[Coco] OS-9 startup file question

[K. Pruitt]

The documentation wiki at:

http://sourceforge.net/p/nitros9/wiki/Main_Page/#documentation

has information on pipes.  It isn't as complicated as it may
seem at first glance.  I just think of them as literal pipes and it all 
makes sense.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Pereira" <spereira1952 at comcast.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 startup file question


> Thanks very much for your response!
>
> Of course, I don’t understand this at all…  I thought I understood the 
> pipe command that I typed, but this form is completely foreign to me. 
> Where do I go to learn how to do pipes in NitrOS-9?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> smp
> --
> Stephen M. Pereira
> Bedford, NH  03110
> KB1SXE
>
>
>> On Jan 11, 2015, at 5:48 PM, K. Pruitt <pruittk at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>> setime <>>>/term
>>
>> is the format you want.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Pereira" 
>> <spereira1952 at comcast.net>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:39 PM
>> Subject: [Coco] OS-9 startup file question
>>
>>
>>> So, here I am, making my way through The Rainbow Guide to OS-9, and I 
>>> decided to play a bit with my startup file.
>>>
>>> On the NitrOS-9 boot disk that I am using, the startup file ends with 
>>> the command: date -t
>>>
>>> I decided to change the command to: setime < /term
>>>
>>> so I can automatically remind myself to put in the date and time when 
>>> the system boots up.
>>>
>>> My “problem” is that this does not seem to work.  When I do a cold boot, 
>>> or when I do a reset, the startup file goes through everything it used 
>>> to, but then it does not prompt me to make the date and time entry.
>>>
>>> This is my very first foray into NitrOS-9, so, please be gentle!
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> smp
>>> --
>>> Stephen M. Pereira
>>> Bedford, NH  03110
>>> KB1SXE
>>>