[Coco] NitrOS9 with Deluxe RS232 Pak

Ron Klein ron at kdomain.org
Thu Jun 18 14:37:26 EDT 2015


Hi Barry,

I fully intend to use Drivewire with NitrOS9 so thank you for providing
that link.  I should probably use this build version of NitrOS9 to add your
RS232 driver to.

Thanks!

-Ron


On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 2:09 AM, Barry Nelson <
barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:

> FYI: Drivewire is by no means limited to DECB. All you need to use it
> under NitrOS9 is a boot disk with the right drivers. Like this one:
>
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/nitros9/files/releases/v3.3.0/disks/nos96809l2v030300coco3_dw.dsk/download
>
> On Jun 18, 2015, at 1:18 AM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:35:52 -0500
> > From: Ron <ron at kdomain.org>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS9 with Deluxe RS232 Pak
> > Message-ID: <55823C98.2090402 at kdomain.org>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> >
> > Hi Gene,
> >
> > I started reading through the OS9 Level 2 documentation and it helped me
> > quite a bit.
> >
> > The ramdisk sounds very interesting!  I only have 512K of RAM (like most
> > folks).  Wish there was a 2MB upgrade readily available to use for your
> > ramdisk.  Perhaps someday.
> >
> > I have been using Drivewire, though it's been limited to DECB.
> > Impressive way to replace the antiquated floppy drives.  Frees up more
> > desk space (which is a good thing).  I'm amazed at the speed at which
> > that bit-banger port operates!
> >
> > Thank you, sir!
> >
> > -Ron
>
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