[Coco] more that one shell from an external terminal(update)

K. Pruitt pruittk at roadrunner.com
Sat Sep 19 03:25:19 EDT 2015


Yes, I shouldn't have recommended NitrOS9 without telling him to get it and 
where to get documentation from it. It won't happen again.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Philipsen" <dave at davebiz.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] more that one shell from an external terminal(update)


> And then after that all you need to do is upgrade to a DE1 that will run 
> NitrOS9 at breakneck speed! 😎
>
> Dave Philipsen
>
>> On Sep 19, 2015, at 1:39 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> George, with that setup, you definately need DW4. You need to get that 
>> stuff backed up to virtual disk before you lose all your drives (they 
>> will eventually go as will the media)
>>
>> I've noticed one thing about this mail list that bothers me... people are 
>> really quick to respond and tell you what you need, but very rarely tell 
>> you where to go to get it or what to do when you do get it... The only 
>> reason I didn't link you to start with was I was assuming you were 
>> already using NitrOS9! You rarely see someone still using old OS9 
>> anymore.
>> As it was stated in one of the other posts, the speedup alone is worth 
>> it. There's no "new learning curve" as everything still runs the same. 
>> Only the names of a few modules have been changed (unimportant if you use 
>> ALL NitrOS9 system modules and don't mix and match with the old ones). 
>> All the old cmds and programs still work the same.
>> NitrOS9 is just faster and is the most stable version of OS9 I've run on 
>> the Cocos (and I've run most all of them, L1 & L2)
>>
>> So, here is some links to get ya started!
>>
>> For NitrOS9 and the NitrOS9 DW boot disk images:
>> http://www.nitros9.org/latest/
>>
>> Look for the "nos96809l2v030300coco3_dw.dsk" (or 6309 if you have it)
>>
>> For DW4:
>> https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/
>>
>> For instructions on how to make it all work:
>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/DW4_Installation_Guide
>>
>>
>> After you digest all that and get NitrOS9 going with DW4, we'll work on 
>> the serial connection :-)
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Pierce
>> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to 
>> slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: George Ramsower <georgera at gvtc.com>
>> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Fri, Sep 18, 2015 9:49 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] more that one shell from an external terminal(update)
>>
>>
>> I was just about to respond to Gene's post on this matter. This leaves
>> me in
>> the dust until I get my other coco working again. It will be about
>> a month
>> before that happens. WOP.... waiting on parts.
>>  No problem. I'll just keep
>> plugging till then.
>>  The coco I'm using right now does not have room for
>> another card in
>> that cabinet, it only has one 3.5 inch drive and this PC has no
>>
>> floppies. I looked through my drives, on hand, and the only two I have
>> are
>> 1.44 only drives.
>>  The other coco has two floppies and 3 com ports that can be
>> connected
>> to this PC via a DB9 to USB converter.
>>  That coco also has a Ken-Ton
>> SCSI board and I have three drives to
>> work with to find out if I can get one of
>> them to work...to replace the
>> one that broke.
>>  Dangit!! I hate when things
>> break down. So far, both my CM-8s have
>> died and the hard disk. So, in time,
>> I'll be up and running as before.
>> Then I can easily get files back and forth
>> between this PC and those cocos.
>>  I'm thinking of building another cabinet for
>> my CNC coco so I can add
>> to it. Right now, it's in an antique modem case.
>> However, I may not need
>> another case for that coco if I do get DWire working on
>> it but, that
>> won't happen until I get the broken Coco working again.
>>
>> George
>> R.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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