[Coco] [CoCo] OS-9000 for X86 Version 4.9 working in Ubuntu QEMU

Walter Zambotti zambotti at iinet.net.au
Thu May 18 20:01:33 EDT 2017


The most interesting thing about the later implementations of OS9 is the networking. It would be a major effort to reverse engineer that for the earlier Coco OS9.

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---- Kip Koon wrote ----

>Hi Walter,
>This is very interesting.  I will definitely check this out.  
>I wonder if this will run on VMware?
>
>
>Kip Koon
>computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/User:Computerdoc
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Walter Zambotti
>Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 3:58 AM
>To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
>Subject: Re: [Coco] [CoCo] OS-9000 for X86 Version 4.9 working in Ubuntu QEMU
>
>Here are a few screen shots :
>
>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7V4xuLGHAktelpQcmk0ZmtGQWc
>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7V4xuLGHAktUWswTS1aa0pWUTg
>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7V4xuLGHAktVUd6eHBLV0RSczQ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Walter Zambotti
>Sent: Wednesday, 17 May 2017 3:34 PM
>To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts' <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Subject: [Coco] [CoCo] OS-9000 for X86 Version 4.9 working in Ubuntu QEMU
>
>I found a copy of OS-9000 for X86 version 4.9 circa 2009 and have managed to get it working on Ubuntu 16.04 in the QEMU hypervisor/virtualizer.
>
>I spent a few days getting the network configuration working and it fires up nicely.
>
>It comes with the internet communications pak and XBase9 windowing GUI. Which looks a lot like Windows XP.
>
>The tar.gz is 22Mbytes.
>
>If anyone is interested here is the link:
>
>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7V4xuLGHAktVW1VbkNIbXpseWs
>
>Enjoy.  For educational and research purposes only!
>
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