read new nonstop follow 89008 2-AUG 01:41 General Information RE: OS-9 Patches for the Coco III (Re: Msg 88995) From: COCOKIWI To: MIKE_GUZZI (NR) one thing that can cause ..that is not enough room in the 64k System memory. Format needs at least 10k of memory! Moving CC3GO into H/Disk or Disk will give one more memory! If you have not done this ..do it! and all will be well! Dennis -*- 89027 2-AUG 22:37 General Information RE: OS-9 Patches for the Coco III (Re: Msg 88994) From: MDALENE To: MIKE_GUZZI (NR) there is SOOO much you can do. I have debated switching to another system >but i just don't see one out there that can do the smooth multitasking os9 >does. Even the newest IBM machines just don't do it right. Ive seen 486 >systems bogged down running three programs. But the CoCo still does what I >need to do and to me thats enough I have seen that as well, Yet, There is some Nice stuff on those unINTELegent Boxes. I use one for Logging into Delphi as Supercomm cannot fully use my US Robotics 9600 baud modem. This baby flies at 9600/V.42bis! My terminal is set for 38,400. Running Telix 3.15, I use the older one as my XT and I HATE that newer version. Since my machine is only a 8088 8mhz 640K box running Ms-dog 5.0. I cannot get os-9000 for it, Bummer.... Someone should contact the author of the Ms-dos program called LIST and port that to os9/68k or os9/9000 or even Os9 Level 2 as that program is Awsome! Works a little like VU 1.1 but has many more options massaging files, such as Marking sections of text. Copying those to disk or printer. Finding sections and oodles of other neat stuff. But I use my Coco 3 for almost everything else as it works good. Its Dyncalc more than meets my needs, Profile could be improved a bit but it is a good database. Simply better in RSdos is what I use for Major term papers or my book. VI is prefered for Os9 hacking ;) Michele Marie Dalene -*- 89040 3-AUG 03:22 General Information RE: OS-9 Patches for the Coco III (Re: Msg 89027) From: ISC To: MDALENE (NR) Michele, I agree with most of what you said, but my preferences are just a little different on my CoCo. I prefer Color Profile in RSB for my database because it permits subrecords for tracking changing data like service calls to my customers. With subrecords, I have a history of my customer activities. I use OS-9 Dynacalc for all of my billing and WPShel or Max-10 for wordprocessing. I use V-Term or Supercomm for communication, but I have a DOS box on order for CD-ROM stuff and heavy graphics. Bill -*- End of Thread. -*- 89009 2-AUG 03:30 General Information RE: New Conference(Ideas Welcome) (Re: Msg 88914) From: JEVESTAL To: CPERRAULT > I have been toying with the idea of starting up a weekly or bi- > weekly Sunday night conference and am interested in some input as far > as who would be interested in attending and what kind of conference > are you interested in? I want to start one up and I have plenty of > ideas that I want to try out, but to do them all I would probably have > to host about 3 or 4 conferences. > Here's what I have in mind so far: I would be interested, but Sunday night is not my best night. How about a Monday or Wednesday night conf? Jim ld like to get at least two of them going since #4 > and a programming type conference is really needed here getting too stagnant>.If anyone wants to host one of their own, let's > hear it. Once things are worked out I can start schedualling stuff :-) > > See Ya > >Chris< > ======================== InfoXpress 01.01.00 OS-9/6809 ====================== | Narnia BBS: 11pm-7am PDT serving CoCo OS-9 users ----|---- StG network: sysop@Narnia "Exclusively OS-9" | Delphi: JEVestal@delphi.com Marysville, CA InterNet: JEVestal@narnia.wa.com | or : JEVestal@citrus.sac.ca.us (916) 743-2617 Voice: 7am-11pm PDT :1 Corinthians 1:18 & Romans 1:16 ============================================================================= Jim Vestal: Assistant editor of The International OS-9 Underground, "Magazine dedicated to OS-9/OSK Users Everywhere -*- 89018 2-AUG 21:13 General Information RE: New Conference(Ideas Welcome) (Re: Msg 88992) From: CPERRAULT To: EDELMAR >> This would be no different than personal meetings, phone calls and letters. Such 'meetings' could alsos be held on CIS, GENIE, AOL, FIDO, at your home, at the local school, etc. Does the fact that members call me and/or the other officers and directors mean others are being snubbed? << Absolutely not. I agree for the most part. The only thing that I felt MIGHT make a difference is that many members may not have access to the online world whereas most anyone can use a telephone or mail a snail mail letter. I think that the lack of access is somewhat a thing of a past since, if you have a computer, there are plenty of afforodable services/bulletin boards. This rings even more true if you run OS-9. I think most OS-9 users are online SOMEWHERE, if they wanna stay in touch. >>The need for an 'official online home' for the UG has been discussed at several BOD meetings. Nothing concrete has resulted from these discussions.