[Coco] SysCall source listing

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 26 November 2013 23:49:57 Robert Gault did opine:

> Wayne Campbell wrote:
> > Thanks for the response, Robert. I am seeking to complete my
> > collection of original software as well as the NOS-9 versions. I will
> > certainly look for the source file you are referring to, but I am
> > trying to track down origins. The Level 1 Basic09 disk does not
> > contain SysCall. I have heard of people saying there was a source
> > file in one of the manuals, but I cannot find it. Since I have been
> > able to prove that there are differences between the Level 1 and 2
> > versions of gfx and inkey, I am seeking to find out if there were
> > similar changes to SysCall. I can only do that with an original
> > module or source listing.
> > 
> > Wayne
> 
> OK, I've looked at the stock Tandy disks for cat# 26-3030, 26-3036,
> 700-2331 which includes Level1, Basic09, and Level1 vr2. None of these
> have syscall.

Has anyone looked at the level 2 development kits disks.  I have seen it 
someplace, but my wet ram has been rinsed pretty clean by the passage of 2+ 
decades of time.

> The only place I've found syscall is on the Level2 26-3031 Boot/Config
> disk in the CMDS directory. It is not on the System Master disk.
> 
> Since there is no source code, the code in NitrOS-9 clearly is from a
> disassembly. You would think that it ought to be listed in the index for
> the Level2 Owners Manual in the Technical section but it isn't. It is
> mentioned in the Basic09 section where syntax is discussed. There is no
> mention of it being on the second disk in the Level2 set.
> Examples of use are given in "The Complete Guide to OS-9 Level2 Vol1" by
> Puckett and Dibble. No source code.
> 
> I can send you the program from the Tandy disk for disassembly and you
> can compare it against that in NitrOS-9.
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
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