[vcf-midatlantic] OS/9, was Re: PEP Modular Computer

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Thu Apr 1 15:26:06 UTC 2021


On 3/31/21 9:30 PM, Neil Cherry wrote:
>>>>    I have no experience with OS-9, but have taken an interest in it 
>>>> over the past few months.  I'm slowly putting together a 6809-based 
>>>> system to run it on.
>>>
>>> Please share what you build. Microware's OS-9 was a very interesting OS.
>>> Also Nitros9 Level I & II is available for the 6809 (CoCo, ST2900, 
>>> SWTPC).
>>
>>   With some kind assistance from Bob Applegate, I now have OS/9 Level 
>> I (the NitrOS9 distribution) up and running on an all-new-hardware 
>> (Corsham Tech) SS-50 6809 system.  Some of the material has not yet 
>> been released, and Bob is still digging for some of the details and 
>> sources, but it boots and runs.
>>
>>> BTW< I think we lost Peter Stark's Star-K stuff. I think I have the 
>>> HUMBUG source
>>> for the 6801, 6809 and 68K. I wish I had grabbed the rest when I had 
>>> a chance.
>>
>>   I'd love a copy of those HUMBUG sources, if you don't mind.
> 
> Thanks for the reminder:
> 
> https://linuxha.com/common/t/humbug-moto.zip
...

   Excellent.  Thanks!

> I think I use the asl assemble but I can't be 100% sure.
> 
> The other files are for the 6809 & 68K processors. The PDFs related to 
> various articles related to
> Humbug. The cas and dsk are for the CoCo computers (6809).

   Got it.  I'll dig into this at some point soon.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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