[Coco] MShell The Ultimate OS9 File Manager

[Bill Pierce]

Nick, 
MShell does not require CoWin and will run without fonts, pointers or patterns. It will run fine with CoGrf.
The only modules "required" in your boot are "pipe", pipeman", & "piper". MShell will NOT run without these files.
If you want the DW4 capabilities, then "scdwv", "/N", at least 2 of the "/Nx"s, "scdwp", & "/p" are all required for DW4 use and are "standard" in the repo distribution disks.
All files from the CMDS & SYS dirs on the disk must be copied to you default drive in directories of the same names.
I doubt it will "run from the disk".... it was not meant to.
Also, this is just a demo beta test and therefore it's not finished. I haven't had the time to add an installlation program yet but plan to.
In other words, MShell should run from an unmodified "standard" disk downloaded from the NitrOS9 repo or pre configured 512k (required) os9 system as long as it has either CoWin or CoGrf and the pipes. (as the repo setups do)


MShell does have a few problems (I've found some since the demo was uploaded), but it IS a beta test and is unfinished. I just wanted others to see the power of what could be done when stretching OS9 to the limits and prove it could be done.
 

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Marentes <nickma2 at optusnet.com.au>
To: Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>; CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 16, 2014 1:47 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] MShell The Ultimate OS9 File Manager


I've been waiting to hear some feedback from others of your Mshell but 
all has been quiet.

I'm very interested in seeing it but unfortunately haven't been able to 
get it running.

The problem stems from a boot NitrOS-9 that doesn't have CoWin and all 
the necessary font and things.

I have all but given up with OS-9 and the whole "make a new boot disk" 
thing. Can I suggest to create a preconfigured demo DSK of MSHELL set to 
boot NitrOS-9 with the require modules already installed?

Is that possible to allow people to see your program regardless of how 
they have their NitrOS-9 configured?

Is it possible to load the required modules from a startup without 
having to generate another boot?

I tried using a MultiVue DSK I found that boots up MV (on my CoCo-SDC) 
so I have been finally able to see it. The colors are all wrong and 
changing them in the control panel doesn't seem to keep them on next 
boot. I almost had MShell running with this DSK but an error popped up 
and it failed again.

I think I really would like to see an easy-to-use PC program (No degree 
in OS-9 needed!) where one can tick the boxes and have it generate a DSK 
ready for booting on the CoCo.

Nick



On 14/11/2014 7:05 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
> Ok, I was going to wait until I had a few more features and a few more bugs 
squashed, but since very few here seem to believe that this can be done, I've 
decided to release the beta version of MShell. It's far from finsihed, but is 
very functional  in what is finished.
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