<< Geeze, your already giving me ideas for future conference discussions. Thanks for the feedback. >Chris< -*- 89030 2-AUG 23:55 General Information RE: New Conference(Ideas Welcome) (Re: Msg 89006) From: REVWCP To: JOELHEGBERG Dear Joel: I agree with the need for the Users Group to be more visible on Delphi. For that matter, I don't understand why we are not listed in Computer Shopper. With all best wishes, Brother Jeremy, CSJW OS9 Users Group Treasurer -*- 89031 2-AUG 23:57 General Information RE: New Conference(Ideas Welcome) (Re: Msg 89009) From: REVWCP To: JEVESTAL I vote for either Monday or Wednesday, I work on Sundays..... With all best wishes' Brother Jeremy, CSJW OS9 Users Group Treasurer -*- 89035 3-AUG 00:47 General Information RE: New Conference(Ideas Welcome) (Re: Msg 89031) From: KSCALES To: REVWCP (NR) > I vote for either Monday or Wednesday, I work on Sundays..... But I thought that was supposed to be the day of rest???? ... / Ken -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Scales Delphi:KSCALES Internet:kscales@delphi.com CIS:74646,2237 -- Composed with KVed/Ved and uploaded with InfoXpress -- -*- End of Thread. -*- 89010 2-AUG 03:31 General Information RE: OSK Software (Re: Msg 88965) From: JEVESTAL To: 01GEN40 (NR) > Not to worry people who still use CoCos. Watch for my notice later > on in this forum. I still support the Color Computer and OS-9 Level II. I too also support OS-9 Level 2 for the CoCo. I have nothing against OS-9 and OS-9000 and hope to one day own a machine that would run them, but for the time being my only machine is the CoCo and don't plan to give it up anytime soon. It meets my needs, now if only they had fax software and reliable rs232 for high speed I would be set. In time, I'm sure. Jim Vestal/09-Online Systems ======================== InfoXpress 01.01.00 OS-9/6809 ====================== | Narnia BBS: 11pm-7am PDT serving CoCo OS-9 users ----|---- StG network: sysop@Narnia "Exclusively OS-9" | Delphi: JEVestal@delphi.com Marysville, CA InterNet: JEVestal@narnia.wa.com | or : JEVestal@citrus.sac.ca.us (916) 743-2617 Voice: 7am-11pm PDT :1 Corinthians 1:18 & Romans 1:16 ============================================================================= Jim Vestal: Assistant editor of The International OS-9 Underground, "Magazine dedicated to OS-9/OSK Users Everywhere -*- 89011 2-AUG 03:33 Telecom (6809) RE: VT100 emulation (Re: Msg 88920) From: JEVESTAL To: CPERRAULT > Well I know there is KB-Com from Eddie Kuns(here in the database) which > is supposed to work pretty well and a stand alone VT100 > protocol also here in the database which can be run as an extension of > Supercomm or any other program. Supercomm 2.3 beta has some support for vt100, but alot of systems still does not work with it (telnet'g out from Delphi or irc, etc...). But the program, vt100 does support vt100 and vt220 etc, but it has no built-in features such as capture buffer (log data to file) etc. If I need VT100 AND capture buffer than I will use KB-Com... KB-Com's screen update is so slow though, especally at 4800 baud, it drives me insane sometimes. Jim ======================== InfoXpress 01.01.00 OS-9/6809 ====================== | Narnia BBS: 11pm-7am PDT serving CoCo OS-9 users ----|---- StG network: sysop@Narnia "Exclusively OS-9" | Delphi: JEVestal@delphi.com Marysville, CA InterNet: JEVestal@narnia.wa.com | or : JEVestal@citrus.sac.ca.us (916) 743-2617 Voice: 7am-11pm PDT :1 Corinthians 1:18 & Romans 1:16 ============================================================================= Jim Vestal: Assistant editor of The International OS-9 Underground, "Magazine dedicated to OS-9/OSK Users Everywhere -*- 89012 2-AUG 05:41 General Information lotus1-2-3 files on os9 From: ALAIN1155 To: ALL Hi Guys, i have a batch of lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet files that i tried to load with dynacalc but everytime it returned wrong format error. Is there any way to make those files compatable with os9 and dynacalc thanks alain -*- 89017 2-AUG 21:07 General Information RE: lotus1-2-3 files on os9 (Re: Msg 89012) From: MRGOOD To: ALAIN1155 The Lotus 123 file format has absolutely nothing in common with Dynacalc's format. The only way I can imagine importing is via ascii. The manual also describes a method for making text files readable to Dynacalc. Take a look. Hugo -*- 89028 2-AUG 22:39 General Information RE: lotus1-2-3 files on os9 (Re: Msg 89017) From: MDALENE To: MRGOOD (NR) >The Lotus 123 file format has absolutely nothing in common with >Dynacalc's format. The only way I can imagine importing is via >ascii. The manual also describes a method for making text files >readable to Dynacalc. Take a look. In the Phantomgraph package there is a utility to convert from the SYLK standard which I believe Lotus 123 uses to Dynacalc format. but it does not convert TO SYLK. only from. But it may help this person with their problem Michele Marie Dalene -*- 89033 3-AUG 00:38 General Information RE: lotus1-2-3 files on os9 (Re: Msg 89012) From: MROWEN01 To: ALAIN1155 I can't say that I have done much with 1-2-3, but I have used Symphony and dynacalc together with little problem. I store my files in SYLK format from Symphony and I can load them from Dynacalc. I also use eXclaim under UNIX which will read and write in sylk format. MS-Excel may also support this functionality. If you can find one that will write in sylk format, you will most likely beable to save in 1-2-3 format. I used to use a spreadsheet to design broadband cable systems. This is why I needed to transport data to and from home. -Mike Rowen -*- 89044 3-AUG 05:26 General Information RE: lotus1-2-3 files on os9 (Re: Msg 89033) From: ALAIN1155 To: MROWEN01 (NR) Thanks for the tip, i'll try it -*- End of Thread. -*- 89013 2-AUG 18:48 General Information Wall Street Journal, April From: BERGMANN To: ALL I don't know if this has been posted here before or not, but I just found a newspaper clipping from April, that I had intended to post but lost. It's from the WALL STREET JOURNAL, April 21, 1994. Here are some excerpts: "FIVE TECHNOLOGY CONCERNS TO COOPERATE "ON INTERACTIVE-VIDEO SYSTEM STANDARDS" "Five technology companies formed what may be the first alliance to offer a soup-to-nuts system for interactive video networks, hoping to take the lead in shaping emerging industry standards. "The consortium, consisting largely of cable-industry insiders, could challenge General Instrument Corp., which may have the best chance of imposing one key standard because it dominates the TV-set-top-box market. "The five companies -- Digital Equipment Corp., BroadBand Technologies Inc., Compression Labs Inc., Microware Systems Corp., and Philips Consumer Electronics Co. -- are joining at a time of much uncertainty about how the vast array of interactive equipment will work together. Various pieces are being developed by myriad companies, and there isn't any guarantee the parts will be compatible. " ..... Among the five firms, Broadband, Raleigh, N.C., makes equipment that sends video and phone calls to homes over fiber-optic lines. Compression Labs, San Jose, Calif., makes equipment that 'compresses' digital video signals. Digital, the big minicomputer maker based in Maynard, Mass., is working on computers that store digital video. Microware, Des Moines, Iowa, makes software for TV-set-top control boxes, such as those made by Philips, a unit of Philips NV of the Netherlands.: Interesting, huh? --- Dean -*- 89014 2-AUG 20:06 General Information RE: help (Re: Msg 88996) From: SROTTINGER To: SAUSAGESAM Rlogin should be a standard network utility under UNIX. I'm not sure what option to use to get it to do 8 bit transfer, and I'm not sure if it will work with Delphi. The best thing to do is bring up a man page on it, find out the option, and try it. A friend of mine does UUCP transfers this way, and it works great. Telnet never works. -Steve -*- 89022 2-AUG 22:00 General Information RE: help (Re: Msg 89014) From: SAUSAGESAM To: SROTTINGER (NR) for some reason when I try using rlogin, it just says "permission denied".. that's real nice!!! -*- End of Thread. -*- 89015 2-AUG 21:03 Programmers Den RE: shareware stuffs (Re: Msg 89002) From: WDTV5 To: WA2EGP Not true for EMF's? Are