[Coco] ack!

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 02 June 2013 10:18:49 Wayne Campbell did opine:

> I got it. I'm interested in knowing if any of this is under current
> development, or if it's just being held onto. I think a level 3 is
> due... given how long it's been since level 2 was introduced.
> 
> Wayne
 
I tried to do a test build a day or so back, but my last pull seems to have 
disabled mamou for a level3 build.

If anyone has a makefile/rules.mak files that work with lwtools stuff, I 
would appreciate copies.

Or, if anyone knows, is the repo open again so I can do an hg update?  
apparently not, it comes back instantly with no files changed.

Is there some new magic incantation to pull a new 'tip'?

> Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
> >Wayne, I just sent a private email with the link
> >
> >Bill Pierce
> >My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> >https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> >Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> >http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> >Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> >http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> >E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> >To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >Sent: Fri, May 31, 2013 10:25 pm
> >Subject: Re: [Coco] ack!
> >
> >
> >I had heard of Alan Dekok and Level 3 back in 88-93 when I was still
> >using my Coco3. I had heard of his work with overcoming the bootfile
> >size limit and the system page issues. I was never sure what had
> >become of Level 3 until now.
> >
> >It would be cool if those things that were previously considered as
> >worthy of inclusion in a level upgrade to OS-9 could be made to work
> >in NOS-9. Especially if 6309 enhancements make them faster.
> >
> >Other than that, I don't know enough to comment.
> >
> >Wayne
> >
> >Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
> >>Wayne, The Level 3 that Curtis is referring to is a complete rewrite
> >>of RBF &
> >
> >SCF by Alan Dekok that lock's their modules into their own address
> >space allowing more contegious memory for the whole boot file. It was
> >never used in NitrOS9 as it was never stable. Through the years it was
> >forgotten by most as it was known by even fewer. Alan had a website
> >which (I think) is on the wayback machine or one of those website
> >archives, explaining the whole process, but the file links are long
> >gone. The main module sources (only 2) are in the nitros9 repo but all
> >the supporting patches to the other modules were (seemingly) lost.
> >Gene has worked with this recently but ran into problems trying to
> >include drivewire as the dw drivers/descriptors reside both in rbf and
> >scf which is a no-no in the Level 3 setup. I don't know if he got it
> >to boot without dw... Gene?
> >
> >>Bill Pierce
> >>My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> >>https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> >>Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> >>http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> >>Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> >>http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> >>E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> >>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >>Sent: Fri, May 31, 2013 9:41 pm
> >>Subject: Re: [Coco] ack!
> >>
> >>
> >>I thought NOS-9 contains the Level 3 upgrades? Maybe not all? Any
> >>plans to take
> >>
> >>NOS-9 in that direction?
> >>
> >>Wayne
> >>
> >>"L. Curtis Boyle" <curtisboyle at sasktel.net> wrote:
> >>>Heh... "too big" of boot files was the precise reason that Alan Dekok
> >>>did OS-9
> >>
> >>Level 3.
> >>
> >>>L. Curtis Boyle
> >>>curtisboyle at sasktel.net
> >>
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