[Coco] SysCall source listing (and OS-9 source code find)

[Wayne Campbell]

I am downloading the archive as I type this. I will be looking more closely
at it soon, but it's already getting too dark in here, so it's almost time
for me to go.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. :)

Wayne



On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 6:27 AM, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:

> On 11/27/2013 11:49 PM, Joel Ewy wrote:
>
>> On 11/27/2013 10:07 PM, Wayne Campbell wrote:
>>
>>> Please do that, Joel. It will help to answer the question.
>>>
>> Here's what I've found.  I took another look at all the OS-9 disks that
>> come with the SWTPC emulator using Toolshed and found no instance of
>> SysCall, nor did I see a mention of it in a PDF of a Microware BASIC09
>> manual from 1984 that was supposed to have come with a GIMIX computer.
>>
>> I did find among the SWTPC emulator disk images some interesting files
>> that appear to be commented original Microware source code for os9p1,
>> os9p2, sysgo, Clock, and several utilities.  If you want to take a look at
>> this, it is in SJT002.DSK, which can be found here:http://www.evenson-
>> consulting.com/swtpc/Downloads.htm in the "Full Kit".  It is a Windows
>> executable that will extract and install under Wine.  I think I've had it
>> running under Wine before, but I have since upgraded to Xubuntu 13.10
>> (can't stand Unity Desktop) and need to do something (possibly install .net
>> or Mono or something) to get the emulator to run.
>>
>> JCE
>>
>>
>>  ...
> Here's a note included with the OS-9 source files:
>                         OS-9 SOURCE FILE INFORMATION
>
>
>       Description of the source
>
>        1 - The "Kernal" is composed of two parts.  OS9P1 is the source
>       for the "P1" ROM which goes at $F800.  OS9P2 contains the rest of
>       the  OS-9 Kernal and the INIT module.  The OS9P2 and INIT modules
>       go in the  "P2" ROM along  with the BOOT module.   You will find
>       source  to a BOOT module for either the specified disk controller
>       or a representative sample.
>
>
>        2 - There are three device  drivers  included.   "Acia"  is the
>       MC6850  acia  device  driver.  "Pia" is the MC6821(20) pia device
>       driver.  The Acia and Pia drivers are "SCF" (sequential character
>       file)  type device drivers.   Then there is a DRVR  (disk driver)
>       for either the specified  controller or a representative sample.
>       The disk  driver  is an "RBF" (random  block  file ) type device
>       driver.
>
>
>        3 - There are several device descriptors included.  "Term", "T1"
>       and "P1"  are acia type device descriptors. The first two are for
>       terminals and  the other is for a serial  printer.   "P" is a pia
>       type device  descriptor for a parallel printer.
>
>
>        4 - The "Shell" is source for the  "command  interpreter". Our
>       experience  has  shown  that  changes  to  shell  can often cause
>       seemingly  unrelated  problems  which  are really shell problems.
>       Therefore be careful if you modify this source.
>
>
>        5  -  The "Sysdefs.sys" file is  used to define  the particular
>       system for which this source was created.   It should be moved to
>       your DEFS  directory.   It is used by many of the source files to
>       define changeable configurations for different systems. It is the
>       user's  responsibility to check  that the  sysdefs match  what is
>       currently  needed for his  system and make any  required changes.
>       The  defsfile is a convenient file for "using" all the different
>       OS-9 definitions files.
>
>
>        6  -  In  addition  there  is an assortment of example utilities
>       which will give you a good look at how to use  OS-9  in assembly
>       language  programs.  Comments on several of these: You may notice
>       a similarity  between Copy, List, and Merge.  This is a result of
>       OS-9's  unified I/O  handling.   Note  that  SYSGO is the system
>       starter  module which sets  up the default  directories and keeps
>       the system  going even if shell "dies".   Details on SYSGO can be
>       found in the System Programmers Manual.
>
>
>        7  -  NOTE:  Not all of the utilities are included in the source
>       package.  The intent in sending out any of them is to guide users
>       into good programming techniques.   Those sent are representative
>       of the utilities done by Microware.
>
>
>           (C) 1980 Microware Systems Corporation and Motorola Inc.
>
> Anybody here ever seen this before?
>
> JCE
>
>
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