[Coco] coco FLEX

Tue Aug 11 09:07:03 EDT 2015

I'm going to try to call him today.  According to the information I see 
on the internet today he still resides at the same place and has the 
same phone number.  The funny thing is, I live in Illinois.  He lives in 
Georgia.  I was staying at a hotel yesterday that is less than a quarter 
mile from where he lives!

Dave Philipsen

On 8/11/2015 12:37 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
> Dave, that's understandable.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2015 12:37 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] coco FLEX
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> I don't mind sharing but I want to make sure it's ok with the author if
> he's
> still around.  I haven't even tried to contact him yet and I don't
> know if
> anyone else has recently either.
>
> Dave Philipsen
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>
> On 8/10/2015 10:11 PM, Bill
> Pierce via Coco wrote:
>> Dave, would you be willing to share the sources with
> the Coco Community? This would greatly compliment the Sleuth disassembler. We
> could then update the OS9 assembler to match the newer NitrOS9 defs.
>> Having
> spent that amount on the sources, I could understand if you didn't want to share
> the sources, but they could be very usefull
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>> Bill Pierce
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> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow
> down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
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>> My Music from the Tandy/Radio
> Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
> Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Mon, Aug 10, 2015 10:02 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Coco]
> coco FLEX
>>
>> Yes, I believe he was working under the moniker "Computer
> Systems
>> Consultants".
>> All of the program names for the assemblers I bought
> are
>> CSCXXXX.EXE where XXXX
>> is the part number of the CPU it assembles for.
>>
> The source code files that I
>> have can be easily ported to pretty much
>> any
> system.  Originally, Bud sent me a
>> ZIP file with all of the sources
>> as well
> as MSDOS EXE files for 5 assemblers
>> and a number of nice
>> utilities for $200
> as I recall (it has been close to 25
>> years ago now).
>>
>> Dave Philipsen
>>
>>
>>
> On 8/10/2015 1:23 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco
>> wrote:
>>> Gene, it may have been
> him alone, but there was a company name and they
>> advertised in all the mags
> "Computer Sytems Consultants" Sleuth was called
>> "Super Sleuth" (at least in
> the RSDOS version) and he offered both RSDOS and OS9
>> versions.
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>>> Bill Pierce
>>> "Charlie stole the handle, and the
>> train it won't
> stop going, no way to slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro
>> Tull
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>> From: Gene Heskett
> <gheskett at wdtv.com>
>>> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent:
>> Mon, Aug 10,
> 2015 2:03 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] coco FLEX
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday 10
>> August
> 2015 13:10:09 Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
>>>> Cmillus, Sleuth
>>> can be
> downloaded from Gene's site. The manual (the
>>>> RSDOS version) can be
> found
>> somewhere in the maltedmedia archives, or
>>>> I could post it if needed.
> But
>> Sleuth is a "diassembler" and not an
>>>> "assembler". And yes, it is
> supposed
>> to
>>> "cros-disassemble". The same
>>>> company that did Sleuth also
> had
>> compilers/assemblers, but I don't
>>>> think anyone has ever ported them.
> If
>> they
>>> are of the quality of
>>>> Sleuth, I would love to see them come
> to
>> light.
>>> Not a
>>> "company" as such, its Professor Bud Pass's work, at
> the
>> University
>>> of Georgia
>>> IIRC.
>>>
>>>> I am currently modifying a
> version of the
>> Sleuth sources to recognise
>>> the newer NitrOS9 defs, but have
> stopped for
>> now as I have a lot of
>>>> work to do
>>> involving my studio and
> the new band I'm
>> plying in. I hope
>>>> to get back to it
> soon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bill Pierce
>>>>
>> "Charlie stole the handle, and the
> train it
>>> won't stop going, no way
>>>> to
