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#: 13133 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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20-Nov-91 23:20:58
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Sb: #13123-Memscript
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Fm: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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Kevin,
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First, I looked at my original message and discovered that it didn't
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make as much sense as I had planned because about 3 lines of it vanished when I
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uploaded it. Odd, that. Anyway, here is some more about my little problem.
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I tried typing in the script by hand on command lines. Works fine that
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way. Then, I tried executing it as a shell script, from disk, rather than a
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memscript. No dice, the DISPLAY command was ignored that way. So, on a hunch, I
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added a SLEEP just before the DISPLAY line. Now it works.
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The new script is:
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merge /dd/sys/stdfonts
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merge /dd/sys/italic
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merge /dd/sys/stdptrs
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shell i=/w7&
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sleep 200
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display 1b 31 1 2 >/w7
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echo New window is /w7
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Here is what I think. When the new shell is being assigned there is a disk
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access to find the current data directory for the new shell (I display the
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current data directory on the prompt line). If the parent window points at a
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floppy, the display command is missed. If it points at a ramdisk, the display
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command works. I suspect that, while the new shell is sorting out its directory
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for the prompt, it ignores input from another window completely. With the
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ramdisk it finds the directory fast enough to catch the display command, but
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with floppies it does not. Seems to make some sense, no? If this can be
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confirmed, a brief note to that effect might do well as part of the Shell+
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docs. Waddya think?
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Now all I have to figure out why typing "ex" from the new w7 created by
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the script doesn't terminate the window. Just discovered that if I open a shell
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to create a text window, the window terminates with an ex. If I open a graphics
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window, it doesn't. How come?
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#: 13134 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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20-Nov-91 23:51:55
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Sb: #13131-#/t2 and 2400 bps
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Fm: Erich Schulman 75140,3175
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To: Bob Archambault 76506,3544 (X)
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Sounds like the good ol' lost IRQ problem. There are three ways to deal with
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it. One is the "diode hack" but it is very rarely successful. Your second
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option is to solder a wire from the 6551 or other ACIA chip in your RS232 pak
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to the IRQ line on the 6809. Details on this are downloadable. The file is
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called IRQHAK.TXT or something like that. Your third option is a software fix
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provided you are using original Init and Clock modules under OS-9. Details are
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in the August 1990 issue of Rainbow, and a (minor) bug fix to the fix appeared
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in the August 1991 issue. Just type it all in VERY carefully and os9gen a new
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boot disk (or if you have EZGen, use the u command). Ultimaterm is immune to
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this problem because the problem involves OS-9 modules. Two more
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recommendations. 1. Get a new OS-9 terminal program. Ulterm is by far my
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dominant CoCo term pgm but I know that getting something else is worth the
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download! 2. Replace your ACIAPAK with SACIA which you can download. It
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represents quite an improvement. You'll need os9gen to install it but if you
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use the software fix you'll need os9gen anyway. (Or if you have EZGen, use the
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U command for this too.)
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#: 13145 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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21-Nov-91 18:41:45
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Sb: #13134-/t2 and 2400 bps
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Fm: Bob Archambault 76506,3544
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To: Erich Schulman 75140,3175 (X)
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Thanx much, Erich!
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I will look into your recommendations and see what I come up with. Aren't
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computers fun?? 8-)
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Bob
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#: 13168 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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23-Nov-91 19:37:36
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Sb: #13134-/t2 and 2400 bps
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Fm: Bob Archambault 76506,3544
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To: Erich Schulman 75140,3175
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Erich,
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Just wanted to let you know that I solved the problem by replacing that junk
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telecom with OSTerm that I got from the libs. I read in the RAINBOW that it has
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specific code that fixes the problem...must be true, it works beautifully!!!
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Thanx again!
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Bob
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#: 13135 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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21-Nov-91 00:47:55
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Sb: #13125-CoCo 3 terminal
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Bert Schneider 70244,427
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Correct, but you also needed the 'standard' version of Dynacalc. I know,
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because I tried generating .TRM files for some folks here (ANSI or VT100) and
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the coco users couldn't use them.
