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changeset 739:f49cdd938ad3
Renamed ReleaseNotes to ReadMe
author | boisy |
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date | Mon, 06 Jan 2003 03:01:48 +0000 |
parents | 7bac2d08d4bd |
children | c1f9a09898da |
files | level2/README level2/ReleaseNotes level2/coco3/ChangeLog level2/coco3/ReadMe level2/coco3_6309/ChangeLog level2/coco3_6309/ReadMe level2/makefile |
diffstat | 7 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/level2/README Mon Jan 06 00:03:13 2003 +0000 +++ b/level2/README Mon Jan 06 03:01:48 2003 +0000 @@ -1,29 +1,54 @@ -OS-9 LEVEL TWO V3.00.00 SOURCE ARCHIVE +Package: OS-9 Level Two VR 03.00.02 Beta2 +Release Date: January 5, 2003 -This directory contains the source to OS-9 Level Two as modified -by Kevin Darling, et al. This is the infamous "upgrade" version. +This release of OS-9 Level Two for the Tandy Color Computer 3 +represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation +of both OS-9 Level Two. This release actually takes up where the +infamous "Level 2 Upgrade" left off, and incorporates most all of the +known features of that never-officially-released version of OS-9. -FILE ORGANIZATION -Sources and bootfiles are separated into the following directories: +DISTRIBUTION +============ +There are two double-sided 40 track DSK images ending in '_ds40_1.dsk', +and '_ds40_3.dsk' for disks 1 and 2, respectively. - DISKS/ ..... Disk images of disks 1 & 2 of OS-9 Level Two - CMDS/ ..... Source for all commands - MODULES/ ..... Source for all modules - BOOTFILES/ ..... Bootfiles generated from the MODULES and CMDS - directories +USING THE DISK IMAGES +===================== +If you wish to transfer the disk images to a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk +for use with a real CoCo, and have a Linux system equipped with such a +disk drive unit, follow the steps below (root login is assumed): + +1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from + http://fdutils.linux.lu/ + +2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the + following lines at the end of the file: -BUILDING -Typing 'make' will build modules and command binaries from the sources -in the CMDS/ and MODULES/ directories, as well as bootfiles in the -BOOTFILES/ directory. + "COCO360": + DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8 + + "COCO720": + DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=96 fm=0 gap=8 + +3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box. + +4. Type the following command: + + setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk) + OR + setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk) -DISK IMAGES -The disk images in the DISKS/ directory are provided for reference during -disassembly and commenting. They are zipped, and the contents can be -accessed using the os9tools package on www.sourceforge.net. + This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make + adjustments to the above commands for your environment. + +5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin + for a second then stop. Type this command: -CHANGES -This source archive reflects the changing state of this upgrade, and it is -expected that the sources will change as features are added to this "upgrade" -verison. + dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1 + Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the + floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done, + take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it. + +Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk. +
--- a/level2/ReleaseNotes Mon Jan 06 00:03:13 2003 +0000 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -**** OS-9 Level Two VR 03.00.02 'Aries' Release Notes **** -**** BETA2 RELEASE - ??/??/2002 **** - -This release of OS-9 Level Two for the Tandy Color Computer 3 -represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation -of both OS-9 Level Two. This release actually takes up where the -infamous "Level 2 Upgrade" left off, and incorporates most all of the -known features of that never-officially-released version of OS-9. - -DISTRIBUTION -============ -There are two double-sided 40 track DSK images ending in '_ds40_1.dsk', -and '_ds40_3.dsk' for disks 1 and 2, respectively. - -USING THE DISK IMAGES -===================== -If you wish to transfer the disk images to a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk -for use with a real CoCo, and have a Linux system equipped with such a -disk drive unit, follow the steps below (root login is assumed): - -1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from - http://fdutils.linux.lu/ - -2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the - following lines at the end of the file: - - "COCO360": - DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8 - - "COCO720": - DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=96 fm=0 gap=8 - -3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box. - -4. Type the following command: - - setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk) - OR - setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk) - - This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make - adjustments to the above commands for your environment. - -5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin - for a second then stop. Type this command: - - dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1 - - Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the - floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done, - take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it. - -Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk. -
