[Coco] .lzh files in os9

[Aaron Wolfe]

Ok, good you've got file transfer working.  To unpack on coco, you
need the lha program.  The easiest way to get that is probably from
the "dw4 extras" disk, which has lots of handy commonly needed
utilities on it.

To mount the extras disk, you can enter a command like:

dw disk insert 1 https://sites.google.com/site/drivewire4/beta/dw4_extras.dsk

(or you can just paste the URL above into the Disk 1 URI field in the
GUI and hit apply)

which will put the extras disk in drive /X1.  You can then either copy
the utilities you like from /x1/cmds to /dd/cmds (making them part of
your system disk) or you could just change your execution directory to
point to the extras disk.  this leaves your own system disk unchanged
and gives access to the commands on the extras disk until you change
the execution dir again.  so...

either copy lha to your own disk:

copy /x1/lha /dd/lha
copy /x1/xlh /dd/xlh

(lha needs those 2 files)

OR, tell os9 to temporarily use /x1/cmds as its execution directory:


chx /x1/cmds


now you have the lha command, which you can use to unpack your file:

lha x solitaire.lzh

(you might want to move solitaire.lzh into a sub directory before
unpacking, os9 archives don't always create their own dir when
unpacking so you could end up spreading pieces of solitaire all over
the root of /dd)

There are lots of other handy utils on the extras disk, you might want
to copy others or just keep it around and chx as needed.   by mounting
via the URL you're sure to get the latest version every time you
insert it.

By the way, you can put files directly from the internet or your PC to
a real floppy, they don't have to go to a drivewire disk image at
all.. for instance:

dw server list c:/os9/solitaire.lzh > /d0/solitaire.lzh

would put it on floppy in drive 0 directly.

also, for dealing with these long commands containing URLs and file
paths, its way easier to be using telnet to an OS9 shell and
copy/pasting rather than trying to  type them all out on the CoCo
keyboard.  not sure if you have inetd running and set up for telnet,
if not let me know and I'll help you do that, makes life in OS9 even
easier.

good luck
-Aaron


On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Richard Hawk <rhawk1 at centurylink.net> wrote:
> ok i did what you said to do.  I typed in the coco "dw server list
> c:/os9/solitaire.lzh > solitaire.lzh" and it thought and came back with the
> (term:02/dd:)
> so i typed in "dir" and sure enough there it is.  so how do i upack it on
> the coco3 now under nitros9?
>
> man thanks agian your a big help never got in to os9 always used basic and a
> few os9 parograms like deskmate back in the days. so yes rusty here but
> thanks everything is so far working
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 3:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] os9 keys
>
>
>> ctrl - / will give you \
>> not sure where a complete keymap is, but i'd like to see one :)  ctrl
>> plus various keys seems to have interesting effects, some line editing
>> functions i think
>>
>> PS if you are typing a \ in order to enter a windows file path for a
>> drivewire command, you can just use the forward slash.  DW is just as
>> happy with C:/something/else as it is c:\another\example
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Richard Hawk <rhawk1 at centurylink.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> what are the keys that need to be press to achive the "\" in os9, and
>>> where can i find the different characters for 0s9. thanks Richard Hawk
>>>
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