[Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner

[Robert Hermanek]

cool, I'll look into this too.  For least number of variables, I'll 
probably start with a physical boot disk, then at least I have some 
audible clues that something is going on :)

Thanks


On 7/3/2015 3:02 PM, Tormod Volden wrote:
>> 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?
> If you already have DriveWire and intend to continue using it, you
> don't need any NitrOS-9 floppies. You can boot NitrOS-9 directly over
> DriveWire from BASIC, using DWDOS (on tape, floppy, or EPROM).
>
> You just need the nos96809l2v030300coco3_dw.dsk mounted on your
> DriveWire server and dw3doscc3.bin (on a DECB floppy). DWDOS is at
> toolshed.sf.net under "Files".
>
> Then you can learn NitrOS-9 and move on to floppy-only operation later
> if you want.
>
> Tormod
>