wps@topaz.rutgers.edu (Bill Semanczuk) (12/15/88)
I have an old TRS-80 Color Computer, a very early model, with 64K and OS-9 Level One operating system with two disk drives (the original Radio Shack single sided double density ones). The only OS-9 packages that I have ever bought are the F.H.L. graphic screen that generated 52 columns of text, and BASIC09. I am interested in working with this setup again, and am wondering what other good packages are available, whether an 80 column screen has been used easily wothout sacrificing speed, smart-terminal programs to use wih a modem, etc. I would appreciate as much information I can recieve. Thanks in advance. Bill -- x ^ Bill Semanczuk InterNet wps@topaz.rutgers.edu ^^^ RPO 1007 PO Box 5063 UUCP ...!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!wps ^^^^^ New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5063 BitNet semanczuk@zodiac.bitnet ...|..... "Merry Christmas to all!!"
pete@wlbr.EATON.COM (Pete Lyall) (12/20/88)
There were plenty of tools and programs for the coco I/II under OS9
level I... in fact, that's all we had for a long time. The 80 column
screen used to be made by PBJ ($70-$100 for the card, and $50-$75 for
a monochrome monitor), and was definitely worth it, and faster than
the 'hi-res' screens. It also used a lot less precious memory, as all
of the screen RAM was on the card. These days, I suspect that Disto is
probably the only one still making 80 column cards.
Pete
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