read new nonstop follow 90639 12-NOV 21:07 General Information RE: klondike (Re: Msg 90624) From: RICKULAND To: KSCALES Bummer. Just as I was getting used to nicely convoluted shell scripts, too. (You know, no matter how careful you are, ohell is gonna end up running one.) Besides, I let others use this machine, and some know better. I'd hate to let the @ out of the bag least someone reformat /h0 as an exercise. These computer nerds can be mean! -ricku Rick Ulland CoNect rickuland@delphi.com 449 South 90th St. "Operating System Nine"- 268m Milwaukee WI 53214 -*- 90640 12-NOV 21:42 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90634) From: VAXELF To: TIMKIENTZLE Tim, MM/1 070 3M memory, Kwindow #52. Terminal program Kterm V2.02 using external zmodem SZ #24, RZ #24. Kterm opens a overlay window, forks a shell running rz/sz. Kills process and closes window when up/down loading is complete. John D. P.S. Do you happen to know the address of the status registers for /t3 &/t4? -*- 90646 13-NOV 10:35 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90640) From: NIMITZ To: VAXELF John, that chip is at $0e00280. bits 6 and 7 of the input port will always return 1. I have no more info that that I can find at the moment, and this system is timing me out even when I'm typing so I'll have to check offline... David -*- 90647 13-NOV 12:04 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90646) From: MITHELEN To: VAXELF You could always ask Carl Kreider... I believe he still frequents CIS, and that his address should be listed in the "ar" archive, or with his CLib archive. -- Paul Jerkatis - SandV BBS (708)352-0948: OS-9 Support UUCP: amiserv.xnet.com!vpnet!sandv!mithelen ...or... mithelen@sandv.chi.il.us Internet: MITHELEN@Delphi.com -*- 90651 13-NOV 21:04 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90647) From: VAXELF To: MITHELEN I gave up my CIS account a very long time ago. TOOOO expensive for me. John D. -*- 90652 13-NOV 21:29 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90651) From: MITHELEN To: VAXELF You can send mail to CIS users from delphi by sending through the internet. Address the message to: IN%"########.#####@compuserve.com" Substitute the users CIS usernumber for the #'s, using a "." in place of the "," inthe usernumber. -- Paul -*- 90659 14-NOV 19:59 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90652) From: VAXELF To: MITHELEN Do you know his compuserver number? John D. -*- 90661 14-NOV 21:31 OSK Applications RE: Problems with XY/Z (Re: Msg 90659) From: RANDYKWILSON To: VAXELF (NR) Carl Kreider 71076,76 Randy -*- End of Thread. -*- 90641 12-NOV 22:12 General Information DISTO Sale!! From: DISTO To: ALL Starting Dec 1 '94 to the end of the year, all remaining DISTO products will be sold at a 15% discount. Leave email for availability. -Tony. -*- 90642 13-NOV 00:24 General Information RE: VGA (Re: Msg 90629) From: TEDJAEGER To: LARRYOLSON > Waves is Chris Hawk's sound recording program for the MM/1, formerly > called Sound. > No MM/1 should be without it. Larry, I assume from the name change that the program now plays WAV files, no? Bests ---TedJaeger -*- 90643 13-NOV 04:32 General Information RE: UpTime+268'm (Re: Msg 90535) From: DION To: DSRTFOX ex -*- 90644 13-NOV 05:35 Programmers Den RE: Piped input in Basic09 (Re: Msg 90635) From: BILLDICKHAUS To: THETAURUS Chris, A lot of utilties use an option (typically -z) to specify to get input from stdin, assuming either a pipe, or a redirection from another source. For example: ls | prot -z prot -z Hi Chris...I thought the same thing and tried it that way but the > thing is, I have a prompt for Keyboard input that is "Filename>". So, > when I give it the piped input, for each file sent, I keep getting the > "Filename>" prompt, since the program doesn't realize this is a > different device. It then errors out because it can't detect the EOF > signal correctly. I noticed depending on the device, you do have to > set up different methods of