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#: 12813 S14/misc/info/Soapbox
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02-Nov-91 12:24:08
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Sb: #12779-Wild Weather
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Fm: Wayne Day 76703,376
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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Still verrrry soggy... and cold. Had a cold front go through day before
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yesterday, and it was 30 this morning when I got off work at 3:00AM. It HAD
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warmed up to 35 at 10 AM, though, when we stood out in it for an hour and a
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half watching Jason's soccer game.
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Brrrrr..
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#: 12814 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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02-Nov-91 17:13:16
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Sb: #OS9 F$Fork
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: all
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I was wondering if someone could shed some light on a problem I have run
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into with the OS9 F$Fork call.
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If when calling the Fork, everything works ok and the fork is done to the
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process, but at some point that process comes up with an error. How do report
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back to the parent what the error was.
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As an example, say you used F$Fork to run the Copy command, the Copy command
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asks for and gets its parameters then tries to do the copy, but at that point
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it gets an error like #216 (path name not found). The error number doesn't seem
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to be passed back to the parent.
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How can you grab that error number ?
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Scratching head in Michigan .....
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#: 12822 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 00:11:21
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Sb: #12814-#OS9 F$Fork
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Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467 (X)
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Larry - off the top of my head, I believe the F$Wait call will return with the
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exit status of a dead child. You can do this at any time, btw... child proc
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descriptors are kept around even after the child dies... and are only given up
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when the parent exits (and thus, could no longer do an F$Wait).
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#: 12824 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 01:21:59
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Sb: #12822-#OS9 F$Fork
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Fm: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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Kevin, This is a program my brother is working on and I don't have the code
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here to check, but I believe the way he is doing the fork is like the example
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on page 188 of the Complete Guide to OS9(white book).
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He is doing the:
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os9 F$Fork
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lbcs error
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os9 F$Wait
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Are you saying that an - lbcs error - after the F$Wait will catch the child
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process error ?
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Ok, (waiting for the hand print on forehead to disappear), I in the
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description for the F$Wait call, that the B reg contains the child exit status
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code or error code if any. I can't remember if we tried that last weekend or
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not, we were trying alot of different things and getting alot of strange error
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codes<grin>.
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Thanks Kevin, we'll give it a shot.
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#: 12827 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 07:02:06
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Sb: #12824-OS9 F$Fork
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Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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GRIN. Yep, it's amazing what the manuals _do_ contain, sometimes :-) :-)
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That's alright. I can't count the number of times I slapped my own forehead
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:-)
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#: 12829 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 07:29:08
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Sb: #12814-OS9 F$Fork
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Fm: James Jones 76257,562
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To: LARRY OLSON 72227,3467
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F$Wait will let you know the child's exit status.
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#: 12815 S1/General Interest
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02-Nov-91 17:49:10
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Sb: #Hard drives
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Fm: JOERG SATTLER 74016,631
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To: Bruce Isted
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What type drives (hard) will work best with the eliminator and the wd1005
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SCSI, SASI, IDE, AT type, MFM or RLL. My two 10meg's are getting crowded. And I
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would like to put all files on one single drive. Joerg 74016,631 x/ex
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#: 12821 S1/General Interest
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02-Nov-91 19:38:01
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Sb: #12815-Hard drives
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: JOERG SATTLER 74016,631 (X)
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Joerg, Last time I talked to Bruce (a couple of months ago) he'd stopped
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dropping in here because of problems accessing whatever net he was using to get
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reasonable rates here. Maybe you should call him or try one of the other
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services.
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#: 12840 S1/General Interest
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03-Nov-91 11:26:06
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Sb: #12815-Hard drives
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Fm: BILL HEALTON 73367,357
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To: JOERG SATTLER 74016,631
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Joerg - The WD1002-05 (I believe this is the proper Eliminator controller)
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supported only MFM type Hard Drives (I believe there was a maximum of 3).
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I had worked up an interface and driver to use this same WD card, but
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switched over to Bruces when he first introduced th HCA (Eliminator
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predecessor). I switched to Atari ST about 2.5 years ago, but may still
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have some info on the WD card around. I am sure it only supported MFM. I
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also think there may have been a 1024 cylinder limit.
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Bill Healton 73367,357
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#: 12816 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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02-Nov-91 18:07:50
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Sb: #12805-#MM/1 AND NY ZOOM MODEM
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Fm: Keith H. March 70541,1413
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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Kevin:
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That is not all the problem, sometimes even if the keyboard get iniz right, it
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still does it. As I'm typing this it is working fine, but more than likely the
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next time I try to use this STERM it won't work. I don't know about this
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computer!