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Pete
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#: 13136 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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21-Nov-91 00:51:26
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Sb: #13132-#new makdir
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Hmm - Bob, did you happen to come across my 'mkdir' from ages past? Allowed
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preallocation, as well as a number of other features. 6809 .ar file, but the
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source should have been portable.
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Pete
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#: 13138 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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21-Nov-91 07:22:35
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Sb: #13136-#new makdir
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Fm: Carl Kreider 71076,76
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
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Portable enough that I have been using it on the 680x0s for 5 years.
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#: 13139 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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21-Nov-91 07:29:19
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Sb: #13138-#new makdir
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Carl Kreider 71076,76 (X)
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Heeeeyyyyy Carl! Long time, buddy!
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Two more classes and I'll have caught up with you... well, on paper anyway.
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When's your long overdue California expedition going to happen? Come on out and
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get musically infected again.... I'm picking up my Mesa Boogie MKIV half stack
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next week (serious grin)....
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Pete
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#: 13157 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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22-Nov-91 19:22:23
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Sb: #13139-#new makdir
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Fm: Carl Kreider 71076,76
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
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Yeah, I know. It is easier to talk expeditions than do them with 9 year olds
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and ... well, you know. One of these days. Debi will make sure it happens!
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So you must be making more money, buying all this electronic music stuff ;).
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Congrats on school. That is great. I feel better, but didn't get a new job or
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more money or anything.
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Carl
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#: 13164 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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23-Nov-91 11:30:48
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Sb: #13157-new makdir
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Carl Kreider 71076,76
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Money? Naa.. as always, you sell this (at a loss) to buy that. You just give up
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eating for a bit to make up the difference (grin). Went down to Hollyweird
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yesterday to audition amps in the 'guitar ghetto'..ugh! No wonder people
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perceive CA as weird (re: Time magazine's recent issue). I'd hate to be doing
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this for a living. 'Course, looking at the studio these days suggests I might
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be heading that direction. Confusers just don't pump the adreneline like they
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used to.
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School.. yeah... it'll be like pulling a splinter out from under my
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fingernail.. won't net me much, but I'll be glad it's over. In fact, having
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moved to GTE, I'd bet it's been more of an impediment than a bonus. Having to
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keep nagging the boss about keeping travel down to bare essentials (for moi)
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surely hasn't earned me any gold stars. No biggie.. my current phase of midlife
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crisis tells me that what I really want to do when I grow up (ha!) is run off
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to chef school, where technology is abandoned for technique. Hmmm.. left brain
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must be getting an edge in my golden years. I'll have to call you in the near
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future for the annual state of the midwest message... that and to work on your
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wife for the CA pilgrimage!
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Take care...
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Pete
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#: 13147 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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21-Nov-91 19:07:09
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Sb: #13136-#new makdir
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
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Yes, Pete, I recall the mkdir you did. As I recall you changed the sas field in
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the descriptor, did the makdir, then reset it. OSK is much easier as the size
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opt is documented both for the actual system call and for the C interface. So
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writing the program was real simple. What surprises me is that MW ignored this
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option when they wrote their own utility <grin>.
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To tell the truth, I really didn't plan on writing this. But then I was just
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looking through the C manual and saw the call, so I started wondering... The
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important thing to me about the new version is not so much the size thing, but
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the fact that it automagically sets the names to all uppercase.
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#: 13150 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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21-Nov-91 22:57:31
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Sb: #13147-new makdir
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Err... mkdir also uppercased all the directory names (grin).
