[Coco] Working with the ""Ultimate" CoCoSDC Image"

[Sean]

Yeah, I don't think CoBBS will fit as I'm trying to run on a CoCo 3, and
the Rainbow issues don't really cover that, as well as it seems to need
some additional drivers/patches to work.

But my question is more geared toward getting this pre-made OS-9 VHD to
boot, as it says it already has the software in the image.  The VHD links
and instructions were from Barry Nelson on this list.
I'm so far out of the loop on doing any actual work on OS9, it's been 25
years since I really ran it as a daily driver, I've forgotten almost
everything.

Just trying to whip up a quick BBS to run off the bitbanger and a
Lantronix.  I've gotten the Lantronix working with it, but no actual BBS to
run yet.  If anyone has other suggestions of BBS software to try, let me
know.

Sean

On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 6:07 AM L. Curtis Boyle <curtisboyle at sasktel.net>
wrote:

> I think CoBBS was published in Rainbow, so you souls find the
> documentation for it over several issues in there. (You may want to grab
> the Rainbow index from the archive to find out which ones).
>
> As for the OS-9 one; if it was modified to be self bootable (when
> originally sold it was not as they would have had to pay licensing for OS-9
> for every copy sold) then type DOS. If not, you would have to boot up OS-9
> separately and then set up the BBS from its own disk images (i presume you
> are referring to the Alpha Software one?). The documentation for that one
> is for sure on the Color Computer Archive.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 26, 2023, at 10:21 PM, Sean via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Trying to get the "Ultimate" CoCoSDC Image" on the CoCo archive to work
> on
> > my CoCo 3 with an SDC.
> > Can't seem to figure out how to actually boot it with the included
> > documentation.  I did the flash for HDBDos, but still not sure how to
> boot
> > the included VHD.
> >
> > My main goal is to get a working CoCO BBS for VCF Midwest.  This archive
> > said it had OS9-BBS as part of the image.
> > But it's kinda close to the deadline, so I'm almost ready to give up at
> > this point.  All the ones I've tried so far from the CoCo archive result
> in
> > sparklies on my CoCo 3 - or have zero documentation.  The CoBBS two disk
> > version boot into a "CoBBS OS", but again, no documentation I can find!
> >
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