#: 10759 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
    19-May-91  09:40:36
Sb: #10740-#os9/telecomm
Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
To: thomas aubin 70540,1666 (X)

It sounds as if the deskmate disk is distributed with few (if any) of the stock
os9 commands. Not a real problem, though... do this:

   1) On original disk, type LOAD IDENT

   2) Remove original (normal os9) disk, and insert deskmate disk

   3) Type: ident /d0/OS9Boot (optionally output it to a printer if
      you have one ready by: ident /d0/os9boot >/p)

   4) Replace the deskmate disk with the original, and type:

       unlink IDENT

All this sequence does is place the ident command in memory so the system
doesn't have to hit the disk up for it.

I think I see where we're headed with all this, and it looks like two possible
courses of action:

  a) Find a real copy of OS9 2.0.0 so we can build you a kernel with
     M1 and it's device driver (I can't recall if that's ACIAPAK
     or MODEMPAK).

  b) Get an RS232 pak with an external modem connected to it. There
     are several advantages to this approach, but the most obvious
     is that you can go faster than 300 baud, and that you can use the
     serial port for other things as well (with A/B switches, etc.,
     like to use an X10 Powerhouse, or connect directly with another computer
     if you have one).

Let me know how the 'ident' goes.

Pete

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