[Coco] Basic09 versions

[Dave Philipsen]

Hey, look what I found stashed away....

http://retr09.com/images/BASIC09.jpg

I don't think the disk has ever been put in a drive before nor the book 
cracked open.


Dave


On 6/6/2017 9:01 PM, Wayne Campbell wrote:
> For a long time I have known this, but have not been able to prove it. When
> I first got into the CoCo it was a CoCo2 Korean model and OS-9 Level 1. I
> also had the Level 1 Basic09. When I got my CoCo3 and OS-9 Level 2, I
> compared the two versions of Basic09. There were only 3 differences.
>
> Level 1
> 4K default buffer size
> 01.00.00 version number in the display text at the top of the module
> CRC was not the same as Level 2 Basic09
>
> Level 2
> 8K default buffer size
> 01.00.01 version number in the display text at the top of the module
> CRC was not the same as Level 1 Basic09
>
> I have never found a disk image of the Level 1 Basic09 disk. It was sold
> separately from OS-9 Level 1. I have found the Dragon version of Basic09
> Level 1 (version 01.00.00), but it has a different display text from the
> CoCo version.
>
> I had all but given up hope of ever finding a copy of the CoCo Basic09
> Level 1 disk (or an image). Today I was thinking about it, and decided to
> so some searching. Lo and behold, I found what appears to be a pristine
> copy for sale on EBay. The description says "untested", but the disk and
> manual and box look brand new! There are 3 photos. The middle photo is a
> closeup of the disk in its sleeve. The lower left portion of the exposed
> disk shows the version number 01.00.00.
>
> I want this! It is for sale for $89.99 or best offer, and the shipping is
> only $3.61. I have enough cash, but I don't have a credit card. There are 5
> people watching it, and the time left is 19 days, 20 hours. No one has made
> an offer yet. If I can get my friend to use his card, I am going to buy it
> today. Once I have it, I will need to know if someone on this list is here
> in Los Angeles and can make an image of the disk, and possibly scan the
> manual without destroying it. Then I can add them to the archive and we
> will have the original Basic09 and manual to go with the Level 1 system.
>
> Wish me luck on getting it!
>