[Coco] HDBDOS And Word Processors

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 15 January 2017 13:22:28 Michael R. Furman wrote:

> I just confirmed that TS-Edit for DECB does indeed work with HDBDOS
> and DriveWire.  I tested with VCC 2.01 using hdbdw3bck.rom (HDB-DOS
> 1.4 BECKER COCO3)
>
> Unfortunately the stock version of TS-Edit for DECB is a Coco2 program
> with a maximum of 51 columns on a PMODE4 screen (which runs fine on a
> Coco3).  I was not able to determine if there is a version hacked to
> use the Coco3 hardware 80 column mode or not.
>
> I guess you are talking about Editors for DECB but the TS-Edit version
> for OS-9 also works fine.  There is a patched version called “vi”
> which works in OS-9/Nitros9 Level 2 and does use 80 columns.  I use
> this editor exclusively on Nitros9 since for quick editing jobs it’s
> too much trouble to spend 5 minutes to learn a new editor just for a 5
> second editing job in any “vi” clone.
>
> TS-Edit is on the ColorComputer archive and contains both the stock
> DECB and OS9 versions and the manual:
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/search.php?q=T-S+Edit
> <http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/search.php?q=T-S+Edit>
>
> I don’t see “vi” on ColorComputer archive.  I’d be happy to upload it
> if it’s truly not there as it is a bit involved to produce a freshly
> patched one from the original TS-Edit for OS-9.

I have used the vi patched version exclusively it came out. But it quit 
working a few years back because Nitros9 grew some device descriptors 
whose names started with a v, so I had to use dEd on my copy and extend 
the name, obviously with an "m", so now my copy it named vim. You can 
grab the executable from near the bottom of the file listing at the 
Genes-os9-stf link on my web page, in the signature below.
>
> Michael R. Furman
> Email: n6il at ocs.net
> Phone: +1 (408) 480-5865
>
> > On Jan 15, 2017, at 8:37 AM, Brett Gordon <beretta42 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I think my no-frills coco3 editor works with hdb.
> >
> > sites.google.com/site/cocoboot2/userspace
> >
> > it takes normal decb filenames; so "FOO.BAS:42"  should work.
> > On Jan 15, 2017 11:05 AM, "elderpav--- via Coco"
> > <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >
> > wrote:
> >> HI all,
> >>
> >> I don't post much, but I just have this burning question...
> >>
> >> I've tried a number of non-OS9 word processors for the Coco, and I
> >> haven't found any so far that play nice with HDBDOS. Either they
> >> won't work at all, or they only support drive numbers 0-3. Do any
> >> of you know of a word processor that works best with HDBDOS and
> >> hard drives, be it virtual or physical?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Fred Provoncha
> >> Stansbury Park, UT
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPod


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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