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It sound like it is in the software, Am I correct? Or is it the MM/1?
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Keith
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#: 12823 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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03-Nov-91 00:13:41
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Sb: #12816-#MM/1 AND NY ZOOM MODEM
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Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
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To: Keith H. March 70541,1413 (X)
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Keith, perhaps it's more what we were talking about the other night... that one
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control line still isn't tied where it needs to be on the 9-25pin adapter. And
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sometimes it floats? No, that can't be it. Sigh. Remember, I'm not a serial
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person <grin>.
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Better to ask everyone else: what should a 9-25pin modem adapter look like for
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the MM/1 /t0 port? Guys?
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#: 12830 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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03-Nov-91 07:31:27
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Sb: #12823-MM/1 AND NY ZOOM MODEM
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Fm: James Jones 76257,562
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
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I just bought a generic PClone DB-9 to DB-25 cable, and it seems to work fine
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on my MM/1 hooked to /t0.
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#: 12841 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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03-Nov-91 11:59:36
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Sb: #12816-MM/1 AND NY ZOOM MODEM
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Fm: John R. Wainwright 72517,676
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To: Keith H. March 70541,1413 (X)
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Keith,
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I'm not sure I understand the problem you are having, but if it is a "lockup"
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type condition right after you "CONNECT", read on.
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When logging on to CIS or TYMNET, something in the first few characters that
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come in are causing my term to lockup on the MM/1. This happens with every
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terminal program I have tried (COM, KERMIT, STERM, and now TASCOM - the MM/1
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version of OSTERM). In conversations with a couple other MM/1 owners I have
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heard the same problem hits them. IMS is aware of the problem - new drivers
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are supposed to fix it soon.
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Meanwhile, here's what works:
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Lock the DTR on in your modem (either by setting the proper DIP switch, or the
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AT&D command if it will take it).
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After connection is made, EXIT the com program and restart it.
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This seems to put the driver back together (to explain exactly what is going
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wrong, and why this fixes it, you need somebody smarter than me).
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Give it a try.
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John Wainwright
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#: 12817 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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02-Nov-91 18:19:09
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Sb: Problems with my MM/1
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Fm: Keith H. March 70541,1413
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To: WAYNE DAY 76703,376
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Wayne:
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I have a problem with my MM/1:
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Problem # 1:
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Sometimes when I power up, if I do a SHIFT 8 I'll not get a '*' What causes
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this problem?
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Problem # 2:
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NOTE TO THE FIRST PROBLEM: The SHIFT KEY does not seam to work at all.
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When I iniz /r0 <-- This is OK
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Then load STERM VER. 1.5 OK so far.
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When I am in STERM, if I issue a AT Command to the modem it will send a OK back
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sometimes, but most of the time it will not (the modem is takeing the commands
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though) What cause it to NOT echo the chars. back to the screen (I have the
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same setup all the time)
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The modem works fine with WIZPRO on the COCO 3 512K
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I can issue a ATDS=0 (0=cis number) It will log onto CIS BUT I WILL NOT
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receive a char(s) back from the CIS computers, WHY?
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Keith
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Please HELP!
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#: 12818 S15/Hot Topics
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02-Nov-91 18:49:35
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Sb: #MM/1 delivery
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Fm: GLEN HATHAWAY 71446,166
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To: Paul K. Ward - IMS
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Hi all... Anybody know how to contact Paul Ward? My Visa was billed for my MM/1
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on October 4, but still no computer (as of November 2). I've called IMS many
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times and left 2 messages. I'd like to know if it's been shipped, and if so,
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how and when! If it hasn't been shipped, why have I been billed? Hey Paul!
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Answer your phone!!!
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#: 12837 S15/Hot Topics
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03-Nov-91 10:42:24
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Sb: #12818-#MM/1 delivery
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Fm: Jim Sutemeier 70673,1754
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To: GLEN HATHAWAY 71446,166 (X)
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There was a message similar to yours on Delphi a couple of weeks ago (only his
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was a tad more 'threatening'....grin)
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The guy did leave back a message later that he had indeed received his MM/1
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about 6 weeks after his credit card was charged for the computer (sans I/O
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board)
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PKW apparently did call this guy up (after numerous phone calls) and said he
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was sorry for the delay.
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Hope this helps squelch your fears...
