#: 20610 S1/General Interest 05-Dec-94 05:28:35 Sb: #20604-CDI Fm: Boisy G. Pitre 74464,3005 To: Ed Gresick 76576,3312 (X) > > Where (i.e. in what forums, etc.) are CDi and Video on Demand systems > > discussed? > > I'm not aware of any forums which discuss CD-I or VOD. > > Ed > Hi, There are two forums which discuss CD-i and VOD on CIS (acronym overload :) One is the Video Games Forum, Section 6. This section is devoted to CD-i from a user's point of view. The other is the Multimedia Forum, Section 17, where CD-i is discussed in a technical fashion. I read both since my interests lie in the technical and user ends. Good luck. -- Boisy G. Pitre__ __ __ Delphi: BOISY |_ _| \ \/ / CompuServe: 74464,3005 I use... _| |_ > < Internet: boisy@os9er.waukee.ia.us |_____|NFO/_/\_\PRESS 1.2.0 OS-9 -- King of Operating Systems #: 20611 S1/General Interest 05-Dec-94 07:30:24 Sb: DAT drive descriptor Fm: CHRISTOPH STUMMER 100067,1570 To: all Hallo all, we are a multimedia developer working with Philips CD-I. We are using a CD-I 605 player with CD-RTOS and want to install a HP 35480A SCSI DAT Drive for backup. The problem is that the descriptors for exabyte and viperdrives do not work. So my question is, wether anybody has written such a descriptor or knows a source who can provide one. I hope somebody can help me with that, Christoph. Christoph Stummer, c/o Houdek & Kurek, Wienerbergstrasse 29a , A-1120 Vienna Austria. e-mail : 100067,1570@compuserve.com Tel.: ++43/1/815 12 97 Fax.: ++43/1/815 12 97 16 #: 20607 S3/Languages 04-Dec-94 14:04:49 Sb: #20602-_gs_rdy() question Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 (X) > As Pete says, there are a number of options on the device that should be > unset to get reliable communications to the modem. Basically, you null > out all the SCF > options and then set those that you need, like baud rate, parity, etc. > > If you need an example, look at the source code for Sterm 1.5 that's in > the communications library. The file IO.C has the routines to do this. I have the source. I saw where this was done. If you missed my original post, I had not nulled out my echo.. I had not realized that it worked the way it does. -- David Breeding -- CompuServe : 72330,2051 Delphi : DBREEDING *** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 *** ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ #: 20606 S3/Languages 04-Dec-94 14:04:05 Sb: #20595-_gs_rdy() question Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X) > coherent, but what it amounts to is that for each SCF device, there may be > an assigned 'echo' device - usually itself. So when something appears on > that device's input, if the ECHO path option is set, the character will be > sent to the echo device's path (again, usually the same device). Yeah, I see that now. I didn't realize that was the way it worked. > In your > case, your 'modem user' was your MODEM, who was happily sending command > echo's back to you, and was then haveing T1 echo them back out, and so the > loop went. Yep, that was the way it was going -- David Breeding -- CompuServe : 72330,2051 Delphi : DBREEDING *** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 *** ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ #: 20605 S3/Languages 04-Dec-94 14:03:20 Sb: #20592-_gs_rdy() question Fm: David Breeding 72330,2051 To: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203 (X) > I am uploading phone.lzh to lib 12 today. Let me know if it works for you. I'll get it.. > > How does your version handle the connect? > > Just looks for the connect strings sent back from the modem. It would be The same way I started out. > nice to change the code to use multiple matches so that if it gets > "CONNECT" it does one thing, "BUSY" it does something else, etc. Something I had mine exit on "NO DIAL TONE". I set up a config file, to look for each BBS, with a # of attempts to try.. I let it be infinite if this # wass negative. It would keep trying as long as it saw "BUSY" or "NO CARRIER". Yes, and if "NO ANSWER", it would set the count to 1 and try once more, then exit. > like a switch() statement in C does...maybe you want a project? It might be a good idea.. Do we have a need for a fairly elaborate external autodialer? I had thought of developing mine to a pretty neat thing, but, if you have already done it, there would be no need. Ummm, about the switch() thing.. I can't think of anything to do except keep dialing on "nonfatal" responses or exit on "fatal" ones. -- David Breeding -- CompuServe : 72330,2051 Delphi : DBREEDING *** Sent via CoCo-InfoXpress V1.01 *** ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ #: 20612 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Dec-94 11:46:19 Sb: CoCO Fest time!! Fm: Rogelio Perea 72056,1204 To: ALL Cross-Post from Glenside's Cup of Coco BBS: ---------------------------------- CUT HERE --------------------------------- # # # # # NEWS RELEASE # # NEWS RELEASE # # NEWS RELEASE # # Here are the 5 "W's" # # WHO? 1) The Glenside Color Computer Club of Illinois presents # # WHAT? 2) The Fourth Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! # # WHEN? 3) April 29th & 30th, 1995 (Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 10am-4pm) # # WHERE? 