[Coco] more that one shell from an external terminal(update)

[George Ramsower]

On 9/19/2015 1:39 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
> George, with that setup, you definately need DW4. You need to get that stuff backed up to virtual disk before you lose all your drives (they will eventually go as will the media)
>
> I've noticed one thing about this mail list that bothers me... people are really quick to respond and tell you what you need, but very rarely tell you where to go to get it or what to do when you do get it... The only reason I didn't link you to start with was I was assuming you were already using NitrOS9! You rarely see someone still using old OS9 anymore.
> As it was stated in one of the other posts, the speedup alone is worth it. There's no "new learning curve" as everything still runs the same. Only the names of a few modules have been changed (unimportant if you use ALL NitrOS9 system modules and don't mix and match with the old ones). All the old cmds and programs still work the same.
> NitrOS9 is just faster and is the most stable version of OS9 I've run on the Cocos (and I've run most all of them, L1 & L2)
>
> So, here is some links to get ya started!
>
  After my last email(prior to this one, of course) I had to crash and burn.
  Before I had failures, I had good communications between a PC and one 
of the cocos. From that coco, I used "sneaker net" for transferring 
files to and from the CNC coco. So having a way to backup all the files 
never was an issue but I'm sure DW4 can make that a lot faster.  I never 
have been in a hurry for anything done on any computer. Those things are 
all faster than I am. Even backing up a hard drive on a Coco to this PC 
took a long time but I've always got other things that I need to do 
while that's taking place.
  I'm not denigrating NitrOS9 but the actual speed difference, even if 
installing a 6309 chip in the CNC coco really would not be a noticeable 
difference without using a stop watch. However, the extra speed with DW4 
is a bit attractive and there would be no need for a larger cabinet to 
allow another card for RS232 port/s.
  Several years ago, I tried NitrOS9 and didn't like it, not realizing 
it was the Shell I didn't like. So, when I get the "Main" Coco working 
again, I'll download and transfer everything needed to start over with 
NitrOS9.
   The things that excites be about NitrOS-9 is the use of DW4. With 
that, I can network both Cocos to this PC, the use of the newer printer 
and easier access to files and eliminating the 3 port com board for the 
"Main" Coco I built many years ago. That alone excites me enough to make 
the transition.
  I'll still keep the "Main" coco for it's own hard drive, the 3.5 and 
5.25 floppies for a secondary or primary copy of everything. You just 
can't have enough backup.

  Since Basic09 has never been optimized for the 6309 and NitrOS-9 and 
most all of what I do is in Basic09, I really don't expect much 
difference...but... we'll see.

Thanks for the links, guys! These will make things a LOT simpler, later. 
Once the stuff I've ordered shipped from China via "slow boat", I can 
jump on the "Main" Coco. Then "It's ON".

George R.