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jim Sutemeier
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#: 12842 S15/Hot Topics
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03-Nov-91 12:54:48
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Sb: #12837-MM/1 delivery
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Fm: GLEN HATHAWAY 71446,166
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To: Jim Sutemeier 70673,1754
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Hi Jim... I just thought that if the machine was shipped on the 4th via UPS, it
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would be here by now - I was worried that UPS might have the wrong number or
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whatever and couldn't find me to deliver. If it takes 6 weeks... I guess I have
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to wait a couple more weeks, huh? Damn!
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#: 12819 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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02-Nov-91 19:37:37
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Sb: #12801-Termcap and Basic
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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re >>> RUN Termcap("Init",ADDR(storage))...
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Yes, that will work. The only problem with this is that you'd have to pass
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'storage' around to all your submodules. But, no matter what we do, I guess
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something like that would have to be done. Too bad about no globals in Basic.
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I think I'll take a break from some other stuff and play with this termcap
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thing--I've spent too much time thinking about and not enough coding! I'm not
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even sure why I'm even worried about it since I do so little programming in
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Basic <grin>!
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#: 12820 S3/Languages
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02-Nov-91 19:37:50
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Sb: #12812-OS9 Assembly
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: Bert Schneider 70244,427
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Thanks for the number. I'll give them a call first think monday.
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#: 12833 S3/Languages
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03-Nov-91 10:21:50
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Sb: #12787-OS9 Assembly
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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Bob;
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Signetics has lots of literature that they'd like to send you! :-)
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I asked for info on the 68070, 66470 (VSC), and the I^C interface and
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they sent me about 4 lbs. of manuals and brochures.
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68070 User manual part I - hardware : everything you always wanted to know
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about the CPU chip.
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68070 User manual part II - software : Instructions, timings, I^C data,
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DMA specs, MMU stuff, and more.
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66470 Video/System Controller : programming examples, PIXAC data, etc.
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Signetics
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811 E. Arques Ave.
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P.O. Box 3409
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Sunnyvale, CA. 94088-3409
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(408) 991-2000
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I talked to an Application Engineer named Bill Houghton (X 3560) who was
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very helpful when I told him what I wanted to do.
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They have offices all over the world - you may want to contact the one in
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Ontario -
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Signetics Canada Ltd.
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1 Eva Road
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Suite 411
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Etobicoke, Ontario
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M9C 4Z5
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(416) 626-6676
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Hope this helps,
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...Jim
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#: 12825 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 04:49:01
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Sb: ST-296N Harddrive
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Fm: Michael J. Hebert 70640,3556
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To: Anyone
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Has anyone had any luck using an ST-296N with the Disto 4-in-1? When I try to
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format it I cannot get it to accept 256 byte sectors with the RS-DOS basic
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FMTSGTN.BAS program. Tried to format it with OS-9 and seemed to work when I
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specified format with verify but would not work with verify off.
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#: 12826 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 06:53:09
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Sb: #12802-#CoCo 3 terminal
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Fm: Bob Archambault 76506,3544
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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Kev,
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If that is the case then OS-9 calling itself a "multi-tasking, _multi-user_ "
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sytem is a misnomer, a lie !
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It seems to me that if it was truly multi-user, then you could run anything
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from a terminal, although maybe I'm mistaken. Could you explain to me what good
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it is to access OS-9 thru a terminal if you can't run any programs?? In other
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words, what useful things could I do by accessing thru a term?
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Just trying to explore the fullest possibilities of the system...
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Thanx once again!
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Bob
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#: 12828 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 07:11:04
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Sb: #12826-CoCo 3 terminal
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Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
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To: Bob Archambault 76506,3544
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Bob - ah. But you can run a lot of non-graphics programs remotely. Think of
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it like being on CompuServe... it's a huge multi-user system, but it isn't
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graphics-system-independent. It uses characters.
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Umm. Bad example, actually. There are lots of programs for OS-9 (mostly
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commercial, like databases spreadsheets editors etc) which will run from a
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remote terminal. For that matter, you can run Basic09 non-gfx programs or
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anything else which is character oriented. Fancier programs look up a terminal
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description file (termcap/termset) to be able to do slightly more: like
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clearing your screen, moving the cursor around, and so forth.
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Very similar to Unix systems in fact. The problem with gfx under OS-9 is,
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there's no standard system yet. Ummm. Well, I think MW will be selling
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X-Window system driver portpaks and libraries for 68K systems.
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A lot of people here run almost everything from character terminals. Perhaps
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they'll chime in, as I'm typing this realtime and am sleepy <grin>.
