[Coco] C Compiler on NITROS-9 L1

[L. Curtis Boyle]

Actually I think I was wrong... the standard C compiler was level 1 (there is a level 2 version, that combines 2 passes into 1 pass). 

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> On Jan 23, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at shentel.net> wrote:
> 
> On Thursday 23 January 2020 18:39:02 pfitchjr at bellsouth.net wrote:
> 
>> I thought the C and assembler in the Dev Pack came straight from the
>> Level I OS-9, just recompiled. Or maybe not even that, just
>> repackaged, price increased, and resold for Level II.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of L. Curtis Boyle
>> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:59 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] C Compiler on NITROS-9 L1
>> 
>> I may be remembering incorrectly, but I believe the C compiler
>> required a level 2 system (ie >64K RAM) to run. It’s resulting
>> programs could run under level 1, but not the compiler itself.
>> 
>>> On Jan 23, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Blair Leduc <bleduc at outlook.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone been able to use the C compiler on NITROS-9 Level 1 with
>>> CoCoVGA and a CoCoSDC?
> 
> I don't recall that, but I do recall having to exit the 51 column screen 
> to compile something on level 1 with it.
> 
> However the shortage of ram did make me write my longest running 
> application in basic09, used several times a day for 14 years while we 
> owned KTLA's old Grass Valley Group 300-3AB production video switcher at 
> at WDTV. That switcher had a huge bag of tricks, so each of our tech 
> directors could program it with his personal tricks.  GVG wanted $20,000 
> for that accessory.  But the used gear peddler didn't give it to us but 
> did include a copy of the protocol and interface manual. I looked at 
> that, and RB had just published The Forgotten Chip showing how to add a 
> hardware UART to an old level one coco, so I sat down in between  normal 
> work and wrote my own version of that E-Disk in basic09. I even got 
> familiar enough with how it worked that I often wrote shorter things to 
> reach into the logic in it and troubleshoot down to the chip level when 
> there had been a failure. When I retired, my replacement couldn't keep 
> it going so they've bought 3 or 4 much simpler replacements since in the 
> going on 18 years since. But they've now gone digital.  Which meant they 
> had to vacate the old control room and build it all new elsewhere in 
> that huge building. 
> 
>>> I used Allen’s instructions to build NITROS-9 on my MacBook and I
>>> stripped everything out that I did not need to reduce memory but I
>>> still get out of memory errors when I try to compile the line.c
>>> sample.
>>> 
>>> cc1 line.c -f=line
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Blair.
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