--- a/level2/coco3/ChangeLog Mon Jan 06 00:03:13 2003 +0000 +++ b/level2/coco3/ChangeLog Mon Jan 06 03:01:48 2003 +0000 @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ OS-9 Level One V2.01.00 Beta2: - Defs files now have properly terminated lines and 'pag' is now emitted as a comment. -- SCF is now made from the NitrOS-9 version source base, bringing in - new improvements and features from that platform. +- SCF, Rammer and PipeMan are now made from the NitrOS-9 version source base, + bringing in new improvements and features from that platform. +- Clock and Clock2 are now unifed once again and are built from the same source + base as the clocks from NitrOS-9. +- The printer driver is now for the CoCo 3 serial port. In the previous release, + it was mistakenly made for the Disto parallel port. - ASM now assembles 6309 op-codes. - Window descriptors now have proper initialization count. - +- The following modules have been back-ported from NitrOS-9 in order to + unify the code base and bring non-6309 specific features to OS-9 Level Two: +- The debug program is now part of the CMDS package. +- With the inclusion of NitrOS-9's SCF, a bug which crashed the system when + typing CTRL-E or CTRL-C while using shellplus has been fixed.
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/level2/coco3/ReadMe Mon Jan 06 03:01:48 2003 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +Package: OS-9 Level Two VR 03.00.02 Beta2 +Release Date: January 5, 2003 + +This release of OS-9 Level Two for the Tandy Color Computer 3 +represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation +of both OS-9 Level Two. This release actually takes up where the +infamous "Level 2 Upgrade" left off, and incorporates most all of the +known features of that never-officially-released version of OS-9. + +DISTRIBUTION +============ +There are two double-sided 40 track DSK images ending in '_ds40_1.dsk', +and '_ds40_3.dsk' for disks 1 and 2, respectively. + +USING THE DISK IMAGES +===================== +If you wish to transfer the disk images to a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk +for use with a real CoCo, and have a Linux system equipped with such a +disk drive unit, follow the steps below (root login is assumed): + +1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from + http://fdutils.linux.lu/ + +2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the + following lines at the end of the file: + + "COCO360": + DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8 + + "COCO720": + DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=96 fm=0 gap=8 + +3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box. + +4. Type the following command: + + setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk) + OR + setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk) + + This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make + adjustments to the above commands for your environment. + +5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin + for a second then stop. Type this command: + + dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1 + + Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the + floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done, + take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it. + +Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk. +
--- a/level2/coco3_6309/ChangeLog Mon Jan 06 00:03:13 2003 +0000 +++ b/level2/coco3_6309/ChangeLog Mon Jan 06 03:01:48 2003 +0000 @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ OS-9 Level One V2.01.00 Beta2: - Defs files now have properly terminated lines and 'pag' is now emitted as a comment. -- SCF is now made from the NitrOS-9 version source base, bringing in - new improvements and features from that platform. +- SCF, Rammer and PipeMan are now made from the NitrOS-9 version source base, + bringing in new improvements and features from that platform. +- Clock and Clock2 are now unifed once again and are built from the same source + base as the clocks from NitrOS-9. +- The printer driver is now for the CoCo 3 serial port. In the previous release, + it was mistakenly made for the Disto parallel port. - ASM now assembles 6309 op-codes. - Window descriptors now have proper initialization count. - +- The following modules have been back-ported from NitrOS-9 in order to + unify the code base and bring non-6309 specific features to OS-9 Level Two: +- The debug program is now part of the CMDS package. +- With the inclusion of NitrOS-9's SCF, a bug which crashed the system when + typing CTRL-E or CTRL-C while using shellplus has been fixed.
