annotate level1/coco/ChangeLog @ 2071:b1c59791822b

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1 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.06:
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2 - rbf now supports the SS.FDInf GetStat call.
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3 - Support for booting from fragmented bootfiles has been added.
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4 - os9gen has been updated to allow the creation of fragmented bootfiles.
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5 - dir and mdir now have more robust support for various screen widths when
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6 displaying data.
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7 - dir and attr now use the SS.FDInf getstat call to obtain a file's FD sector.
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8 - dsave now has -t and -n options.
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9 - TODO: Modify L1 RBF to handle SS.FDInf!
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10 - A bug in format which affected 128MB partitions has been fixed.
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11 - /D2 descriptor now part of standard bootfile.
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13 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.05:
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14 - rb1773 now properly saves/restores system's NMI vector.
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15 - An issue with formatting 3.5" 720K disks has been resolved.
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16 - Two new modules: CO51.io and term51.dt are available for 51x24 text
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17 support on a graphics screen.
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18 - CO80.io and term80.dt are no longer included in the repository, as
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19 there is no known supported hardware for these modules.
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21 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.04:
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22 - Fixed several problems/mistakes in the V03.02.03 release.
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24 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.03:
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25 - format has been enhanced to show more information about the disk being
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26 formatted.
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27 - dirm has been removed from the commands list.
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28 - exmode has been renamed to xmode and replaces the original xmode command.
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29 - tmode now uses the new xmode format for parameters.
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30 - disasm has a new -s option which is used to specify the start and end
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31 addresses to disassemble within a module.
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32 - RBF for Level 1 now supports SS.VarSect
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33 - Bugs in the clock2_jvemu and clock2_smart modules have been fixed.
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35 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.02:
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36 - Two new clocks have been added for Jeff Vavasour's CoCo emulator and MESS:
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37 clock2_jvemu and clock2_messemu, respectively.
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38 - kernel and kernelp2 have been renamed to krn and krnp2 respectively.
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39 - cc3disk has been renamed to rb1773 and has been back-ported to
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40 NitrOS-9 Level 1. A bug in the verify routine has been fixed.
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41 - Drivers for the Disto Super Controller II are now available as
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42 rb1773_scii_ff74.dr and rb1773_scii_ff58.dr.
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43 - The copy command now has write verification with -v.
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44 - term_t1.dd has been renamed to term_sio.dd and term_sc6551.dd has been added.
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45
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46 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.01 (May 14, 2004):
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47 - CCDisk has been replaced by a more reliable version from Dave Lewis. Also,
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48 step rate codes now match that of NitrOS-9 Level 2.
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49 - An assembler bug which generated incorrect code for Level 1
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50 has been corrected, and new modules have been generated.
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51 - Bugs in the mpi and megaread utilities have been fixed.
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52
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53 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.01:
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54 - A minor bug in the unlink command has been fixed.
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55 - The mpi and megaread utilities have been added to the CMDS directory.
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56 - The dmode utility has been updated.
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57 - Shell+ has been backported.
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58 - vrn has been backported and the nil descriptor now requires vrn.
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59 - nildrv has been removed.
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60 - The F$PrsNam call has been fixed to allow 0-9 and _ as the first character
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61 in a filename.
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62 - Several bugs in dsave's -b option have been fixed.
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63 - The cchdisk driver and descriptors are no longer in the distribution.
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64 - sacia has been backported from Level 2 as sc6551.
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65 - modpak.dr and aciapak.dr have been replaced by sc6551.
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66 - rs232.dr has been renamed to sio.dr to match the Level 2 driver name.
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67
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68 NitrOS-9/6809 Level 1 V03.02.00:
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69 - os9 and os9p2 have been renamed to kernel and kernelp2.
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70 - A new utility, padrom, has been added to the standard commands.
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71 - Merge now supports -z to get a list of files from standard input.
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72 - The serial printer driver and Speech-Sound Pak driver have been back-ported
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73 from Level 2.
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74 - Level 1 now has a REL module similar to Level 2.
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75 - The clock and clock2 architecture has been back-ported from Level 2.
