#: 19308 S1/General Interest 10-Nov-93 21:33:46 Sb: ddx Fm: tom farrow 72701,543 To: delmar co Ed there is still something not quite correct with this, but it is doable the display is limited to two lines and short lines at that. I can manage but if you find anything let me know. Thanks Tom Farrow 72701,543 #: 19282 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 20:18:49 Sb: #19277-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) What!!! .PU? what does .PU stand for? Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19292 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Nov-93 21:25:56 Sb: #19282-#thanks Fm: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) No, not .PU, PU. You do not include a line with ".PU" in your article to post. You do not include anything special in your article to post. But when you enter the "/EXIT" command in the editor, you are presented with a "Post Action Menu". There you can enter a P to post the message. A few other options are prompted for. One which is unprompted for is the "Post Unformatted" action, which you ask for by entering a PU at the Post Action Menu prompt. ------------------------------------ Zack C Sessions ColorSystems "I am Homer of Borg, prepare to be assimi ... OOOOHHH, DOUGHNUTS!" There is 1 Reply. #: 19295 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Nov-93 01:28:37 Sb: #19292-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) Oh... I understand now :). Told you that I was new at this. Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19297 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Nov-93 05:56:12 Sb: #19295-#thanks Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 (X) Michele, There are two other ways to emulate the .lt/.el commands on Delphi. One is to start a line with a period, that line will not processed by the formatter, and the period will not be displayed. Another is to indent by at least one space, which also works on Delphi, I think. I usually use this method, since in most cases only part of a message is involved. You just have to remember to indent the lines that you want left alone. -Bill- There is 1 Reply. #: 19302 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 10-Nov-93 00:35:09 Sb: #19297-#thanks Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X) Hmm Yes, that does make sense with both the spaces or a period. I used a periond on this first line :) I only asked as when I first sent u Michele Dalene There is 1 Reply. #: 19305 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 10-Nov-93 06:09:08 Sb: #19302-thanks Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 Michele, Make sure to hit enter every 80 bytes or so,because CIS will just chop off long lines. I think that happened in your last message to me. -Bill- #: 19283 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 20:19:58 Sb: #19278-More files I need Fm: Michele Dalene 72652,2765 To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X) Yes, I do do experementation with Graphics. I am always trying to find new tricks for this old machine of mine (Cecilia). Michele Dalene #: 19281 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 07-Nov-93 20:13:54 Sb: #19276-Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: james pottage 71750,2012 (X) Hi Jim. Nice to see you still prowling around here. Sorry, I can't help on the 4 in 1 cable. I have a 2 in 1 (serial + HD) and as I recall it is different. However, it _does_ use a straight cable. #: 19293 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 08-Nov-93 21:51:18 Sb: #19276-Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 To: james pottage 71750,2012 (X) James, I don't have a 4 in 1, but I do have the earlier 3 in 1 board. I believe the cables are the same. In fact, the cables ARE straight through, but only if you use an IBM AT type DB-9 connector for your RS-232, not if you use the more common (on modems) DB-25. The simple solution: use a straight through ribbon cable from the 10 pin header to the DB-9, cutting off the 10th wire at the DB-9 end, then use a readily available 9 to 25 pin adapter (any computer store should have this). If you want to roll your own, the following pin connections will do the job: DB-25 DB-9 (or 10 pin header) Signal ----- ----------------------- ----------------------- 1,7 5 Ground 2 3 Transmit data (TXD) 3 2 Receive data (RXD) 4 7 always enabled ---> Request to Send (RTS) 5 8 ignored ---> Clear to Send (CTS) 6 6 ignored ---> Data Set Ready (DSR) 8 1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) 20 4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) No need to connect the rest. Note that the above wiring configures the Disto as Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and is suitable for plugging into a modem. If you want to connect directly to another computer instead, you must configure the Disto as Data Communications Equipment (DCE) by wiring the cable as follows: DB-25 DB-9 (or 10 pin header) ----- ----------------------- 1,7 5 2 2 3 3 4 8 5 7 6,8 4 20 6 The cable so wired is called a null modem cable. Alternately, wire the cable as shown in the top diagram, and buy a null modem adapter to connect two computers together. Hope this all helps. Ian #: 19301 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 09-Nov-93 20:14:21 Sb: Disto 4 in 1 board Fm: james pottage 71750,2012 To: 72177,1762 Thanks very much for the