[Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner

[K. Pruitt]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tormod Volden"
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner


>> So:  Assuming I have the rainbow guide in my hand, a 512K coco 3 with a 
>> single 35 track drive, and a free hour on the weekend, how should I 
>> proceed?
>
> If you already have DriveWire and intend to continue using it, you
> don't need any NitrOS-9 floppies. You can boot NitrOS-9 directly over
> DriveWire from BASIC, using DWDOS (on tape, floppy, or EPROM).
>
> You just need the nos96809l2v030300coco3_dw.dsk mounted on your
> DriveWire server and dw3doscc3.bin (on a DECB floppy). DWDOS is at
> toolshed.sf.net under "Files".
>
> Then you can learn NitrOS-9 and move on to floppy-only operation later
> if you want.
>
> Tormod
>
> -- 

Well that's pretty darn cool. I didn't know this existed. This certainly 
streamlines the entire process.