Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!bnrgate!bwdls61!usenet
From: pww@bnr.ca (Peter Whittaker)
Subject: Need (a lot of) help getting a Modem for a CoCo3
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.163209.16638@bwdls61.bnr.ca>
Sender: usenet@bwdls61.bnr.ca (Use Net)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1991 16:32:09 GMT

I have an RS CoCo3 with a copy of OS9 (given to me years ago when I got the
machine to do word processing).  Now that I actively work in computer
communications, I want to start playing with OS9 a little bit, and perhaps
use the CoCo3 to dial into work.

In a way, I'm looking for a mentor who has gone through this before....

System specifics:  RS CoCo3 with 128K, RS single disk drive, OS9 (hopefully
complete - if this experiment looks like it'll pan out, I'll invest in a 
licenced version).  Need to know:  who makes hard rives, how much, what else
is needed to hook a harddrive to a CoCo3?  Does CoCo3/OS9 support SCSI?
If I get a MicroCom 2400 or 9600 Baud modem, what other software/hardware
do I need?  Can I get TCP/IP (or at least SLIP, PPP, or Kermit) for OS9?
(If I can SLIP or Kermit in to work, I'll be able to telnet to my Sun 
from our terminal servers).

Finally, are there any OS9/CoCo support groups in the Ottawa area?

Thanks, please reply by e-mail.

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Peter Whittaker      [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~]   Open Systems Integration
pww@bnr.ca           [                          ]   Bell Northern Research 
Ph: +1 613 765 2064  [                          ]   P.O. Box 3511, Station C
FAX:+1 613 763 3283  [__________________________]   Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4H7