we getting into AC and impedances here? Its been so long since I really did study up on that stuffs I'm ashamed (also nearing social security time). I still use the addition and ratios to trouble shoot quit often, but they have been second nature since the late 40's to early 50's. I don't have a degree from anyplace but the University of Hard Knocks over in Phillipi WV, aka Alderson-Broadus College. Thats a strictly honarary type degree, for folks who've made it anyway. Cheers, Gene Heskett -*- 89016 2-AUG 21:06 Programmers Den RE: shareware stuffs (Re: Msg 89005) From: WDTV5 To: JOHNREED Yeah, John, but that was to compensate for the extra delays the color demodulator circuitry had, not for our group delay corrections. We have in fact, an FCC spec for our monitoring demodulator, and that spec is a very precisely defined STANDARD TV! Oh, even with modern solid state tv's, that delay in the luminance channel is still there someplace, not always in an obvious location. Cheers, Gene Heskett -*- 89029 2-AUG 23:11 Programmers Den RE: shareware stuffs (Re: Msg 89015) From: WA2EGP To: WDTV5 (NR) Yep, any kind of magnetic field that is generated creates a "back" EMF. All ya need is a finite length wire although a coil really makes it apparent. Actually you can just use the addition for most applications, unless you are really picky (grin). I've played with electronics since high school but have a degree in biology. Just another example of the lack of guidance in high school and college. -*- 89043 3-AUG 04:54 Programmers Den RE: shareware stuffs (Re: Msg 89029) From: COCOKIWI To: WA2EGP (NR) interesting stuff...I,m about to KILL our local Cable TV..they moved channel 13 to another channel,BUT channel 13 is so strong here it gets into what is ON channel 13,so now one can hardly see what is on! you would think they would not be able to do that! Dennis -*- End of Thread. -*- 89019 2-AUG 21:13 Applications (6809) RE: Infoexpress Trouble (Re: Msg 88997) From: CPERRAULT To: DBREEDING (NR) >> Wonder if he'll keep selling IX or if someone else will take over?<< Bill will probably be selling it himself, unless another vendor steps in I guess. >Chris< -*- 89020 2-AUG 21:13 Programmers Den RE: New programming trouble (Re: Msg 89001) From: CPERRAULT To: DBREEDING (NR) >>Mmmmmm, if you have Shell+, don't think you will even need the quotes at all,....<< That only applies to the command line. Remember, I'm still inside Basic09 when I do this. :-) >Chris< -*- 89021 2-AUG 21:57 Telecom (6809) 9600 Baud From: KENTMH To: ALL I have just upgraded my modem to 14.4k and am having problems communicating at 9600 baud. I have included SACIA patched with the SuperComm IPATCH for hi speed operation with an MPI in my boot module, along with VRN, and while downloads are fine, I am losing characters to the screen. I tried the hardware fix for my Orion RS232 Pak tying pin 5 to true (-12V) but that resulted in a blown 1489 chip. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Kent -*- 89023 2-AUG 22:03 Telecom (6809) RE: 9600 Baud (Re: Msg 89021) From: SAUSAGESAM To: KENTMH I can't even use 4800 baud under os9. I have to use ultimaterm with the port set at 19,2k baud to call in anywhere at 14.4k baud. there's no carrier loss or anything.. It's kinda sad I cant get it working under os9 because I think OS9 rules!! Ahhhhh, up above where i said there7s no "carrier loss or anything", I MEANT to say, there's no "character loss or anything".. Oops. I'm really really tired! cya -*- End of Thread. -*- 89024 2-AUG 22:27 Games & Graphics RE: Shanghai and Multivue (Re: Msg 88983) From: DSRTFOX To: ISC I don't think running a non-boosted 6309 would be a problem, but you could try it, I guess. The Shanghai patch may need to run from its own disk or something strange like that. Do you have any other processes running when you run Shanghai without MV? Could be that MV takes up to many system resources.... -*- 89037 3-AUG 01:54 Games & Graphics RE: Shanghai and Multivue (Re: Msg 89024) From: MMCCLELLAND To: DSRTFOX (NR) Make sure that you have enough available windows, too. Shanghai needs either 4 stem memory. Good luck! -=Mark=- -*- End of Thread. -*- 89025 2-AUG 22:30 System Modules (6809) RE: Making a new boot disk from scratch (Re: Msg 88999) From: DSRTFOX To: DBREEDING (NR) Thanks for the suggestions anyway! -*- 89026 2-AUG 22:32 System Modules (6809) RE: Making a new boot disk from scratch (Re: Msg 88984) From: DSRTFOX