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From: paulba@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Paul T. Barton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: New user to OS9 wants help, tips, etc...
Message-ID: <8304@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 22 Oct 90 16:00:13 GMT
Reply-To: paulba@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Paul T. Barton)
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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	I have OS9 Level 1 01.01.00 ( with the ACIAPAK and /T2 modules ),
running on a COCO II.  I need NewDisk source to add in my hard-drive stuff.


	Also, help, using the OS9GEN command.  I assume that you type:

OS9GEN /Dn	(to put the boot stuff on this drive#n)
/D0/OS9BOOT	(but what if I really want to do my own modules ?)
		(here I can add more modules, such as /h0 or /t3 etc.)
		(for instance, how do I NOT include /d3 ??? )
{clear break}	(now I assume that I have a copy of the original,)
		(plus the additional stuff at the end of the original list)

	I have tried doing:
MDIR > /D1/TEMP	( then edit the file so that the names are in a single column)
OS9GEN /D2 < /D1/TEMP
		But it doesn't work, Oh, well it's only Monday yet, and
		I am still learning about OS9.

	Oh, over the weekend I tried using my quad-io (4ea. 6551a's)
with the /T2 device descriptor.  XMODE /T2 BAUD=6 ; TSMON /T2 &
This allowed me to start another shell on a terminal, and it works.
But I don't even know what the R.S. schematic looks like for the
RS-232 pack that they sell, or what RS-232 signals are used.  I used
TXD, RXD of course, CTS and RTS, all others are ignored.  I tied the
ACIA IRQ line to /CART input, and that seemed to work ok, but do I
need to tie the ACIA IRQ directly to the MPU ?   I am using the PIN#40
as my IRQ input, since I don't ever plan to or even remotely use
products which use PIN#40.

	Comments, flames etc ???


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