detecting EOF. One suggestion.. How about a blank line to be a sign to end? Of course this wouldn't work for the case you are doing a direct directory reading.. Shouldn't trying to read past EOF generate an error? Do you have ON ERROR GOTO in your program? You might put in an ON ERROR, then let it check for errno, and let EOF be end of read.. -- David Breeding -- CompuServe : 72330,2051 Delphi : DBREEDING *** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 *** ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ -*- 90668 14-NOV 22:07 Programmers Den RE: Piped input in Basic09 (Re: Msg 90635) From: CHYDE To: THETAURUS Chris, wasn't aware that you had a prompt set up. That does change things a little . Sorry to hear that you got a bug, Hope you feel better some. Chris -*- End of Thread. -*- 90645 13-NOV 08:41 Telecom (6809) RiBBS From: DENNYWRIGHT To: ALL Does anyone know if the TodayOs9 and Ribbstoday commands, the ribbstoday one in particular, in the telecom database works with R RiBBS v2.10? A friend has it and he said when he runs the ribbstoday from the menu it crashes the bbs. He followed the docs which simply say to put the data in a TODAY directory on his /dd and the command module in his exec dir. The attr's have been set ( e pe). If this is for RiBBS 2.0 is there a newer version or a patch? -*- 90648 13-NOV 14:25 General Information My cursor!? Those darned dots! From: 01GEN40 To: ALL Hello everyone, I have been experiencing these little anomolies that drive me batty. First of all, does anyone know why I am losing my cursor every time I leave MAIL? Working without a cursor is like driving a car at night with the lights out. Another thing are these random characters I get when I sit idle as in reading a message here. My cusror moves of its own accordd and leaves random characters behind. In pairs. Most of the time I get ".." but other times I get characters That I do not think the CoCo is capable of generating. I read in a message that someone has a 63c09 processor in thier CoCo. I have a HD63B09EP. What, if any, is the difference between the "b" and the "c". These random characters are driving me crazy! I have a hard time determining where I am in this text. If I have to back- space, I have to take into account that I have X number of characters I did not type. If I backspace I need to backspace -X number of random characters. Anyway, back to the processor. I would like to find out anything about the difference, please. Thanks for any input, in advance. See ya. LONG LIVE OS-9! ** In whatever form it is in! -= 01GEN40 =- -*- 90650 13-NOV 19:18 General Information RE: My cursor!? Those darned dots! (Re: Msg 90648) From: TIMKIENTZLE To: 01GEN40 (NR) Re: 63c09. You probably have a 68B09 in your CoCoo, note `eight', not `three.' The Hitachi 63C09 is a CMOS replacement for the Motorola 6809. It's a bit faster and has some `interesting' new instructions in it that a few people have managed to exploit. (Reminds me of the difference between the 8080 and Z-80 in some regards.) Re: garbage characters Probably modem noise. If you don't have an error-correcting modem, then telephone noise will often show up as garbage characters. Sometimes, hanging up and re-dialing will clear up some or all of the noise, sometimes not. - Tim Kientzle -*- 90654 13-NOV 23:08 General Information RE: My cursor!? Those darned dots! (Re: Msg 90648) From: REVKAK To: 01GEN40 (NR) The 63B09 is rated at 2Mhz while the 63C09 is rated at 3Mhz. Either one will work in a CoCo3 - native or regular emulation. Keith -*- 90666 14-NOV 21:52 General Information RE: My cursor!? Those darned dots! (Re: Msg 90648) From: RICKULAND To: 01GEN40 (NR) 63b09 is 2Mhz, 63c09 is 3Mhz, a little overkill on CoCo. The random characters could be line noise, or you could have changed the terminal emulation somehow? Which will generate junk control chars to OS9. Besides . (dot- unprintable flag) you can get display codes! From another window, bang display 05 21 >/w# (# is comm