[Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner

[Robert Hermanek]

Cool, thanks everybody.  If tackling DW config + NitrOS is too much, I 
may begin with the (possibly simpler) 35T disk image below.

On 7/3/2015 4:44 PM, K. Pruitt wrote:
> Yes, you got it.
>
> The image to use would be
>
> nos96809l2v030300coco3_dw.dsk
>
> I do believe you will have to issue a drive command or select HDBDOS 
> Translation under the Tools menu of Drivewire. Someone knowledgeable 
> on HDB-DOS will have to comment on that. Or since you already use 
> HDB-DOS you probably already know how to do that.
>
> After you boot in to NitrOS-9 you can easily create boot disks in your 
> floppy.
>
> But I've tossed a 35-track boot disk for you on drop box in case you 
> need it.
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ew57u2pmj6cpnua/BOOT35T.DSK?dl=0
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Hermanek" 
> <rhermanek at centurytel.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS-9 beginner
>
>
>> Um, trying to figure this out now... I *do* have HDB-DOS on an eprom, 
>> so I boot straight into that currently.
>>
>> You're saying the DOS command has been updated in HDB-DOS to attempt 
>> to boot OS-9 via the drivewire connection, on the assumption that an 
>> os-9 disk image is mounted in the first logical disk position? (What 
>> I think of in HDB-DOS terms as Drive #0 Drive 0) ... ?
>>
>> -RobertH
>>
>> On 7/3/2015 3:48 PM, Tormod Volden wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Tormod Volden wrote:
>>>> DWDOS on DECB = "DOS" in HDB-DOS
>>> Sorry, this was not precise, you don't need DECB, any BASIC will do
>>> for DWDOS if you run it from tape or EPROM. Or you can replace the
>>> BASIC ROM with a DWDOS EPROM :)
>>>
>>> Just want to do the yearly publicity for DWDOS, it is one of the most
>>> underrated tools around. Especially for those without floppies or an
>>> HDBDOS EPROM. It is so small that it loads from tape in a few seconds.
>>>
>>> Tormod
>>>
>>
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