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1 *********************
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2 OS-9 Level One ReadMe
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5 Welcome to OS-9 Level One for the TRS-80/Tandy Color Computer. This is a
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6 community-based release of OS-9.
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8 DISTRIBUTION
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9 ============
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10 There is one double-sided 40 track DSK image ending in '_ds40.dsk'.
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12 USING THE DISK IMAGES
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13 =====================
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14 If you wish to transfer the disk images to a 5.25" floppy disk for use
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15 with a real CoCo, follow the steps below:
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17 WINDOWS/DOS:
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19 1. Download and install the latest version of DSKINI/RETRIEVE as modified
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20 by John Collyer at http://www.angelfire.com/oh5/johncollyer/coco/m6309.htm
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22 2. Insert a blank 5.25" DS floppy in to your drive (we assume B:)
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24 3. Type the following command, replacing the name of the image:
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26 DSKINI /T40 /D B: <diskimagefile>
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28 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the
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29 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done,
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30 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it.
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37 1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from
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40 2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the
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41 following lines at the end of the file:
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43 "COCO360":
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44 DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8
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46 3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box.
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50 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk)
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52 This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make
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53 adjustments to the above commands for your environment.
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55 5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin
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56 for a second then stop. Type this command:
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60 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the
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61 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done,
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62 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it.
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