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changeset 276:abc4f325634c
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author | boisy |
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date | Sun, 21 Jul 2002 06:47:57 +0000 |
parents | 0161c9d61403 |
children | c27957a6a705 |
files | level1/README.V020100 |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/level1/README.V020100 Sun Jul 21 06:47:19 2002 +0000 +++ b/level1/README.V020100 Sun Jul 21 06:47:57 2002 +0000 @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ -**** OS-9 Level One VR 02.01.00 Release Notes **** +**** OS-9 Level One VR 02.01.00 'Phoenix' Release Notes **** This release of OS-9 Level One for the Tandy Color Computer and Dragon computers represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation of both the CoCo and Dragon in the 1980s. +Its codename is an obvious parallel: Phoenix. There were several reasons for releasing a new version of OS-9 Level One: @@ -28,6 +29,19 @@ and the Dragon distribution disk reflects the newer OS-9 modules from the CoCo version. +This goal was accomplished in tandem with another goal: bringing some +commonality to commands between OS-9 Level One and OS-9 Level Two. The +CoCo 3 version of OS-9 Level Two was released in February 1987, about +one year after CoCo OS-9 Level One Version 2. While some commands +are Level Two specific, most commands can interoperate in both environments, +and we felt it would be of benefit to "upgrade" Level One to some of these +commands. We even went as far as to back-port certain commands like +os9gen and cobbler from Level Two, because they offered increased +functionality. Level Two-specific code was conditionalized out and +Level One code was introduced. The obvious benefit for us is that +we can now build a Level One and Level Two command from the same +source file. + Color Computer Modules ====================== @@ -43,7 +57,9 @@ binex 68 Put proper edition in place in code build 6 Unchanged from last Tandy release cmp 50 Unchanged from last Tandy release -cobbler 5 Unchanged from last Tandy release +cobbler 7 From OS-9 Level Two V2.00.01 + modified for OS-9 Level One, + supports double-sided drives config 4 Unchanged from last Tandy release copy 7 From OS-9 Level Two V2.00.01 date 6 Y2K issues resolved @@ -67,12 +83,14 @@ iniz 3 From OS-9 Level Two V2.00.01 link 5 Unchanged from last Tandy release load 4 Unchanged from last Tandy release -login 17 From OS-9 Level Two V2.00.01 +login 18 From OS-9 Level Two V2.00.01, with + minor code changes for Level One + and an rts to rti code fix makdir 4 Unchanged from last Tandy release mdir 5 Unchanged from last Tandy release merge 4 Unchanged from last Tandy release mfree 5 Unchanged from last Tandy release -os9gen 7 Unchanged from last Tandy release +os9gen 8 Incorporated bitmap allocation fix park 2 Changed name from PARK to Park printerr 7 Changed /D0 to /DD procs 9 Unchanged from last Tandy release @@ -80,7 +98,7 @@ pxd 1 Unchanged from last Tandy release rename 6 Unchanged from last Tandy release save 3 Unchanged from last Tandy release -setime 10 Y2K issues resolved +setime 12 Y2K issues resolved shell 21 CHD no longer uses WRITE. mode sleep 2 Unchanged from last Tandy release tee 2 Unchanged from last Tandy release @@ -131,7 +149,8 @@ scf.mn 10 Unchanged from last Tandy release ssc.dd Unchanged from last Tandy release sscpak.dr 1 Unchanged from last Tandy release -sysgo 14 Reflects new OS-9 version +sysgo 15 Reflects new OS-9 version, attempts + to fork AutoEx t1.dd Unchanged from last Tandy release t2.dd Removed two extranous bytes after name t3.dd Unchanged from last Tandy release