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#: 12839 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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03-Nov-91 10:48:04
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Sb: #12826-CoCo 3 terminal
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: Bob Archambault 76506,3544
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Bob,
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Kev's right on target (as usual).
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I have my CoCo 3 set up in the basement with two modems and two terminals hung
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off the 4 serial ports I'm using. One modem (two phone lines) handles incomming
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calls (I shuttle a lot of files from my home office to my office office as well
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as have a number of regular guests logging in), the other modem is outbound.
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One tube is in my home office (I'm on that now), the other is on the screened
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porch so I can enjoy the warmer temps.
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With a normal session, it's not unsusual for me to be logged in on one tube
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running Dynacalc, the neighbor's kid downstairs on the CM8 playing some game
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(because of the grfx requirements) while the other tube is spitting out status
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reports of some process I've started hours ago.
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If that ain't mutli-user, I'm not sure I'd understand the concept.
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As Kev mentioned, the reason you can't run some of your games on your remote
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terminal is a issue dealing with the remote terminal. It just can't handle the
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graphic sequences required. I have a number of character based games that work
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just dandy either on the local tubes or even across the modem line.
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Hope this helps some,
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Steve
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#: 12831 S1/General Interest
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03-Nov-91 07:32:29
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Sb: #12807-INTERNET
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Fm: Ed Gresick 76576,3312
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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Thanks, Pete.
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Ed Gresick - DELMAR CO
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#: 12832 S1/General Interest
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03-Nov-91 07:33:23
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Sb: #12810-#INTERNET
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Fm: Ed Gresick 76576,3312
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To: Steve Wegert 76703,4255 (X)
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Thanks, Steve. Sent my message - hope I didn't screw up.
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Ed Gresick - DELMAR CO
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#: 12836 S1/General Interest
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03-Nov-91 10:31:50
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Sb: #12832-INTERNET
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Fm: Steve Wegert 76703,4255
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To: Ed Gresick 76576,3312
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Ed,
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I have an account with Washington University that now sends me the LIST (rather
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than filling my CIS mail box to the hilt).
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I'll watch for it.
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#: 12834 S15/Hot Topics
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03-Nov-91 10:22:09
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Sb: #12746-updates?
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Ed Gresick 76576,3312
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Ed;
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Can you tell me a bit more about the programmer's package for G-windows?
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Sounds like just the ticket!
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Thanks,
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...Jim
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#: 12835 S15/Hot Topics
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03-Nov-91 10:22:29
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Sb: #12726-#uploads
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Frank Hogg of FHL 70310,317
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Frank;
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G-Windows sounds interesting - do you know if it'll run on an MM/1?
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Also, what about price and availability?
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Thanks,
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...Jim
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 12838 S15/Hot Topics
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03-Nov-91 10:45:57
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Sb: #12835-uploads
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Fm: Jim Sutemeier 70673,1754
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To: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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Frank just posted a message on Delphi, prob'ly will do same here. In his
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agreement with Gespac, Frank has bought the rights to port GWindows over to not
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only the TC70, but also to the MM/1.
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I know for a fact that this port has not yet been done, so price and
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availability is not exista existent at this time.
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(You cannot buy GWindows for the TC70 and it will run on the MM/1 - a port
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defintely has to be made due to mouse configs, addresses, etc.)
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jim Sutemeier
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#: 12843 S5/OS9 Users Group
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03-Nov-91 13:31:57
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Sb: #Help! Need Reference.
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Fm: Daniel Cyran 73750,1020
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To: All
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Can anyone recommend a few good and easy reference books on the OS/9
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operating system.
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Thanks,
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Dan
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#: 12844 S5/OS9 Users Group
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03-Nov-91 13:50:18
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Sb: #12843-Help! Need Reference.
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Fm: Erich Schulman 75140,3175
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To: Daniel Cyran 73750,1020
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I'd recommend The Rainbow Guide to OS-9 and its sequel for Level II. If you
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are using Level II some of the older book's things may not work for you but
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it's still a good source. Both books have optional disks that will spare you
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from typing in everything. I only have the Level II book and it's helped me a
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great deal. If you're interested in Basic-09, Rainbow's Basic-09 Tour Guide is
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another to get, and it too has a disk. If you have any copies of Rainbow
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around, the order form is in there (though the prices may not be current if
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you're looking at an old issue). Your loacl Radio Shack may have a copy or two
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lying around, so go there first.
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