[vcf-midatlantic] TI DS990/1 OS - Request from VCF Italia

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 11:09 AM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 10:17 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 12:27 PM Kelly Leavitt <kelly at catcorner.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > They use the same CPU as the TI/990 there should be some disks at
> infoage
> > > from the TI/990 rescue I did from Wayne Verderber 8 years ago.
> > >
> >
> > So are you saying that since it is the same CPU, then it should be able
> to
> > use the same disks?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> A simple Google search shows that these ran something called DX10 and
> DNOS.  You need those disks.  I seriously doubt anything else would work
> without knowing how to gen an OS for the 9900 processor, disk controller,
> etc.  VCF Italia is looking for DNOS disks.
>
> Look in the CVFed software libraries for 8" disks that say DX10 or DNOS on
> them. Fire up the DS990 that Kelly rescued and copy the disk and mail to
> Italy.  I'd do it but my DS100 got torched during the unicorn milking
> machine fire of 2009.


Thanks Bill! I will take a look.
You will have to tell me the story about the unicorn milking machine fire
of 2009 someday!


>
> Bill
>
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Jeff Brace
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Vintage Computer Federation
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