[Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner

[Stephen H. Fischer]

There should be 35T 1S disks available for NitrOS-9. Perhaps someone can point you to the correct ones not just a list of many which would be a dis-service.

I have the original OS-9 Master disks online available for a private e-mail that match the book you have.

I would try the NitrOS-9 disks but if it is too confusing you would have the original OS-9 disks available that may help you better to get up to speed.

RTSI also has the OS-9 disks, see my post.

http://www.tandycoco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=730#p730

Good Luck :)

SHF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Hermanek" <rhermanek at centurytel.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 9:47 AM
Subject: [Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner


>I still have not had the time to learn how to even boot OS-9.
> 
> Posts here indicate that at this point in the game, it would be better 
> to use NitrOS-9 instead of some kind of vintage OS-9 L2 disks.
> 
> I have the "Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 Level II" sitting here and I 
> have an idea of stepping through the books nice and slow and perhaps 
> learning something.
> 
> That being said:  I am confused by how/where to get "standard" or 
> "un-customized" disk images.  Also, I find there are 40 track disks, but 
> I do not have a 40-track capable system.
> 
> So:  Assuming I have the rainbow guide in my hand, a 512K coco 3 with a 
> single 35 track drive, and a free hour on the weekend, how should I 
> proceed?  Does someone keep "reference" .DSK image(s) for OS-9?  If so, 
> and again assuming they are 35 track, I could take .DSK files, and get 
> them restored onto real floppies via HDB-DOS and drivewire with little 
> trouble.  I guess I just don't know which .DSK image to start with...
> 
> Thanks
> -RobertH