reply, Ian. I had not thought of the connections being for a db9 connector. The old 2 in 1 board connected straight to a 25 pin connector which I gather is different. I will try the nine pin straight connection. Happy Computing Jim #: 19288 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 08-Nov-93 17:23:18 Sb: #19272-#Screen program for OSK Fm: robert brose 72067,3021 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) Bob, I'll see if I can get Peter Tutelaers to try it on his sys iv. He is the only other user that I know. Bob There is 1 Reply. #: 19291 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 08-Nov-93 21:16:01 Sb: #19288-Screen program for OSK Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: robert brose 72067,3021 Maybe Ed Gresick can add to this...I _know_ he has a System IV, and I think he played with the screen I uploaded. Right Ed? #: 19294 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 08-Nov-93 21:59:59 Sb: #19222-MM1-68340 Fm: Carl Kreider 71076,76 To: Zack Sessions 71532,1555 (X) Zack, > Hmm, was that U18 on the IO board by any chance? Reason I ask was that I > received just today, a replacement PAL for U18, from Bill Wittman. He states > in his letter that "on some systems, not many" require the new PAL to help > solve "hard drive problems". Even though I am not having hard drive problems > (unless you consider not being able to boot from the hard drive as a > "problem"), "Pease highly recommends that you put it in". We sent the new U18 PALs to Bill to distribute to the Atlanta buyers. It fixes a problem that didn't exist in the MM/1 but shows up with the faster processor. Everyone *really should* put in the PAL. It will be included in all future kits. The problem is that the chip select to the WD33C93 SCSI chip may (depending on speed of other parts, temperature, phase of the moon, etc) go away before the write strobe does. This hoses the SCSI chip and causes it to write garbage to the disk. We changed the PAL equations to make write go away first to solve the problem. > And I concur, support from Kevin Pease and Carl Kreider has been excellent. Thank you. We try hard. :) Carl #: 19298 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 09-Nov-93 09:03:02 Sb: #19270-JPEG and IFF Fm: Graham Trott 100115,1075 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) Bob -- >>> where can I get the specifications for the file format used by IFF (cd-i graphics) files? <<< The information you want is in "OS-9/CD-RTOS IFF Support Library (1990)" from OptImage. Try asking Lex van Sonderen in the CD-i forum (GO CD-I). He looks after "Knowledge Transfer" for Philips in LA and may be able to get you the information in electronic form. See also "EA IFF 85" Standard for Interchange Format Files, by Electronic Arts. This came from the Amiga world, I think. If you need any CD-i image files to examine, let me know. -- GT #: 19284 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 08-Nov-93 04:22:10 Sb: #19279-#Sculptor Problem Fm: Ed Gresick 76576,3312 To: Bob Taylor 73270,3124 (X) Bob, Then I assume that using either 'echo \1b[2J' or 'echo ^Z' from the command line works but when put in the vdu file doesn't? Doesn't really make any sense. Hmm, what happens when you run SCULPTOR from your console without G-WINDOWS or from a terminal? Do the appropriate codes work OK? This will be a check on SCULPTOR. Ed There is 1 Reply. #: 19296 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 09-Nov-93 02:19:21 Sb: #19284-#Sculptor Problem Fm: Bob Taylor 73270,3124 To: Ed Gresick 76576,3312 (X) Ed, >Then I assume that using either 'echo \1b[2J' or 'echo ^Z' from the command >line works but when put in the vdu file doesn't? Correct. Also works with GWindows. Tried both codes. >Doesn't really make any sense. It certainly doesn't. >Hmm, what happens when you run SCULPTOR from your console without >G-WINDOWS or from a terminal? Do the appropriate codes work OK? This will >be a check on SCULPTOR. Sculptor has been working fine with my Wyse 60 terminal on my 20x all these years. Sculptor recognizes my Wyse 60 connected to my UQEK-30. Sculptor recognises standout and cursor motion (I presume since the menu is printed and the screen form). Just no clear screen. Unfortunately both the original and backup disks are no longer readable. I don't recall wheather a vt100 vdu file was included. Thanks for your help, Bob There is 1 Reply. #: 19303 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 10-Nov-93 04:14:59 Sb: #19296-Sculptor Problem Fm: Frank Hoffman 72733,3655 To: Bob Taylor 73270,3124 Ed, I know that Frank Hogg had some older 1.14's, both runtime and full development systems. Had a good price too. I've written a lot for 1.14:6 and still have good original disks. I don't know if that is a help to you or not. Frank Hoffman, LLOYD I/O, INC. #: 19304 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 10-Nov-93 04:15:03 Sb: Old HD Drivers Fm: Frank Hoffman 72733,3655 To: All Anybody, There are some things I don't know about some of the hard disk drivers for the 68K OS9 that might allow me to put a larger hard disk on my 68020 system from Windrush. It uses a SCSI port and has device decriptors for h0 to h7, but, has a rodime driver. ?...does this driver support the "quiry" the hard disk and find out what is there type of protocol, or is the parameters hard coded into the device descriptors and drivers? Frank Press !>