To: ISC Thanks! I haven't used MODPATCH yet, good a time as any to try it! Really haven't had to until now.... -*- 89039 3-AUG 03:14 System Modules (6809) RE: Making a new boot disk from scratch (Re: Msg 89026) From: ISC To: DSRTFOX (NR) Frank, Modpatch is not documented in the OS-9 manual, so be careful. I only know 3 commands for Modpatch, "L" (link), "c" (change) and "v" (verify). Of course, "v" should always be your last command if you want to avoid 232 errors. Exit from modpatch with an eof command (CTRL+BREAK Good luck. The worst that can happen is you'll ruin a bootable disk. Start with a scratch disk if you are unsure. Bill -*- 89042 3-AUG 04:35 System Modules (6809) RE: Making a new boot disk from scratch (Re: Msg 89039) From: COCOKIWI To: ISC (NR) It is in the development system manual! for your file...... MODPATCH Syntax: MODPATCH [options] filename [options] Function: Modifies Modules residing in memory Parameters: Filename name of file....instructions for Modpatch! options changes functions in Modpatch options: -s Silent Mode,NO display of patch command lines! -w Does Not display Warnings,if any! -c Compare only! NO change in Module Create patchfile............single letter commands..... l modulename LINK to module c offset orgval newval change byte at offset,from ORGVAL to NEWVAL.....if ORGVAL not same as offset value,you will get Message v VERIFY CRC if you save module you MUST use this! To RESET CRC values to the NEW CRC... m MASK IRQ,s turns off Irq requests u UNMASK IRQ,s reverse of above Offset always starts at 0 ...... Put this in your file!same for others who do not have this!OK! Dennis -*- End of Thread. -*- 89032 3-AUG 00:20 OSK Applications Ghostscript From: KSCALES To: JOHNREED (NR) Hi, John - Looking for words here... the only one that comes to mind is: WOW! After installing a new hard drive, I finally had the space to install Ghostscript on my system. (Remember we copied all of the files onto Colin's hard drive at the Fest? I did get your "gs2" update, tho.) Tonight, I decided to try printing off some slides from work for a meeting tomorrow. It took about 11 minutes per page, but the quality on my Citizen GSX-140+ was excellent! (I was using the "epsonc" driver, just in case there was some colour in the files, but there wasn't. I also have a basic ATM font set. On my 68070...) Many thanks for all of the effort you have invested in porting this package. Now I just have to convince Darleen that I really do need more MIPS, more than we need that new chesterfield... Cheers... / Ken -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Scales Delphi:KSCALES Internet:kscales@delphi.com CIS:74646,2237 -- Composed with KVed/Ved and uploaded with InfoXpress -- -*- 89034 3-AUG 00:47 General Information File xfer From: MROWEN01 To: SAUSAGESAM You finally got onto a UNIX machine eh? I have never logged onto Delphi direct over the internet. I usually use uuencode on a file and then mail it over the internet. I don't know if you can do that the way your connecting in. FTP is usually the way to grab files over the internet. To my knowledge, Delphi is strictly a VAX/VMS environment. Delphi calls the shots on what they make available on the Internet (like no rlogin or ftp server). Check with the service group for better info. Rlogin is not as popular on non-unix systems, Rlogin in my experience is less secure and was a. >YUCK< It's less secure and was a Berkeley extension. I like rlogin and rsh and the pc thing, but they're less common on non-unix systems. -Mike -*- 89036 3-AUG 01:04 General Information RE: File xfer (Re: Msg 89034) From: SAUSAGESAM To: MROWEN01 (NR) what's uuencode and ho do ya use it? -*- End of Thread. -*- 89038 3-AUG 02:09 Applications (6809) RE: undelete (Re: Msg 89003) From: MMCCLELLAND To: WA2EGP (NR) Yes, there is an undel for the CoCo in the Sys Modules Database. It comes with a patch for RBF, too. -=Mark=- -*- 89041 3-AUG 03:24 Applications (6809) RE: undelete (Re: Msg 89038) From: ISC To: MMCCLELLAND It works fine, too! Bill -*- End of Thread. -*- 89045 3-AUG 05:31 General Information rma assembly language From: ALAIN1155 To: ALL Just got my hand on the OS-9 development system. Tried to use RMA to enter some listing but i cannot understand the method to use to asemble the final version. Can anyone explain the procedure to me and is there a manual other than the development manual t o learn using RMA -*- FORUM>Reply, Add, Read, "?" or Exit>