#: 20362 S5/OS9 Users Group
    12-Sep-94  23:02:49
Sb: #20354-#OS/9 won't work - HELP!
Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051
To: Jean Gagnon 72164,2020 (X)

 > I'll check out my disks first thing tomorrow... The disks are original
 > disks from Radio Shack - one says System Resources and I think the other
 > one says Boot Disk - but can't be sure till I check them out..

Hmm.. Looking over my original Disks, You MAY have ver 1.01, which will not
boot on the coco3.  My Ver 1.01 disks say "OS-9 BOOT", and "OS-9 System
Master".  The cat # is 26-3030.  However, you can get the original Level 1
assembler off this if you are into assembly language.  If you do, indeed, have
this non-bootable Version, and don't have a bootable version, I'm sure someone
has a spare copy of Level 2 that they will don't need and will let you have
very reasonably.

 > Will this thing only use Radio Shack drives? Or can an old IBM external
 > drive be used?

You can use about any type drive up through Double Density.  If you plan on
doing much with it and don't go to a hard drive, I'd suggest installing at
least one 720K disk.  The controller will not support High-Density disks,
however, you can use a 1.44 drive and use the 720-K disks, but can't use the
1.44-K disks.  The computer will support up to 3 double-sided disks. Oh, BTW,
is the Drive controller Radio Shack or third-party?


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