281995%29%28Farna%20Systems%29.pdf
>
> Nick, I mistakenly said "Start OS-9" in a private e-mail to you, and
> mentioned it was in the list archives. So I got the name wrong, and I
> couldn't find it in the archives. Used to be there, but no more. I don't
> have the disk that went with the book. If anyone has it they can upload a
> copy to the site above and to the list archives.
>
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