window) and see if the cursor comes back. -ricku Rick Ulland CoNect rickuland@delphi.com 449 South 90th St. "Operating System Nine"- 268m Milwaukee WI 53214 -*- End of Thread. -*- 90653 13-NOV 22:27 General Information RE: VGA (Re: Msg 90630) From: HAWKSOFT To: LARRYOLSON Larry and Dave P. and anyone else! > > Is there a util to copy CDI files to your HD? I really am tempted > to > cheat at Lazer Lords. :) > > Dave > > Yes, Chris has got a couple of utilities that he puts in as a bonus > when you buy his CDplayer program, VCDP. > CDIDIR will do a directory of a CD-I disk and CDICP will copy files > from the CD-I disk to the computer. > > Larry I'm putting the final touches on a single program that steps you thru the directories and copys files from BOTH CD-i and CDRom (MS-DOG type) discs. Also have a working version (some-what) of a file manager for CDRom disks. Reads CD directories with the STOCK DIR command! Attr works too!! Some programs can load files DIRECTLY from CD. Chris :-> :-> :-> :-> :-> :-> :-> Chris "HAWKSoft" <-: <-: <-: <-: <-: <-: <-: Delphi: HAWKSOFT Internet: HAWKSOFT@DELPHI.COM ******************< Uploaded w/ InfoXpress vr. 1.02.00 >****************** -*- 90657 14-NOV 01:08 General Information RE: VGA (Re: Msg 90653) From: WA2EGP To: HAWKSOFT (NR) Let us know when it is ready (and I'm sitting here, typing and drooling). -*- End of Thread. -*- 90655 14-NOV 00:14 General Information RE: OS9000 (Re: Msg 90607) From: DPHILIPSEN To: KSCALES I'd love to see the latest version of Kermit uploaded here. If it's got the capability of doing sliding windows then I'm in business. The MW supplied kermit seems to send blocks no larger than about 70 bytes. At 14.4 Kbps I get about 200-300 characters per second...way too slow. In fact, I'd be delighted to get it by E-Mail if you've got it and don't mind! -Dave -*- 90656 14-NOV 00:51 System Modules (6809) RE: RBF (Re: Msg 90632) From: RICKULAND To: WDTV5 Gene, Speaking of the vital smoke.... ouch. Good luck on the starter bug- so many variables, like fuel. Low octane no lead over stabilzed soap laden brew designed for f.i. and cpu meets the controlled leak. Happy honing! -ricku Rick Ulland CoNect rickuland@delphi.com 449 South 90th St. "Operating System Nine"- 268m Milwaukee WI 53214 -*- 90662 14-NOV 21:37 System Modules (6809) RE: RBF (Re: Msg 90656) From: WDTV5 To: RICKULAND rofl! 22speak! Cheers, Gene -*- 90665 14-NOV 21:51 System Modules (6809) RE: RBF (Re: Msg 90632) From: DSRTFOX To: WDTV5 (NR) Gene, you should know to run a compression check or squirt a little oil in the cylinders to check for weak rings/low compression! Can't be wall damage if it cranks fine cold... I guess you could have taken just enough temper out of the rings so that you lose compression just when hot, but I never ran into anything like that. Try a different heat range plug.... maybe a little cooler. Also try some Champion Copper Plus plugs. I HATE champions... my old Rambler eats them up, so did my 2-stroke bikes. But those Copper Plus plugs made a NOTICEABLE difference in the performance of the 2 strokes!! They have the same spark but run at a cooler temp than normal plugs. They still don't last as long as a set of Bosch or NGKs (run ACs or Autolites in the Rambler!!), but the noticeable power difference was worth changing the plugs more often. -*- End of Thread. -*- 90658 14-NOV 01:40 General Information MM1 for sale From: JAYODER To: ALL Hello all, On behalf of my friend Jason, I've posted in the classifieds here in the SIG, an AD describing his MM1 that he would like to sell. The AD should be available in the next 24 hours. Thanks to all that respond to the AD. All inquiries welcome! Jeff Yoder, (JAYODER) N2ZDS -*- 90660 14-NOV 20:06 Telecom (6809) RE: Level II BBS (Re: Msg 90560) From: NEALSTEWARD To: WDTV5 Since it occurs randomly, it will be difficult to find, however, I've only encountered the problem when running BBS.post. I have never seen it happen with any other module, even durring