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Pete
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#: 13137 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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21-Nov-91 03:06:03
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Sb: #12708-Hard Ware
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Fm: Chris P Born 70323,2340
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To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X)
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IF THESE DEFECTIVE ITEMS OR OTHER SIMILAR USED ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE, I MIGHT BE
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INTERESTED. I HAVE A WORKING SC II AND WOULD LIKE THE OTHER EXPANSION BOARDS,
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AND A BACKUP SCII IS USEFUL. I AM A ELECTRONIC TECH AND CAN HOPEFULLY REPAIR
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THEM. ALSO ANY USED OR DEFECTIVE HD INTERFACES WOULD BE NICE, PARTICULARLY B&B
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AS I DON'T HAVE AN HD AND FIND IT DISCOURAGING.
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BY THE WAY HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH A MULTIPAK, WHERE EVERYTHING
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WORKS OK, EXCEPT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH I/O CONTROL BETWEEN SLOTS UNDER
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BASIC PROGRAM CONTROL. I AM USING A COCO 3, MODIFIED MULTIPAK, SC II, ADOS-3
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AND A HOMEMADE BOARD CONTAINING A 6821 PIA CHIP. MY PROGRAM AND BOARD WORKED
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GREAT TOGETHER BUT SUDDENLY THIS HAPPENED AND IN A PINCH I HAD TO TRANSFER TO
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TAPE.
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THANKS EH!
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CHRIS BORN
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#: 13140 S1/General Interest
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21-Nov-91 07:38:32
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Sb: #800 access
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Bob ...
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Just curious. Have you stuck with the 800 access or gone back to your original
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method?
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Any comments on the line quality? Better ... worse .... the same?
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How about availability? Any busys?
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Steve
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#: 13146 S1/General Interest
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21-Nov-91 19:06:55
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Sb: #13140-#800 access
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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Steve, I've stuck with the 800 access (matter of fact I cancelled by discount
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plan with the phone company!). The line seems to be better most of the time
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--fewer delays and less garbage. It's not 100% clean, but I sense an
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improvement. The only thing which bothers me is that when signing off I seldom
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get the last digit of the connect time message (from this logon: Connect time =
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0:0). Something must be cutting off too fast?
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#: 13165 S1/General Interest
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23-Nov-91 14:59:01
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Sb: #13146-800 access
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X)
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Bob,
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I take it you hit a ^C to start your login process. You might want to try just
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a <enter>. This should get you a HOST prompt. Answer that with either CPS or
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CIS and then proceed normally.
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Why all this bother? When you logout, you'll be dropped back to the HOST
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prompt.That should end any 'clipping'. Just respond OFF at the HOST prompt to
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end the session.
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Let me know if this helps.
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21-Nov-91 16:19:40
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Sb: #TERMCAP PROBLEMS / MM/1
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Fm: Keith H. March 70541,1413
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To: ALL
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Hello:
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Can anyone help me with my problem with termcap on the MM/1?
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When I use dEd or VED some hex numbers or text is displayed from the screen
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before with the next screen. The termcap does not clear all the screen before.
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This is my termcap entry:
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#------------------------------------------------# MM/1 CoCo Emulation entry
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(for Darling Windows) #
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k2|vsc|Signetics Vsc Video driver:\
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:am:bs:cl=^L:li#26:co#80:ho=^A:\
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:cd=^K:ce=^D:cm=^B%r%+ %+ :pt:\
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:do=^J:up=\E[A:nd=^F:so=\037 :se=\037!:\
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:us=\037":ue=\037#:al=\0370:dl=\0371:\
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:ku=^P:kd=^N:kr=^F:kl=^B:
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#------------------------------------------------# MM/1 VT Emulation entry #
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k1|vsc1|Signetics Vsc Video driver by RMC:\
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:co#80:li#26:cl=50\E[;H\E[2J:\
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:bs:am:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:nd=\E[C:up=\E[A:\
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:ce=^D:ho=\E[H:pt:cd=^D:\
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:sc=\E7:rc=\E8:do=\E[B:
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#------------------------------------------------# Tandy CoCo 3 with OS9 Level
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II and cc3io patched # to make 2 byte screen control codes work. #
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c3|coco3|os9LII:\
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:am:bs:cl=^L:li#24:co#80:ho=^A:\
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:cd=^K:ce=^D:cm=^B%r%+ %+ :\
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:do=^J:up=^I:nd=^F:so=\037 :se=\037!:\
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:us=\037":ue=\037#:al=\0370:dl=\0371:\
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:ku=^L:kd=^J:kr=^I:kl=^H:ta:
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coco:tc=coco3
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What should I change?
