[Coco] [CoCo] More Progress with Color Forth

[Stephen Pereira]

Hi again, Stephen,

I searched with Duck Duck Go for “coco_archive” (which was part of the URL I had on my computer from your pointer), and VOILA!  The first entry that came up was for colorcomputerarchive.com <http://colorcomputerarchive.com/> and the second entry was archive.org/details/cdrom-coco-archive <http://archive.org/details/cdrom-coco-archive>.  When you get there, you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the [contents] link beside the 495.5 MB size indicator.

Sadly, no, even Archive.org <http://archive.org/> has many missing Rainbow magazines.  You should check them out, however, for comparison.

smp
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Stephen M. Pereira
Bedford, NH  03110
KB1SXE

> On Jan 3, 2015, at 6:00 PM, Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> Great Find!!!
> 
> How did you find it?
> 
> Can you find the entire set of Rainbow on Tape and Rainbow on Disk?
> 
> If so then I can cancel that project.
> 
> SHF
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephen Pereira" <spereira1952 at comcast.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] [CoCo] More Progress with Color Forth
> 
> 
>> Hi again, Stephen,
>> 
>> No matter, I found the files online:
>> 
>> https://ia801507.us.archive.org/isoview.php?iso=/22/items/cdrom-coco-archive/coco_archive.iso <https://ia801507.us.archive.org/isoview.php?iso=/22/items/cdrom-coco-archive/coco_archive.iso>
>> 
>> So, I believe that you can cease your search for someone to host the files!  From that link, one can pick and choose which files to download without having to get the entire archive first.
>> 
>> I am looking at the .DSK files, now.  They load and run on my CoCo 3 with HDBDOS and Drivewire, so I am very pleased.
>> 
>> CF83DEMO and CF83 change the screen to 80 column mode, black letters on a white background, and enables lower case.  80 column mode kind of sucks on my display, but I can make out what’s going on, so I’m going to experiment a bit.  Without a manual, however, I will be a bit up the creek, so to speak.
>> 
>> Thanks very much for your attention.  I really appreciate it.
>> 
>> smp
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>> Stephen M. Pereira
>> Bedford, NH  03110
>> KB1SXE
>> 
>>> On Jan 3, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes the link IS to a forum.
>>> 
>>> "in big bold letters." Actually RED BIG BOLD LETTERS.
>>> 
>>> The link is given for the 520,034,304 byte ISO file on RTSI.
>>> 
>>> It's all or nothing with that dump of files.
>>> 
>>> I have asked several times if someone is willing to host that file expanded and AFAIK no one is.
>>> 
>>> Send me a private e-mail and I will reply with a zip of just those three files.
>>> 
>>> -----------------------------------
>>> 
>>> coco/NEWLY-RECEIVED/ColorForth 1.0 (1981)(Talbot Microsystems).7z
>>> 
>>> There may be other Forth files.
>>> 
>>> -------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> SHF
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Stephen Pereira" <spereira1952 at comcast.net>
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 2:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [CoCo] More Progress with Color Forth
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hi Stephen,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks very much for your response!
>>>> 
>>>> When I click on the link you provided, I am taken to a web page that seems to be a forum of some sort.  The entry says “Do not click on this file” (or something like that) in big bold letters.
>>>> 
>>>> I apologize for being a dummy, but could you please provide a good link or instructions to get the file so I can then extract the few files that you are pointing out?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks very much, in advance, for your patience with me.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyway, the files that you are pointing out seem to be another Forth system of some sort.  The reason I migrated to Color Forth is that there is a great manual available so I don’t have to be guessing on what I should be doing when I’m experimenting.  With other systems that I’ve come across, it isn’t clear how you are to go about using the system, especially without any manual!
>>>> 
>>>> I greatly appreciate your effort!  Thanks for the pointer.
>>>> 
>>>> smp
>>>> --
>>>> Stephen M. Pereira
>>>> Bedford, NH  03110
>>>> KB1SXE
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 3, 2015, at 4:46 PM, Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are you aware of these files?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 011AA_01.DSK 161,280 1 35 DECB  Color Forth 83 Demo (CF83DEMO) - Original  
>>>>> 012AA_01.DSK 161,280 1 35 DECB  Color Forth 83 (CF83) - Original  
>>>>> 013AA_01.DSK 161,280 1 35 DECB  Color Forth 83 (CF83) - Backup  
>>>>> 
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