up/downloads. Could be a bug in the module I suppose. If it were anything to do with the clock, I don't see why it would be exactly 3 keystrokes when it happens. Thanks for the input Gene, I keep hacking... -*- 90663 14-NOV 21:38 Telecom (6809) RE: Level II BBS (Re: Msg 90660) From: WDTV5 To: NEALSTEWARD (NR) Well, it was a good excuse to use up some bandwidth here anyway. Food for thought is the category. Cheers, Gene -*- End of Thread. -*- 90664 14-NOV 21:48 General Information ppia.ar From: WAYNETHOMPSO To: MIKE_GUZZI (NR) Mike, I am in the process of building a parallel port as described in your ppia.ar file and have run into a slight problem. The 74ls133 is not in my ttl databook, (it says to look in the supplement, which I don't have) and I need pin-outs. Could you send me the pin-outs? My other question is regarding the db25 connector you talk about in the text file. I have a pc clone type printer cable laying around and was wondering if you knew the pin assignments of that particular cable? (It has a male db25 connector at one end and a 36pin centronics at the other.) Now for some opinions. :-) After reading your file (very good work, I must say) I can see that with the correct driver, these 2 parallel ports can be bi-directional, now I wonder what kind of performance is possible in bi-derectional mode. ie. Is it fast enough to utilize some of the pc compatible parallel port devices such as hard drives and tape backups? Also, I have seen a few external modems that have a parallel port to hook up to a pc parallel port for VERY high speed comunication. (28.8k and up) I know that these types are extremely expensive at this time, but how difficult would it be to utilize (ie. write the proper driver) one of these modems with the Eliminator style parallel port? Thanks, Wayne -*- 90673 15-NOV 03:41 General Information RE: ppia.ar (Re: Msg 90664) From: COCOKIWI To: WAYNETHOMPSO (NR) here is the 133 pin out..... it is a 13 pin input NAND. gate pin 1 A 16 vcc pin 2 B 15 M 3 C 14 L 4 D 13 K 5 E 12 J 6 F 11 I 7 G 10 H GND 8 9 >Y mIGHT HELP! Dennis -*- End of Thread. -*- 90667 14-NOV 21:53 General Information eprom From: RICKULAND To: ALL Eprommer update- Awhile back, Br.Jeremy posted a question about an 'Aval PRW1000' programmer (no docs). The repost is needed because I've figured it out (close, anyway) and this ain't yer average programmer. It's a very pricey looking (actually, looks like an Apple ][e with a calculator stuck on it) just add modules job, with one included that covers 2716 to 27c256 (and the a's) (in intel, fuji, and std). Using just the hexpad, you can read two decb eproms (moving one up 8K), and rewrite the dual version- in about 3 minutes flat if you don't bend any pins. You can shrink big endians and flip the bits _in_the_programmer_! But the crux of the biscuit 'rip is it rts/cts 3 different formats right out the serial port without a host program. (With OS9+DevPak to do the s records...wow! they were right, it is a DevPak! Might have a product here- OS9 burns, the ROM) So now I'm _very_ eagerly looking for any more pieces, docs, etc. PALS and so on ought to be in this boxes range- be thankful if you'd take a second look at any beige hi-end programmer modules you run across festing- there is a bounty;-) -ricku Rick Ulland CoNect rickuland@delphi.com 449 South 90th St. "Operating System Nine"- 268m Milwaukee WI 53214 -*- 90671 15-NOV 00:34 General Information Monitor blackouts From: CHARLESAM To: REVKAK (NR) Thanx Keith, reseating the CPU board did the trick. I'm back in business. ..Charlie... -*- 90672 15-NOV 02:23 Telecom (6809) Delphi Connect Speed From: JMICHELSON To: ALL Anyone notice that you can log into Delphi (at least on Sprintnet) at 14.4k baud recently? I normally call in on my Coco at 9600, but have the PC fired up tonight and lo and behold...CONNECT 14400/MNP COMPRESSED. Maybe I missed something somewhere, or maybe Sprintnet is finally starting to upgrade! -*- FORUM>Reply, Add, Read, "?" or Exit>