>> slow down!" - Ian Anderson -
> Jethro Tull
>>>>
>>>>
>>> My Music from the
>> Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer
> 2 & 3
>> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
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> Co-Editor for
>> CocoPedia
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>> Moderator
>>> for
> TRS-80/Tandy Color Computer Forums
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original
> Message-----
>>>> From:
>> camillus <camillus.b.58 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: Bill Pierce
> via Coco
>> <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>>> Sent: Mon, Aug 10, 2015 12:53 pm
>>>>
> Subject: Re:
>> [Coco]
>>> coco FLEX
>>>> Hi Kip,
>>>>
>>>> To be honest I'm at zip
> what flex
>> concerns, in the
>>> old days our
>>>> computer club broke into two,
> flex and os9
>> groups. I was with
>>> the
>>>> latter one, not so much for os9 but
> the good old
>> basic.
>>>> The reason I
>>> want to get a minimal
>>>> flex going
> is because there
>> is a 6502 to 6808 code
>>> translator called
>>>> sleuth or
> something.
>>>> I have an
>> old project that runs with
>>> 6502 cpu and I would
> love it to
>>>> run it on the
>> coco or my mini 6809 board. The
>>> code is about
> 10 pages
>>>> of 6502 assembler
>> code and that is to much to handle to
>>> do it
> by hand.
>>>> Now how are your
>>>>
>> projects going, sounded that some people
> got anxious about delivering
>>>> the
>> goods. Hope everything came out well. We
> need
>>> people that take
>>>> initiative
>> and make something.
>>>> Keep it up
> Kip.
>>>> PS: If
>>> you have sleuth and the
>> 6502 to 6809
>>>> translator
> code would it be possible to
>>> mail me a copy?
>> thank
> beforehand
>>>>
>>>> cb
>>>>
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>>> On
>>>> 8/10/2015 6:00:43 AM, Kip Koon
> <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>> Camillus,
>>>> How
>>>> are you coming
> along
>> with Color Flex? I recently got Flex 9
>>> running on
>>>> a Multicomp
> board that
>> uses an FPGA Mini-Development module which
>>> is
>>>> programed as a
> 6809
>> microcomputer system on a chip. The Multicomp
>>>> board
>>> provides 1MB
> Static
>> ram, 2 serial ports, VGA monitor, PS/2
>>>> Keyboard, SD Card
> Interface and a
>> little prototype area which I'm
>>>> planning on adding a
> DS1302
>>> RTC chip. My
>> 6809 Multicomp runs
>>>> CamelForth out of the ram in
> the FPGA and can
>>> load and
>> run 6809
>>>> Extended Basic, Cubix and Flex 9 all
> from the same SD Card.
>>> I have
>> not
>>>> learned Flex much yet though. There
> are simply too many
>>> interesting
>> things to learn and play with! I'd like to
> learn how you are
>>> wanting
>>>> to use
>> Color Flex if you'd like to share it
> all with me. One of the
>>> questions I
>> have about Color Flex, is can Color
> Flex use a large
>>>> storage
>>> medium like
>> the CocoSDC for storage or maybe
> the more
>>>> traditional media like a
>>> hard
>> drive or Compact Flash emulating
> an IDE
>>>> hard drive. Thoughts, ideas? I'm
>> looking forward hearing from
> you.
>>>> Take care my friend.
>>>>
>>>> Kip
>>>> Koon
>>>>
>> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>>
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
>>>>
>>>> -----Original
> Message-----
>>>>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf
>> Of camillus
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 8:03 PM
>>>>> To:
> Steve
>> Batson
>>>> via Coco
>>>>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] coco FLEX
>>>>>
>>>>>
> thanks
>> stephen
>>>>> Sent from
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>>> On 8/6/2015 5:26:32 PM, Stephen H. Fischer
> wrote:
>>>>> Go To
>>> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
>>>>> Enter "FLEX" in
> the search box.
>>> SHF
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From:
> "camillus"
>>>>> To: "Steve
>>> Batson via
>>>> Coco"
>>>>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday,
> August
>> 06, 2015 3:19 PM
>>>>> Subject:
>>> [Coco] coco
>>>> FLEX
>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all
> to it may
>> concern
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is
>>> Flex for the coco still
> alive?
>>>>>> And
>> if yes please some contact info
>>> from where or who?
> thankx
>> cb
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>> Cheers, Gene
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