rsanderson@watale.UUCP (Roger K. Sanderson P.Eng.) (11/15/85)
I got this from a friend in Guelph Ontario Canada.....
F.Y.I. This was uploaded into a BBS in Guelph. Thought you'd be interested.
TANDY WILL BE RELEASING A NEW VERSION OF OS9 FOR THE COLOR COMPUTER
THIS MONTH. BECAUSE OF THE STRONG SUPPORT THAT THIS SIG HAS PROVIDED
FOR OS9 I HAVE GOTTEN PERMISSION TO UPLOAD A LIST OF THE NEW FEATURES,
BEFORE THE PRODUCT WILL BE IN THE STORES.
COLOR COMPUTER OS9 VERSION 02.00.00 UPGRADE CATALOG # 700-2331
PRICE $24.95
NEW FEATURES :
- WE HAVE ADDED TOTAL PROGRAMABILITY TO THE /T2 DEVICE. THE USER CAN
NOW COMPLETELY PROGRAM ALL FUNCTIONS LIKE PARITY, STOP BITS, IN REAL
TIME. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE CLEARED UP ALL COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS USING
THIS PORT. WE HAVE ADDED SOME PROGRAMABILITY TO /T1 AS WELL.
- THE SPEECH/SOUND CARTRIDGE IS NOW SUPPORTED AS A DEVICE. DIR >/SSC
WILL HAVE YOUR DIRECTORY SPOKEN.
- WE HAVE INCLUDE A 'CONFIG' PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS A USER TO GENERATE A
NEW SYSTEM DISK WITH ANY OR ALL DEVICES FROM A MENU. FOR EXAMPLE A
USER WITH ONLY 2 DRIVES AND A RS232 PAK CAN CREATE A NEW CUSTOM BOOT
DISK WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF OS9GEN OR COBBLER. THE PROGRAM ALSO ALLOWS
THIRD PARTY VENDORS TO ADD NEW DEVICES TO A MODULE DIRECTORY SO THAT
THEY WILL SHOW UP ON CONFIG'S MENU.
- WE HAVE ADDED A HELP COMMAND
- WE HAVE SEPARATED CCIO INTO SEPARATE DEVICES SO THE USER CAN SAVE
MEMORY BY NOT INCLUDING DEVICES NOT USED, LIKE GRAPHICS. THIS DESIGN
ALSO MAKES THE ADDITION OF 80 COLUMN CARDS, AND THE LIKE, MUCH EASIER
TO IMPLEMENT BECAUSE THE KEYBOARD DRIVER IS A SEPARATE DEVICE AND DOES
NOT HAVE TO BE CHANGED.
- ALL MODULES ARE NOW COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT. FOR EXAMPLE /T2 CAN BE
RENAMED TO /TERM AND ALL OF /TERM (CCIO, ETC. ) MODULES CAN BE REMOVED
FROM MEMORY.
- WE HAVE INCLUDED HARDDISK, NIL, AND 80 COLUMN CARD
DRIVER/DESCRIPTORS.
- THE KEYBOARD DRIVER NOW INCLUDES AUTO REPEAT AND AN ALT KEY (USING
THE '@' KEY)
- THE GRAPHICS DEVICE NOW INCLUDES A FILL COMMAND AND SUPPORTS MULTIPLE
GRAPHIC PAGES
- MEMORY FRAGMENTATION NO LONGER IS A PROBLEM.
- WE HAVE INCLUDED A TUNEPORT UTILITY TO ALLOW THE USER TO ADJUST THE
TIMING VALUES ON THE BIT-BANGING PORT. GREAT FOR RUNNING YOUR PRINTER
AT 9600 BAUD.
NEW COPIES OF OS9 WILL BE SHIPPED WITH
02.00.00. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH STORE PERSONAL AS YOU ARE GETTING
THIS INFORMATION BEFORE SOME OF THEM. WE HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO
INCORPORATE ALL ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED HERE AND FROM
OTHER SOURCES, WITHOUT LIMITING THE USERS AVAILABLE RAM.
NOTE: MOST ALL NEW OS9 SOFTWARE (LIKE DESKMATE) WILL REQUIRE VERSION
2.0.0.
JONATHAN C. CLUTS TANDY THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS - EXPRESS ORDER SOFTWARE
--
Roger Sanderson
Electrical Engineering Dept.
University of Waterloo
Waterloo Ontario Canada
N2L 5E6
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jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) (11/17/85)
I've just seen the Color Computer DeskMate. I have mixed feelings
about it. I guess it's good for beginners. I was thinking about buying
it to get the new OS-9 modules early, but I guess I'll wait for the
complete upgrade package after all.
Cheers! -- Jim O.
--
James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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