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76 - The faster PipeMan, Piper and Pipe have been back-ported from Level 2.
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77 - The MDir utility now shows proper module revision of 0 and other minor
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78 improvements in extended output.
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79
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80 OS-9 Level One V03.01.04:
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81 - asm is now at edition 8 and includes the following fixes/additions:
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82 o Symbols now allow underscores.
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83 o The "parens error" bug has been fixed.
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84 o Added support for case-sensitive symbols with the U option flag.
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85 o Improved 4-digit year fix for date/time string.
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86 o Automatic conversion of tabs to spaces on input.
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87 - A bug accidentally introduced into os9gen related to boot track on
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88 double-sided disks has been fixed.
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89 - The directory structure of the Modules disk has been modified. All
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90 modules and related files are now under the LEVEL1 directory.
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91 - There are now two versions of sysgo: sysgo_h0 which performs chd/chx
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92 to /H0 on startup, and sysgo_dd which performs chd/chx to /DD on startup.
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93 - A compatibility issue with os9gen's -t option and OS-9 Level One
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94 has been resolved.
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95
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96 OS-9 Level One V03.01.03:
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97 - The asm program now supports 6309 bitfield instructions.
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98 - The prompt command has been added to the standard command set.
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99 - os9gen now supports the -t= option which allows one to specify an
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100 alternate boot track file.
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101 - Two new directories have been added: BOOTLISTS and BOOTSCRIPTS.
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102 The former contains bootlist files for building boot disks, while
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103 the latter contains scripts to build boot disks.
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104 - Clock modules for Eliminator, Disto 2-N-1, Disto 4-N-1, Harris, and
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105 SmartWatch have been added (these are all UNTESTED.) Also, the
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106 clock_bb clock module has been renamed to clock_bnb, and clock.60hz
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107 and clock.50hz have been renamed to clock_soft and clock_soft_50hz.
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108 - There are now two booters for booting from a WD1773 based
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109 floppy controller: boot_1773_6ms and boot_1773_30ms for
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110 6 and 30 millisecond step rates.
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111 - The help utility has been enhanced to show help subjects if
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112 forked without any command line parameters.
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113
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114 OS-9 Level One V03.01.02:
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115 - A bug in the help utility has been fixed.
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116 - The MODULES directory structure has been enhanced to include
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117 multiple subdirectories for better module organization.
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118 - Booter modules for Burke & Burke, Disto RAMPak, Eliminator and
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119 IDE-LBA have been added.
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120 - The BOOTLISTS/ directory has been added on the Modules disk, and
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121 contains bootlist files for various configurations.
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122 - The cputype command has been optimized for size.
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123 - Minor help file updates have been made.
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124
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125 OS-9 Level One V03.01.01:
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126 - SYS/helpmsg expanded to include new commands.
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127 - ident now correctly reports modules with a language byte of Obj6309.
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128 - The LogBook file in the SYS directory has been removed.
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129 - A bug in the cputype command that caused crashing on a 6809 system
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130 has been fixed.
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131
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132 OS-9 Level One V03.01.00:
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133 - New common version among all releases of OS-9 for the CoCo
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134 - Many commands have been updated and optimized:
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135 o For size reasons, command help information is no longer embedded in the
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136 utilites, but is instead available through the helpmsg file in /DD/SYS
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137 o date, dir, mdir, procs and verify now require a dash (-) before options
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138 o format now has a cluster option and now shows the correct number of
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139 good sectors on large sector devices
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140 o Numerous commands have been optimized for size
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141 o cputype, ded, devs, disasm, dmode and irqs have been added to the
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142 CMDS directory
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143 o cmp, error, help and touch have been rewritten in assembly for size
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144 o copy has been enhanced to include OS-9/68K-like features
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145
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146 OS-9 Level One V02.01.00 'Phoenix' Release (11/04/2002):
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147 - Defs files now have properly terminated lines and 'pag' is now emitted
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148 as a comment.
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149 - SYS/password now references /DD instead of /D0
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150 - ASM now assembles 6309 op-codes