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Thanks for the help
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Keith H. March UUCP: BGSUVAX!KHMARCH!KEITHMARCH
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P.S. ONLY INIZ DISK DESCR'S (ex: /dd) NOT /Tn PORTS
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21-Nov-91 22:52:29
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Sb: #13141-#TERMCAP PROBLEMS / MM/1
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Keith H. March 70541,1413 (X)
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Keith -
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It'd help to know what the numbers were that you were seeing....
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Pete
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22-Nov-91 16:00:37
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Sb: #13149-#TERMCAP PROBLEMS / MM/1
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Fm: Keith H. March 70541,1413
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
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Pete:
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The numbers I am seeing are the hex numbers from the sector that I just
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displayed before calling the HELP screen.
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23-Nov-91 11:16:39
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Sb: #13153-#TERMCAP PROBLEMS / MM/1
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Keith H. March 70541,1413 (X)
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Hmm - that's tougher then. I had hoped that you were seeing a sequence that was
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part of one of the TERMCAP entry's commands. That would imply that one of the
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commands was incomplete in the entry (like a missing ESC).
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If you're seeing characters from the previous display screen, it's possible
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that some 'editing' commands are being applied to the screen (like
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insert/delete line; erase from top of screen to cursor; etc.) which would leave
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part of the display visible, but not necessarily in the same screen location.
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Let's approach this methodically... what commands are you using in your
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program? Probably at least cursorxy, clrscrn, and erase to end of line? Why not
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write a quicky test program that paints screen lines of 'AAAAAAAA's,
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'BBBBBBBBBBB's, and so on. Then go to various screen lines, and issue
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. er .. issue the commands in question. This should give us some more direction
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on which commands are giving you a headache.
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Pete
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#: 13167 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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23-Nov-91 16:38:10
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Sb: #13162-TERMCAP PROBLEMS / MM/1
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Fm: Keith H. March 70541,1413
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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Pete;
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See message 13141 that is my termcap file!
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#: 13142 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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21-Nov-91 16:48:11
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Sb: HArd Disk
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Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142
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To: All
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Dear Friends: I am in the process of reconfiguring my system. I have an ST-138N
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hard drive. My original boot dsik used the DISTO CCHDISK and the ST225N driver.
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I am now attempting to use the CCHDISK47 by Ken Scales and rework one of his hf
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drivers. I do not have a manual for the ST138N. Does anyone have the folloowing
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unfo: cyls= , hds=, step= sectrk= , sectrk0= , alloc=, ilv= , initcmd= ,
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inittbl= , for the ST138N. Thank you, Br, Jeremy, CSJW
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#: 13143 S15/Hot Topics
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21-Nov-91 17:13:03
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Sb: #13120-#What's happening?
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Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41
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To: Jim Peasley 72726,1153 (X)
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Jim,
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>Anybody know the latest status of the MM/1 I/O boards?? >How about the 2nd
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serial port 'paddle boards'? >Or the latest drivers so that we can begin using
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PCF?
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All these things are in the works now. I/O boards are being made and shipped.
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No, I don't know in what order, I presume it is in the same order as the mother
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boards were shipped. Paddle boards are being made now and will be shipping
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next month to everyone along with updates to drivers etc.
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>I'm reaching the limits of my patience... 11.5 months AFTER paying for a
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>complete system, it's still not usable in the way that I was led to believe
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>it would be.
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Your system will be as usable as what you were TOLD it would be. Your phrase
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"led to believe" implies that you believe you were lied too? Is this what you
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are saying?
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Jim, you and everyone else will get your complete system as it was promised.
