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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
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Subject: Re: OS9 Version 2.00.00 Compatibility
Message-ID: <933@lsuc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 23:59:34 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 21 23:59:34 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 22-Nov-85 00:52:22 EST
References: <347@ucdavis.UUCP>
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Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: Little Negative Impact

In article <347@ucdavis.UUCP> u557676751ea@ucdavis.UUCP (Mark Nagel) writes:
>Has anyone gotten a chance to play with the new
>version of CoCo OS9?  If so, howis the compatibility
>with older software.  I am very concerned that the
>new keyboard driver will render some older software
>useless.  Anybody out there know the answer?
>
>			      - Mark Nagel
>				..!ucbvax!ucdavis!deneb!u557676751ea

     The only thing I noticed was the 'at' key is now defined as an
'alt' key.  I didn't get to play around and find out where the new
'at' key is, but the idea behind an 'alt' key is to make *more* key
definitions possible.  The 'at' has got to be there somewhere.  I still
don't understand why they don't just come out with more keys on the key-
board.

     The other problem will be the slightly increased memory overhead of
the new driver system.  We're getting very short of user RAM now.  We
need Level II.  I don't know of anything in the new 'Tandy CoCo' which
makes me expect that Level II is coming out.  Others say they are certain
that Level II will be out this February.  Some of them are quite knowledgable
and with the possibility of inside info.  I don't see it that way.

                                                 Cheers! -- Jim O.

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