Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ptsfa!ames!oliveb!pyramid!voder!wlbr!pete From: pete@wlbr.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809 Subject: Re: RSDOS <=> OS9 Message-ID: <1036@wlbr.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Jul-87 13:36:41 EDT Article-I.D.: wlbr.1036 Posted: Tue Jul 7 13:36:41 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jul-87 06:45:40 EDT References:Reply-To: pete@wlbr.UUCP (0000-Pete Lyall) Organization: Eaton IMS, Westlake Village, CA Lines: 40 Keywords: OS9 RSDOS DISK UTILITY David (and all), There are a number of ways to facilitate copying files between RSDOS and OS9. The best way (in the level I era) was Rich Hogg's Xcopy (sold by uncle Frank). For those that didn't have Xcopy, Sandy Trevor (a color computer enthusiast, who coincidentally is a CompuServe V.P.) wrote a little RS BASIC program that makes an RS-DOS disk readable to either RS-DOS or OS9. It's called DOSOR9.BAS. If there is a suitable amount of interest, I will post it to the net (with Sandy's permission). Another package just came out (pub domain) called IDCPY that was written for the purpose of reading RS-DOS disks under OS9. I believe it's fairly vanilla. I'll post it too, if there's interest. Re: the terminal package question..... The best I have seen in the overall is a package called Xcom9. It's written in asm (lots of source) and is small (<6k), fast, and reliable. It has xmodem protocol, as well as straigh ascii file capture, etc. I use it all the time (and I do mean *all*). If you're interested in transferring files to/from CompuServe, they have a semi-proprietary protocol called the 'B' protocol. There's a package called Smod8 (also PD) that uses 'B', which is far superior to Xmodem when tossing stuff back and forth over Telenet or Tymnet. Oh... the ASM source is for 6809/os9. The B protocol package is all in C. -- Pete Lyall Usenet: {trwrb, scgvaxd, ihnp4, voder, vortex}!wlbr!pete Compuserve: 76703,4230 (OS9 Forum Sysop) OS9 (home): (805)-985-0632 (24hr./1200 baud) Phone: (818)-706-5693 (work 9-5 PST) EATON Corp, IMSD, 31717 La Tienda Dr., Westlake Village, Ca. 91359 ----------------------------------------------------------------------