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You have my personal promise on that. The fact is, there are only three, yes
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three, people doing 99% of the work, and only 24 hours in the day. When was
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the last time you offered to help?
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I won't comment any further even though I have a burning desire to put you in
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your place.
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Mark Griffith....speaking for himself and not IMS
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 13160 S15/Hot Topics
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23-Nov-91 08:57:08
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Sb: #13143-What's happening?
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Mark Griffith 76070,41
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Mark;
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After reading EVERY message about the MM/1 both here on CIS and from the
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COCO LIST and OS9 LIST over the past year or more, I've seen only one or two
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messages that contained 'hard' facts about the status of the MM/1. In the past
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2 months, NADA!
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It's easy for you to rail at others who are in the same boat as I am, so as
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an experiment to see what we're going through, I'd recommend that you take out
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your I/O board and see how usable your MM/1 is! Other than using the editor
|
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and compiler or running the flicker or lines demo, it's a useless machine
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without the I/O board and mouse port - no sound capabilities; memory
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constrained; slow; awkward; etc.
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I'll be sending you an early Christmas present on Monday... A brand new copy
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of "In Search of Excellence" by Tom Peters. Recommend you read it and pass it
|
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on to Paul when you're done. Excellent book! Points out over and over that
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it's the customer's PERCEPTIONS that make a difference, NOT reality, and MY
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perception is that I've been led on and promised more than what was delivered.
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>>When was the last time you offered to help?
|
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Well, lemme see. Looking back over the past few years, I don't remember
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EVER being asked by a manufacturer to help get product out the door. I guess
|
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that I just didn't realize that I was buying a 'share-the-effort' computer.
|
||
|
Mea culpa! I also didn't realize that I would be providing a 0% interest
|
||
|
short-term loan!
|
||
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Seriously, if I can do something to speed up the process without creating a
|
||
|
conflict of interest, let me know. As a suggestion, there's numerous small
|
||
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board manufacturers in this area that do excellent short-run work and I've
|
||
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mentioned this to Paul several times in the past.
|
||
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|
||
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Thank you for the status update. It's too bad that tempers need to rise to
|
||
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the red line before info can be pried loose from those in the know.
|
||
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||
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...Jim
|
||
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p.s. Mark, take up smoking again - please? <ducking/donning flame suit>
|
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#: 13144 S15/Hot Topics
|
||
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21-Nov-91 17:16:43
|
||
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Sb: #13120-#What's happening?
|
||
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Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
|
||
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To: Jim Peasley 72726,1153 (X)
|
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|
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Jim,
|
||
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|
||
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I talked to Paul last night (he's been having to work double shifts at his
|
||
|
regular job).
|
||
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The I/O boards should be delivered before Christmas... about a dozen a week
|
||
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have been going out.
|
||
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|
||
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The paddle board parts are in their hands now; they got delayed twice. First,
|
||
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from a company which turned out not to be able to deliver the order; then from
|
||
|
another company which raised prices on their parts unexpectedly.
|
||
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|
||
|
One other "gotcha" they had... as we all know, the casemaker changed styles on
|
||
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them a few months back. They added a PC backplate which had to first be
|
||
|
*removed*. Get this: at a cost of $40 per case! Personally, I would've just
|
||
|
told everyone to get their own case instead of eating the cost as he did.
|
||
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|
||
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Latest drivers/etc will be going out as a Christmas present, btw.
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||
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|
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|
kev
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 13159 S15/Hot Topics
|
||
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23-Nov-91 08:56:33
|
||
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Sb: #13144-What's happening?
|
||
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
|
||
|
To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
|
||
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|
||
|
Kev;
|
||
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|
||
|
Thanks for the update. Yeah, I know about those double shifts... not too
|
||
|
much fun... I'm usually too tired afterwards to even go out and spend the extra
|
||
|
$$$. I don't envy Paul.
|
||
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|
||
|
re: IMS' supplier trouble
|
||
|
If it weren't for bad luck, they wouldn't have any luck at all!!
