6 Aug
2007
6 Aug
'07
12:01 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
Please forgive me for jumping in, but I have a question. I've never
had a chance to play with OS-9. What would be the easiest way to get
started, meaning, what hardware should I look for, and where might I
find the software?
I have a CoCo (actually two, both an original and a 2) but no mass
storage..
Well you do need mass storage for a real OS, and the COCO disk
drive is very questionable mass storage.
The hardest part is nobody can sell you a disk with OS/9 on it
since the OS/9 is not supported anymore.(1)
Here is the FAQ on OS/9
http://os9archive.rtsi.com/os9faq.html
-Dave
--Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007
(1)If you can find a better 6809 system than a COCO/Dragon
it may already have OS/9 with it.