[Coco] VCC6809 on Linux?

[mike delyea]

PCLinuxOS runs well on that machine, everything works, even the camera.  You
probably won't get anything fancy with the track pad though.

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> hmm,
>
> as well as all that, the eeePC does NOT come with a C compiler, or
> development tools of any kind. GRRRR
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Rosenbrock" <
> rob.coco at zaphod.tzo.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] VCC6809 on Linux?
>
>
>  And fwiw, I was able to find how to install XP on my EEE netbook. No
>> troubles running anything now.
>>
>> And Asus' Linux load leaves a lot to be desired! Mine came with a 4GB SSD
>> drive, which was partitioned with a recovery partition and separate user
>> drive. Applying recommended updates rendered the machine useless as the
>> operating drive became full.
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 2:19 AM, Frank Pittel wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I didn't have any trouble getting vcc to run under wine.
>>> It's been a while and it's late but if you need help let me know and I'll
>>> look
>>> into the process of installing it.
>>>
>>> Frank
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 02:33:46PM +1000, Bob Devries wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> This talk about netbooks, reminds me that I own an eeePC, which
>>>> would be good as a Coco emulator. Sadly, it runs Linux. Is there a
>>>> way of successfully running VCC6809 on Linux? That way I could
>>>> "play" with my Coco in the wee early hours without disturbing my
>>>> lady.
>>>>
>>>> Tips/Comments please?
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Bob Devries
>>>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
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>>>> one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent
>>>> programmer.
>>>>
>>>> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975
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