|
||
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|
||
|
Hadn't heard about the latest with the paddle board supplier... what's this
|
||
|
make it now - 4/4?
|
||
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|
||
|
Thx,
|
||
|
...Jim
|
||
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|
||
|
#: 13148 S1/General Interest
|
||
|
21-Nov-91 21:39:08
|
||
|
Sb: #13130-#The Computer Chronicles
|
||
|
Fm: Paul Rinear 73757,1413
|
||
|
To: Toni Long 73517,2713 (X)
|
||
|
|
||
|
There is an spoker game here with pictures of women. Probably be easy
|
||
|
enough to substitute in any pictures you want. You have a TC-70? Bet we could
|
||
|
beat the record for longest message string. Paul
|
||
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|
||
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There is 1 Reply.
|
||
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||
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#: 13155 S1/General Interest
|
||
|
22-Nov-91 18:24:00
|
||
|
Sb: #13148-The Computer Chronicles
|
||
|
Fm: Toni Long 73517,2713
|
||
|
To: Paul Rinear 73757,1413 (X)
|
||
|
|
||
|
Hi handsome it would probably be easy to just substitute pics. First I have to
|
||
|
get handsome men like yourself to send me their pics for models. I have a TC70
|
||
|
and love it. Actually, HER name is Henrietta. I think we are close to the limit
|
||
|
on long message strings. Lets call the Guiness book people. HA! take care,
|
||
|
Toni
|
||
|
|
||
|
#: 13151 S9/Utilities
|
||
|
22-Nov-91 13:41:14
|
||
|
Sb: #Finding File Descriptor
|
||
|
Fm: Erich Schulman 75140,3175
|
||
|
To: ALL
|
||
|
|
||
|
How do I find out, relative to /d0@, which LSN on a disk is a given file's file
|
||
|
descriptor sector?
|
||
|
|
||
|
There are 2 Replies.
|
||
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|
||
|
#: 13152 S9/Utilities
|
||
|
22-Nov-91 15:14:48
|
||
|
Sb: #13151-Finding File Descriptor
|
||
|
Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
|
||
|
To: Erich Schulman 75140,3175
|
||
|
|
||
|
Erich - from a program or by hand or ?
|
||
|
|
||
|
By hand, a "dir e" will show the LSN of a file's descriptor sector. That's the
|
||
|
number under "Sector".
|
||
|
|
||
|
The info is contained within the file's entry in the directory "file".
|
||
|
|
||
|
Umm. Need more info on what you're up to :-)
|
||
|
|
||
|
#: 13161 S9/Utilities
|
||
|
23-Nov-91 11:09:07
|
||
|
Sb: #13151-Finding File Descriptor
|
||
|
Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
|
||
|
To: Erich Schulman 75140,3175
|
||
|
|
||
|
Erich -
|
||
|
|
||
|
The only way that I know of is to read the directories, which are broken down
|
||
|
as filename[29] + LSN of file's FD sector[3]. That gives the absolute sector
|
||
|
number relative to the disk's structure.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Pete
|
||
|
|
||
|
#: 13154 S7/Telecommunications
|
||
|
22-Nov-91 16:09:13
|
||
|
Sb: #Internet E-MAIL
|
||
|
Fm: Keith H. March 70541,1413
|
||
|
To: 76703,4227 (X)
|
||
|
|
||
|
Kevin:
|
||
|
|
||
|
Why didn't the following E-MAIL get to its destination?
|
||
|
|
||
|
Where do I send it to?
