[Coco] early OS-9 ads/articles compilation

[Joel Ewy]

Aaron Wolfe wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
>   
>> ...
>> 3.  I always knew that OS-9 was designed to be "ROMable" but the the
>> earliest OS-9 ads, describing a ROM-based system that even supported KC tape
>> systems makes me wonder anew why OS-9 on the CoCo wasn't available as a ROM
>> PAK with cassette support, at least as one optional configuration.  This was
>> Motorola's big idea, and Tandy certainly took to it for games, and even
>> applications.  It was certainly technically feasible.  Think how many more
>> CoCo users might have gotten into OS-9 if it was available on e.g. a $79.99
>> cartridge that could save programs and files on cassette.
>>     
>
> Yes, this puzzles me too.  Not only did Tandy seem to ignore ROM as an
> option, but 3rd party sources like Frank Hogg who did their own ports
> of OS-9 to CoCo ignored it as well.  The very first ad that lists OS-9
> for sale is selling it in ROM form, cassette flavor. It seems the idea
> would have crossed someone's mind, especially considering the RomPak
> slot in the CoCo and built in cassette port...  Maybe there was
> another limitation that isn't obvious.
>
> I believe there have been folks who ROMmed OS-9 for their CoCo in more
> recent times.
>
>   
    Yes, Boisy has done a kit, available from Cloud9, to put OS-9 In 
EPROMs and replace ECB.  I tried it in a CoCo 2 once about 11 years ago 
now (!!!) and didn't get it to work.  I'm sure I could have if I'd had 
more time to put into it.  Maybe I'll try again sometime

JCE
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