[Coco] [Color Computer] Multivue under latest NitrOS9

[nickma2 at optusnet.com.au]

640x192x 4 uses twice the RAM and is slower to process but does look
nicer if used correctly.

I'd like to give it a go, that's why I was wondering if there were
installer scripts to automate the process for someone who is not so OS
savvy. The GUI is meant to make computers easier for people to use
right?

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pierce"  "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
To:
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Sent:Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:45:19 -0400
Subject:Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Multivue under latest NitrOS9

 The one thing I know is that Multi-Vue will not run in 640x192 2
color mode, you must use the 4 color mode. Curtis Boyle said that had
been disabled a few years ago.
 Other than that, it's been running fine for me. I'll check the latest
reincarnation and see if it runs.
 Also, I just remembered, someone changed the distro boots so they
boot with CoGrf instead of CoWin (why?). MV needs CoWin (as does a lot
of things) or fonts, pointer, and patterns do not work. Cogrf (smaller
than CoWin) should only be used when you need the extra memory and
don't need the fonts etc.

 This is the very reason my current project (MShell) doesn't use
CoWin's windowing, fonts and pointers. I have a graphics handler that
creates all fonts, pointers and patterns on it's own without OS9
system calls. This makes it compatible with both CoWin and CoGrf.

 Bill Pierce
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: jimgerrie at ns.sympatico.ca [ColorComputer] 
 To: ColorComputer 
 Sent: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 6:29 pm
 Subject: [Coco] [Color Computer] Multivue under latest NitrOS9

 Can someone tell me if there is a trick to getting Multivue to run
under the 
 latest versions of NitrOS9? I just received my MicroSD pack, with a
Nitros 
 3.2.9 (I believe) and booted it up. Downloaded the latest distro I
could find 
 of Multivue on NitrOS9 Source Forge. I have startup loading fonts,
stdptrs, all 
 the pats etc. I run "control -e" and then "gshell" (autoex) and
Multivue comes 
 up, but the top menu line is missing. If I move the mouse pointer to
the top of 
 the screen and click I get nothing. Top left corner and click crash.
Open a 
 shell by hitting S, crash The slide bars on the bottom and side are
incomplete 
 (just the arrows--no bar). If I try to run Planet Engine, crash. Has
the 
 latest versions of NitrOS9 broken compatibility with Multivue? Is
there some 
 trick I'm missing (for instance do I need to create a 80X25 window to
run 
 Multvue now)?

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