|
||
|
|
||
|
Keith,
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
From bgsuvax!BGSU-MAILER Received: by khmarch (OS9 UUCP) 22 Nov 91 17:27
|
||
|
Received: from khmarch.UUCP by andy.bgsu.edu (5.65/3.8)
|
||
|
id AA11171 ; Thu, 21 Nov 91 18:05:20 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 91
|
||
|
18:05:20 -0500 >From: Mail Delivery Subsystem<bgsuvax!BGSU-MAILER> Subject:
|
||
|
Returned mail: User unknown Message-Id: <9111212305.AA11171@andy.bgsu.edu> To:
|
||
|
bgsuvax!mailman To: khmarch!keithmarch
|
||
|
|
||
|
----- Transcript of session follows ---->>> RCPT To:<coco@princeton.edu> <<<
|
||
|
550 <coco@princeton.edu>... User unknown 550 coco@princeton.edu... User unknown
|
||
|
|
||
|
----- Unsent message follows ----Received: from khmarch.UUCP by
|
||
|
andy.bgsu.edu (5.65/3.8)
|
||
|
id AA11168 ; Thu, 21 Nov 91 18:05:20 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 91
|
||
|
18:05:20 -0500 >From: <khmarch!keithmarch> Message-Id:
|
||
|
<9111212305.AA11168@andy.bgsu.edu> To: bgsuvax!coco@princeton.edu Subject:
|
||
|
Subscribe :)
|
||
|
|
||
|
Subscribe CoCo
|
||
|
|
||
|
-- Keith H. March | Busy Beaver WoodShop INTERNET: khmarch!keithmarch@bgsu.edu
|
||
|
UUCP: ...!bgsuvax!khmarch!keithmarch
|
||
|
|
||
|
There are 2 Replies.
|
||
|
|
||
|
#: 13158 S7/Telecommunications
|
||
|
22-Nov-91 20:40:31
|
||
|
Sb: #13154-#Internet E-MAIL
|
||
|
Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
|
||
|
To: Keith H. March 70541,1413 (X)
|
||
|
|
||
|
Looks like you sent it to coco@princeton.edu, but a subscribe should go to
|
||
|
listserv@princeton.edu, I think.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Steve will know. Steve??
|
||
|
|
||
|
There is 1 Reply.
|
||
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|
||
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#: 13166 S7/Telecommunications
|
||
|
23-Nov-91 15:07:38
|
||
|
Sb: #13158-Internet E-MAIL
|
||
|
Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
|
||
|
To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
|
||
|
|
||
|
The direction is right ... but the address is incomplete, I think.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Commands should go to LISTSERV@pucc.princeton.edu
|
||
|
|
||
|
while message postings to COCO@pucc.princeton.edu
|
||
|
|
||
|
Steve
|
||
|
|
||
|
#: 13163 S7/Telecommunications
|
||
|
23-Nov-91 11:17:48
|
||
|
Sb: #13154-Internet E-MAIL
|
||
|
Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
|
||
|
To: Keith H. March 70541,1413 (X)
|
||
|
|
||
|
Keith -
|
||
|
|
||
|
Try mailing to coco@pucc.princeton.edu
|
||
|
|
||
|
Pete
|
||
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|
||
|
#: 13156 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
|
||
|
22-Nov-91 18:55:46
|
||
|
Sb: TC70 Termcap/K-Windows
|
||
|
Fm: Frank Hogg of FHL 70310,317
|
||
|
To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
|
||
|
|
||
|
Kev,
|
||
|
|
||
|
Could you give me termcap for K-Windows here tonight. I need it to test running
|
||
|
SMART on the TC70. BTW how do you handle the function keys with SMART? It uses
|
||
|
F1 and F2 FOR ITS OWN USE.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Also, don't forget those orders, customers are waiting.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Thanks
|
||
|
|
||
|
Frank Hogg - FHL
|
||
|
|
||
|
#: 13169 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
|
||
|
23-Nov-91 21:05:24
|
||
|
Sb: text file stripper
|
||
|
Fm: GLEN HATHAWAY 71446,166
|
||
|
To: all
|
||
|
|
||
|
Hi all... I'm presently updating/improving my file stripper, 'Strip'. I'm not
|
||
|
sure exactly how much I should strip. Should I kill everything except
|
||
|
alphanumerics and <CR>'s, or should I leave certain control codes? I'm inclined
|
||
|
to strip it clean, but would like to know what others have done.
|
||
|
|
||
|
Press <CR> !>
|