[Coco] Just learning OS-9 - Questions

[L. Curtis Boyle]

I had planned (back when actively working on NitrOS9) of making a boot file maker, that would let the user select the device descriptors they wanted, and then automatically load the drivers for those descriptors (by looking in the device descriptor module itself), to make sure that the right ones were loaded. For the default drive device, it would automatically pick the correct BOOT module for the kernal track. Never actually did any coding, though. Sounds like you are doing something similar, which is a great idea.

L. Curtis Boyle
curtisboyle at sasktel.net



On May 27, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Brett Gordon wrote:

> I'm not sure about installation, but my CoCoBoot project is moving along,
> and will soon add the ability to install certain modules dynamically at
> bootup ( via config file or keyboard )... and soon cobbled blobs of OS9
> modules will be a thing of the past.  I plan on making a menu/gui driven
> wrapper for creating boot disks for os9.   Maybe this could be extended
> toward installing os9 too.
> 
> Brett
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au>wrote:
> 
>>> Not really. OS9 was designed in a time where ROMs or removable media
>> were the norm.
>> 
>> Yes, but after 30 years, OS-9 needs a new standard way to install and
>> configure.
>> 
>> I'm exploring EZGEN so I'll see how that goes.
>> 
>> Pre-configured disks is good but this takes away some of the learning
>> experience. This area of customization and configurability needs some of
>> the "edge" taken off it so as to encourage people to continue learning and
>> using OS-9 than detract from it.
>> 
>> Anyway, I think there is a solution on the way. Stay tuned...
>> 
>> Nick
>> 
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