#: 19700 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 12-Feb-94 08:18:01 Sb: #19699-The Future Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) Brother Jeremy, I have a CoCo3 with 512K, Puppo keyboard adapter, Disto HD interface with a 10M SASI drive, Sardis no-halt floppy controller with one 5 1/4 and one 3 1/2 drive and a Comm-4 serial interface. Serial devices include an X10 controller, a Star NX-1000 printer and my MM/1. I've purchased, but not yet installed, a Disto 2M upgrade, 6309 and a KenTon HD interface that will inherit my MM/1 SCSI drive when I replace it with a larger one. I use my CoCo not only for InfoXpress development, but also for a lot of my personal record keeping using a variety of software, and even though I have an MM/1, and at some point plan on purchasing a DOS machine, I intend to keep my CoCo for quite a while. I hope that the UG can manage to acquire the upgrade, as well as the other system parts, such as SBF. I've already told Carl that I would be happy to help. Does anyone know if NFM was ever developed for the CoCo? A serial NFM system for the CoCo would be awesome! I plan to continue support for CoCo InfoXpress, it has been very difficult to implement so much in such a small address space, but I've managed so far. Once I get my 2M and 6309 installed, I plan on optimizing InfoXpress to take advantage of additional memory, and some of the 6309 capabilities. -Bill- #: 19706 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 13-Feb-94 10:05:44 Sb: #19699-The Future Fm: Tony van der Hoff 100113,2200 To: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142 (X) Dear Brother Jeremy, I have not really been aware of the activities of the OS-9 user group, having left the OS-9 scene years ago. I still own (and occasionally use) a SSB Chieftain with two 5.25" and 64K. At the time (some 10 years ago) I used it to develop some control software, but abondoned it when it was no longer mainstream (the lack of support from Microware didn't help either). I would be very interested in getting back into OS9, especially if source code is availabe, and would appreciate more details of the User Group's activities. Tony #: 19710 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 13-Feb-94 20:55:48 Sb: Apple Monitor 4 CoCo 3 Fm: Ruben M. Rodriguez 70312,335 To: All I think I remember hearing that a composite monitor from an Apple would work with a CoCo. I've acquired an Apple monitor from I think a IIe. It's labeled RGB model no. A9M0308 and has a 15 pin female connector. Can I use this with the CoCo ? Does any one have the pinout hack for it ? Thanks #: 19702 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 12-Feb-94 17:36:56 Sb: #19698-Screen program for OSK Fm: ole hansen 100016,3417 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) Hello Bob and Robert In the old days, I used to get 103's if I used the wrong cio-traphandler. This means a 68000 on 68020 or 68020 on 68000 !!!! regards ole@danelec.dk #: 19714 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 14-Feb-94 06:30:43 Sb: #19696-#Print buffers Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) Bob, > BTW, did you send my board back yet? Nope, not yet. Been working on systems where people are dead until I get their boards back. I'll be doing yours next and getting it out. Whew! Too much to do and too little time! /************* /\/\ark ************/ (uploaded with InfoXpress Ver 1.01) There is 1 Reply. #: 19716 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 14-Feb-94 21:10:23 Sb: #19714-Print buffers Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 No problem with the board delivery...just don't want not to say anything and then find out it is lost in the mail. #: 19704 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 12-Feb-94 22:13:45 Sb: Screen Fix Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: All To aid in the on-going problem with some folks running the SCREEN package I posted awhile ago, I had a look at a problem which was causing my system to lock from time to time...specifically when I sent a XOFF from the keyboard. The problem is in the main file, screen.c, in the function my_gs_rdy(). The ptyman returns a -1 when no keys are ready (as per OS9 requirements). And when screen sees this, it stops, assuming an error. Following is a replacement for the offending module. Hope it helps... my_gs_rdy(path) { int i; i=_gs_rdy(path); if(i<0) { /* I added the test for a 246 (not rdy) here. OS9 will returns a -1 to _gs_rdy() if there are no chars avaiable on the input path...not a fatal error! [bvdp] */ if(errno!=246) { Msg(0, "Got %d [err %d] from a _gs_rdy()",i,errno); while(1); /* not sure if this is best.... */ } i=0; } return i; } Feel free to re-distribute this. #: 19707 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 13-Feb-94 12:02:01 Sb: Ved/Vprint Updates Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: All Upgrade notices have been sent to all registered owners of our 68K software. We have new versions of Ved and Vprint, as well as a few new products. If you are not a registered owner and would like to get this mailing, or if your notice gets lost in the mail, please send us your name and address via email. Since this is the only service we frequent, you may be doing some other OSKers a favor by reposting this message in other places . #: 19709 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 13-Feb-94 16:33:09 Sb: #Printer Problems Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: All Can one of the hardware, expert types help me out? I am having some very frustrating experiences in getting my computers to work with a printer switch I recently purchased... All I'm trying to do is to get two computers to share one printer...surely not a difficult task! Here is the hardware: Printer - Epson Action Laser II with Parallel interface Switch - Agiler 4-in, 1-out auto selecting switch, power apparently from the printer??? Print Buffer - 128K Microfazer parallel-parallel, power from a remote 'cube' Computer #1 - MM/1 extended Computer #2 - MVME 147S-1 (68030) I have determined that the following setups work: MM/1 --> Printer MM/1 --> Buffer --> Printer MVME --> Printer MVME --> Switch --> Printer MVME --> Buffer --> Switch --> Printer The following configurations do not work: MM/1 --> Switch --> Printer This seems to skip every other, or more, character. Apparently this is caused by the low logic levels on the MM/1....So, I put the buffer on the circuit. MM/1 --> Buffer --> Switch --> Printer With this setup the buffer shows "ERROR" and nothing gets printed. This doesn't appear to make a lot of sense. After all, the buffer should appear as a printer to the switch and any level problems should be between the MM/1 and the buffer. The other configurations indicate to me that the switch and the buffer are okay. Any ideas? There are 2 Replies. #: 19715 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 14-Feb-94 06:43:44 Sb: #19709-#Printer Problems Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) Bob, > MM/1 --> Buffer --> Switch --> Printer > > With this setup the buffer shows "ERROR" and nothing gets printed. What sort of switch are you using? A parallel or serial switch? Some serial switchs doen't have all 25 lines. Either that or a cable is bad. /************* /\/\ark ************/ (uploaded with InfoXpress Ver 1.01) There is 1 Reply. #: 19717 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 14-Feb-94 21:10:27 Sb: #19715-Printer Problems Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 >> MM/1 --> Buffer --> Switch --> Printer >> >> With this setup the buffer shows "ERROR" and nothing gets printed. > What sort of switch are you using? A parallel or serial switch? Some > serial switchs doen't have all 25 lines. Either that or a cable is bad. The switch has 4 parallel inputs and 1 parallel output. Course, in true logic, all the plugs on the switch are DB-25's. Can't see it being a cable problem since I am using the same cable between the buffer and the switch in both cases; and the same cable between the switch and the printer. All that changes, cable-wise, is the one between the computers and the buffer or switch (the VME has a centronics output, the mm/1 has a DB-25). #: 19719 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 14-Feb-94 21:29:37 Sb: #19709-Printer Problems Fm: John R. Wainwright 72517,676 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 > Can one of the hardware, expert types help me out? I am having some very > frustrating experiences in getting my computers to work with a printer switch I - - - - > Any ideas? > Bob, I'm not exactly a hardware expert, but I have some experience in this area that I can pass along. I used to have two 25-pin switches set up to switch either the DeskJet-500 or the Epson-24pin to the MM/1 or the "386" without moving cables. Since installing the 68340 in the MM/1, I can still use the switch boxes or a printer buffer I borrowed with the DeskJet, but the ONLY way I can print on the Epson with the MM/1 is a direct 6-foot cable. A longer cable, any kind of switch or buffer, (and maybe a full moon) and the Epson prints trash. Slowing the CPU speed to 8 megs did not help. Cussing at it in three languages didn't do much either. Now, the "386" has the Epson and the MM/1 has the DeskJet. If I want to change it, I have to move cables. John R. Wainwright <> <> *********** InfoXpress ************ #: 19711 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 13-Feb-94 20:57:41 Sb: OS Porting Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: All The latest edition of "Electronic Design" (Feb 7/94) has an intersting article titled "Match Real-time OS to Boards for Smooth Porting". It compares porting OS-9 and VxWorks to a 68040 single-board VME-bus computer. Those into porting OSs should have a look at it...interesting stuff and comments. #: 19712 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 13-Feb-94 22:03:13 Sb: #sh tip Fm: Carl Kreider 71076,76 To: all Some time ago I asked for input on what needed to be fixed in sh. No I am not on the verge if workin on it ... But one of the complaints was the lack of something equivalent to the profile command of shell. Well, surprise, surprise. There is a thing called the dot command (that all good *nix guys knew about but didn't tell us) that does what is desired. That is: $ scriptfile will fork a copy of sh to process 'scriptfile'. $ . scriptfile will process 'scriptfile' in the current sh. That is dot space scriptfile. Feel free to pass this folklore to any and all who also use sh! Carl There is 1 Reply. #: 19718 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 14-Feb-94 21:10:30 Sb: #19712-sh tip Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 To: Carl Kreider 71076,76 (X) Carl, were you working on some "docs" for sh? For a non-*inx guy this would be even more useful than any possible fixes. Hmmm, maybe I should buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of "sh for Dummies"... Press !>