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From: scott@uwvax.UUCP (Scott Aschenbach)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.6809
Subject: Re: 6809/Coco info wanted
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Date: Tue, 20-Nov-84 01:23:16 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 20 01:23:16 1984
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> 
> 	I have become interested in the 6809 and OS-9.  I went to
> look at a Radio Shack color computer last weekend and boy what a
> dissapointment! How do you do anything with that keyboard? I didn't
> see any control keys or any other way to access the large number
> of characters missing from the keyboard. I can program in C on THIS??
> Have I missed something obvious?
> 	What of other 6809 machines? Digital Research Computers of Texas
> has a Single Board Computer kit that they offer OS-9 for. Anybody 
> know anything about it?
> 	Thanks.
> 
> Jim Williams 
> seismo!umcp-cs!jim
> ihnp4!netword!jim
> jim@maryland.ARPA
> -- 
> Time Lord

With OS-9, the clear key is used to generate the rest of the characters.
clear-1 becomes "|", clear-( becomes "[", and clear A through Z
generate control A through control Z.  Most of the alternates are
related, so they'r easy to remember.  Sure you can program in C with
this.  Microware's C (sold through Radio Shack and elsewhere) is
great.  I still have a tiny C, but one day...

The Radio Shack Color Computer (coco) is a great buy for the price.
For $600 and your TV you should get a working OS-9 system (sans
printer).  If you can afford something more expensive, great.
-- 
W. Scott Aschenbach @ wisconsin
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