knudsen@ihwpt.UUCP (mike knudsen) (10/16/86)
According to the latest _Rainbow_, the OS9 disk driver is no longer "Shacked Up." That is, the CCDISK in Level II OS9 for the Coco-III will actually read your disk drives' device descriptors for step rate, #tracks, and #sides. Guess we won't need yet another Newdisk program -- but presumably the great guys who wrote that will find plenty of other gaps to fill. There's a lot of other hard facts about Coco-III OS9 (and plain Coco-III) in this Rainbow too. The last couple months were mostly cheerleading -- so many girls waving pompoms that you couldn't see if anyone brought a football; but based on this month's info, I can't wait to upgrade. -- mike k PS: To the guys downgrading the Cocos and suggesting we go to STs or Amigas: No, I wouldn't mind paying $400 for a bare ST instead of $220 for a Coco-III. Yes, I DO mind losing my investment in 5.25" drives, multipak, peripherals, and oh yes, software and expertise. Coco-III gives many of the advantages of ST/Amiga without sending you back to Square Zero. Sure would like 384 vertical lines, tho.... -- Mike J Knudsen ...ihnp4!ihwpt!knudsen Bell Labs (AT&T) (312)-979-4132 (work) Nobody pays for my opinions, which are mine alone. "A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but the pay is good."