[Coco] Question about Hard Drive Image for NitrOS9...

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi

> how to see if there's anything else on the
> image that I can run besides the OS stuff

Very little if any at all. It is just like purchasing OS-9 from Tandy, all 
you get is the OS.

You can mount OS-9 floppy images to add the software you wish, I added the 
"C" Compiler and my own utilities from 20 years ago.

> where can I download OS9
> software and how can I get it into the HD image?

>From all over the Web, another web page with files is announced daily 
(Hourly, or each Minute?).

Should you see a filename that you like, download it and be disappointed if 
what is in the file does not match what you are looking for.

Way back in the Delphi and CIS time, files had long and short descriptions.

Now there are thousands of sites with millions of files with filenames only.

RTSI is the first and biggest example. Solving this problem seems to be my 
idea only.

ftp://www.rtsi.com/RSDOS/incoming/

You can look at ftp://www.rtsi.com/OS9/OS9_6X09/ but most of the Tandy OS-9 
software is in RSDOS/incoming.

So, download your desired floppy image, mount it in the Cartridge menu and 
transfer the files to the VHD.

Now if you tell us what type of software you are looking for, you will get a 
more useful answer.

SHF

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----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Steve Batson" <steve at batsonphotography.com>

To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>

Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:05 PM

Subject: [Coco] Question about Hard Drive Image for NitrOS9...


> Sorry for the stupid question, but I have no experience with OS9 or CoCo
> Hard Drives or Hard Drive images on the emulators.
> Does anyone know if there's any software on the HD image that is 
> configured
> with NitrOS9? I can't recall where I downloaded it, but it was loaded and
> configured and I can start up NitrOS9 using the DOS255 command. It boots 
> up
> and I can see the various files and can run commands, get help, etc.
> What I haven't figure out yet, how to see if there's anything else on the
> image that I can run besides the OS stuff. Also, where can I download OS9
> software and how can I get it into the HD image?
> Any help will be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Steve
>