[Coco] Basic09 versions

Wed Jun 7 00:35:19 EDT 2017

Yep, and I remember having one of those 'notcher' tools to cut the tab 
out of the opposite side...

Dave

On 6/6/2017 11:33 PM, Wayne Campbell wrote:
> I seem to recall flippies being double sided disks that had a write-protect
> tab on both sides, and you had to flip the disk over in a single-sided
> drive to access the other side... hence the name "flippy". Am I
> mis-remembering this?
>
> On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:
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>> Wayne, I had 2 copies of L1 Basic09 over time, and I don't remember either
>> being a flippy. I know RS never did fully support flippies... then they'd
>> had to admit their drives were double sided and explain why they never
>> updated Basic for double sides.
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>> Bill Pierce
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 12:23 am
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Basic09 versions
>>
>> That is definitely the Level 1 version. It would be good to have a copy
>> inwhatever repository is current. Can you tell me if you remember
>> theoriginal floppy being a flippy? I have heard before that it had some
>> fileson the opposite side, but I never thought about that when I had my
>> Level 1system.On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <
>> coco at maltedmedia.com>wrote:> Wayne, I have a disk image labeled
>> "Basic09_1.0.0.dsk", and on it are> BASIC09, INKEY, RUNB, & GFX (no
>> directories). When run it displays (level> 1, hence all uppercase):>>
>> BASIC09> RS VERSION 01.00.00> COPYRIGHT 1980 BY MOTOROLA INC.> AND
>> MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORP.> REPRODUCED UNDER LICENSE> TO TANDY CORP.> ALL
>> RIGHTS RESERVED>> I'm pretty sure it's the same one you are referring to. I
>> remember SYSCALL> was in the manual and you had to assemble it with asm
>> yourself.>> I probably copied the disk image from my master disk before my
>> drives went> out.> I can upload the disk to Guillaume if needed.>>>> The
>> manual is already in the colorcomputerarchive:>> http://www.
>> colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Documents/Manuals/Programming/>
>> BASIC09%20Programming%20Language%20Reference%20Manual%20-%20Revision%20H%>
>> 20(Microware%20System%20Corp).pdf>> It is copywritten 1980-1984>>>>> Bill
>> Pierce> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no
>> way to> slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull>> My Music from the
>> Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3> https://sites.google.com/site/
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>> ooogalapasooo at aol.com>>>>>> -----Original Message-----> From: Wayne
>> Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>> To: CoCoList <coco at maltedmedia.com>> Sent:
>> Tue, Jun 6, 2017 10:02 pm> Subject: [Coco] Basic09 versions>> For a long
>> time I have known this, but have not been able to prove it.> WhenI first
>> got into the CoCo it was a CoCo2 Korean model and OS-9 Level 1.> Ialso had
>> the Level 1 Basic09. When I got my CoCo3 and OS-9 Level 2,> Icompared the
>> two versions of Basic09. There were only 3 differences.Level> 14K default
>> buffer size01.00.00 version number in the display text at the> top of the
>> moduleCRC was not the same as Level 2 Basic09Level 28K default> buffer
>> size01.00.01 version number in the display text at the top of the>
>> moduleCRC was not the same as Level 1 Basic09I have never found a disk>
>> image of the Level 1 Basic09 disk. It was soldseparately from OS-9 Level
>> 1.> I have found the Dragon version of Basic09Level 1 (version 01.00.00),
>> but> it has a different display text from theCoCo version.I had all but
>> given up> hope of ever finding a copy of the CoCo Basic09Level 1 disk (or
>> an image).> Today I was thinking about it, and decided toso some searching.
>> Lo and> behold, I found what appears to be a pristinecopy for sale on EBay.
>> The> description says "untested", but the disk andmanual and box look brand
>> new!> There are 3 photos. The middle photo is acloseup of the disk in its
>> sleeve.> The lower left portion of the exposeddisk shows the version
>> number> 01.00.00.I want this! It is for sale for $89.99 or best offer, and
>> the> shipping isonly $3.61. I have enough cash, but I don't have a credit
>> card.> There are 5people watching it, and the time left is 19 days, 20
>> hours. No> one has madean offer yet. If I can get my friend to use his
>> card, I am> going to buy ittoday. Once I have it, I will need to know if
>> someone on> this list is herein Los Angeles and can make an image of the
>> disk, and> possibly scan themanual without destroying it. Then I can add
>> them to the> archive and wewill have the original Basic09 and manual to go
>> with the> Level 1 system.Wish me luck on getting it!-- WayneThe Structure
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