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/level2/coco3_6309/ReadMe Mon Jan 06 03:01:48 2003 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +Package: OS-9 Level Two VR 03.00.02 Beta2 +Release Date: January 5, 2003 + +This release of OS-9 Level Two for the Tandy Color Computer 3 +represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation +of both OS-9 Level Two. This release actually takes up where the +infamous "Level 2 Upgrade" left off, and incorporates most all of the +known features of that never-officially-released version of OS-9. + +DISTRIBUTION +============ +There are two double-sided 40 track DSK images ending in '_ds40_1.dsk', +and '_ds40_3.dsk' for disks 1 and 2, respectively. + +USING THE DISK IMAGES +===================== +If you wish to transfer the disk images to a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk +for use with a real CoCo, and have a Linux system equipped with such a +disk drive unit, follow the steps below (root login is assumed): + +1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from + http://fdutils.linux.lu/ + +2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the + following lines at the end of the file: + + "COCO360": + DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8 + + "COCO720": + DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=96 fm=0 gap=8 + +3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box. + +4. Type the following command: + + setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk) + OR + setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk) + + This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make + adjustments to the above commands for your environment. + +5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin + for a second then stop. Type this command: + + dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1 + + Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the + floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done, + take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it. + +Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk. +
--- a/level2/makefile Mon Jan 06 00:03:13 2003 +0000 +++ b/level2/makefile Mon Jan 06 03:01:48 2003 +0000 @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ DSK_SS40_1 = $(RELEASE)_ss40_1.dsk DSK_DS40_1 = $(RELEASE)_ds40_1.dsk DSK_DS40_2 = $(RELEASE)_ds40_2.dsk -DSK_DS80 = $(RELEASE)_ds80.dsk TESTDSK = test.dsk @@ -45,12 +44,12 @@ -$(OS92UNIX) $(ROOTFILES) dskclean: - -$(RM) $(PACKAGENAME) $(DSK_SS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_2) $(DSK_DS80) + -$(RM) $(PACKAGENAME) $(DSK_SS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_2) dsk: all $(PACKAGENAME) -$(PACKAGENAME): $(DSK_SS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_2) $(DSK_DS80) - $(ZIP) $(PACKAGENAME) $(DSK_SS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_2) $(DSK_DS80) ReleaseNotes ChangeLog +$(PACKAGENAME): $(DSK_SS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_2) + $(ZIP) $(PACKAGENAME) $(DSK_SS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_1) $(DSK_DS40_2) ReleaseNotes ChangeLog $(DSK_SS40_1): -$(RM) $(DSK_SS40_1) @@ -79,19 +78,3 @@ $(OS9FORMAT) $(DSK_DS40_2) -t40 -h2 -n"OS-9 Level Two Development Disk" $(MAKDIR) $(DSK_DS40_2),DEFS $(CD) DEFS; $(CP) $(DEFS) ../$(DSK_DS40_2),DEFS - -$(DSK_DS80): - -$(RM) $(DSK_DS80) - $(OS9FORMAT) $(DSK_DS80) -t80 -h2 -n"OS-9 Level Two System Disk" - $(OS9GEN) $(DSK_DS80) BOOTFILES/$(BOOTFILE) BOOTFILES/$(KERNEL) - $(MAKDIR) $(DSK_DS80),CMDS - $(MAKDIR) $(DSK_DS80),SYS - $(MAKDIR) $(DSK_DS80),MODULES - $(MAKDIR) $(DSK_DS80),DEFS - $(CP) $(SYSGO) $(DSK_DS80),CMDS - $(CD) CMDS; $(CP) $(CMDS) ../$(DSK_DS80),CMDS - $(CD) SYS; $(CP) $(SYS) ../$(DSK_DS80),SYS - $(CD) MODULES; $(CP) $(MODULES) ../$(DSK_DS80),MODULES - $(CD) DEFS; $(CP) $(DEFS) ../$(DSK_DS80),DEFS - $(CP) $(ROOTFILES) $(DSK_DS80),. -