[Coco] Ownership of NitOS-9

[Brett Gordon]

I've been actually using, not just booting, Nitros9 for a couple of
days now and I agree with a lot Nick is saying:

1. 80 column nuclear green screen sucks.  start with the LCD:  40 or
even 32 column mode, would be nice on boot-up.
2. It would be nice to have an installer.  I think Bill Pierce had
something cooking on that subject.
3. It would be nice to have a OS9Boot maker.

NICK:  Louis's "minted" editor is a nice screen editor, that now comes
stock with Nitros9.  It the first command I type after a new
installation (to edit the hideous 80 column nuclear screen away)


> Right from the get up and go, I 've run into problems regarding /d0 /sd0
> (I'm using the SDC build). I was following the manuals starting at chapter 1
> and found that both /d0 and /sd0 access the same directories and I was
> wondering why, after a few directory reads, I kept getting ERROR #247 and
> couldn't read any drive.
>
> I have since learned that I should only be using /sd0 (an LBA device) and
> that /d0 should not have even read the /sd0 device.
>
> This is using the SDC build of NitOS-9 and is a problem of a "bug" in this
> version and a lack of documentation.
>
> I also tried to edit the startup file because I couldn't stand looking at
> that glaring green screen so I tried to edit it using the standard editor
> supplied. In summary, ED should have been retired long ago.
>
> I have since learned there are other editors like SCRED, so why hasn't
> NitrOS-9 adopted a better editor? Does anyone use ED?
>
> It also needs a standard tool for confuring and building new boot files. Not
> everyone is a "rocket scientist".
>
> And why is there no standardized installer process for people who just want
> to "get on with the job"? Copying files to their respective folders? That's
> error prone and potentially frustrating just to run an application,
> especially for a non-expert.
>
> A bit of "polish" would do a lot for how it's perceived to anyone interested
> in learning about NitrOS-9.
>
> Nick
>
>
>
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Brett M. Gordon,
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