4) HOLIDAY INN ELGIN (A Holidome Indoor Recreation Center) # # 345 W. River Road (A city block from I-90 & IL-31S) # # Elgin, Illinois (Same great location as last year!) # # Overnight room rate: $55.00 (plus 10% tax) # # Call 1-708-695-5000 for reservations. # # Be sure to ask for the "Glenside" or "CoCoFEST!" rate. # # >>>>> YOU MUST REGISTER UNDER COCOFEST TO GET THIS RATE <<<<< # # WHY? 5) A. To provide vendor support to the CoCo Community # # B. To provide Community support to the CoCo Vendors # # C. To provide educational support to new users. # # D. TO HAVE AN OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD TIME!!!!! # # And now, the "H" word. # # # # HOW MUCH? 1) Admission: $8.00 at the door, 2-day pass # # $5.00 at the door, 1-day pass # # Advance ticket sales: $5.00 + SASE for the whole show or # # $5.00 + $.50 postage & handling # # Children 8 and under FREE # # Contact: George Schneeweiss, Treasurer # # Glenside Color Computer Club # # RR#2 Box 67 # # Forrest, IL 61741-9629 # # For further information, general or exhibitor, contact: # # Tony Podraza, Fest Chairman Carl Boll, Vice President, GCCCI # # 708-428-3576, VOICE 312-735-6087, VOICE # # 708-428-0436, BBS 312-735-3355, BBS # # DELPHI-CBJ # # Brian Schubring, President, GCCCI # # 708-529-3539, VOICE # # DELPHI-THESCHU # # # ---------------------------------- CUT HERE --------------------------------- Be there!! #: 20613 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo) 05-Dec-94 17:11:31 Sb: CoCo Emulators Fm: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 To: All To follow up on my previous post concerning the CoCo3 emulator (that will run OS9 LII), the latest version of the CoCo2 emulator (which will run OS9 LI and includes information on ordering the CoCo3 emulator) has been uploaded to the CoCo Forum. Check out message #27325 in the CoCo Forum (GO COCO). -Bill- #: 20608 S11/OS9/6809 (Non-CoCo) 04-Dec-94 19:07:59 Sb: OS9 for Simple 6809 Fm: Ben Williams 74774,3106 To: All I've got a 6809 emulation 100% up and running on my Amiga. I have it booting to Flex (TSC's old OS). Works fine, and gave me access to all my old 6809 source code, which is very nice. Now, I'd like to get OS9 for the 6809 up and running on it. I have an old version fo the CoCo, but frankly it never worked very well - I probably have too early a copy (like, the day it first appeared in stores). Further, at least at this point, I don't much want to extend the emulator to "be" a CoCo. Lots of work there to make it work right, and the current emulation is very efficient and fast - it wouldn't be so nice with all that specialized hardware emulation built in, I'm sure. So again, the system looks like a 64k 6809. I have Psymon as a boot monitor, and can extend it or replace it, either way - assuming I have something to replace it WITH, of course. :-) Any suggestions? Thanks for any replies, Ben Williams #: 20609 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 04-Dec-94 21:43:50 Sb: #PowerBasic Fm: Frank Hogg of FHL 70310,317 To: All PowerBasic is the only native (68000) code BASIC compiler for use with the OS-9/68000 Operating System. ------ I've just uploaded information on PowerBasic to DL12. Two files, one gives the promo information and the other covers a introductory offer that saves you $50 if ordered by the end of the month. Over the next several days I will be uploading a more complete technical spec and examples in PowerBasic source and object that you can try on your own computer. I've downloaded a whole bunch of Basic09 programs from the DL here and I plan to use some of them as examples also. My intent is to see and show what is involved in converting regular Basic09 type programs to PowerBasic and what speed and size advantages there are. If you have any other suggestions you would like to see me try please let me know. I got my copy of PowerBasic just before Thanksgiving and have been getting up to speed on it. So far I like it very much. The compiler runs fast and the resultant code generated is also fast. Much much faster than Basic09. I've been having fun looking at the '.a' files to see what assembler code is generated by PowerBasic and to watch how changes in the Basic program effect the assembler code. PowerBasic makes this easy because the Basic source line is inserted into the '.a' file as a comment. PowerBasic object is stand alone, no 'runb' type of thing is needed. I like this because it keeps the whole project as one program. No need to worry about having all the pieces needed to make something work. I'm looking for feedback so please feel free to ask questions and make suggestions. Thanks Frank Hogg FHL There is 1 Reply. #: 20614 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK) 06-Dec-94 19:56:38 Sb: #20609-PowerBasic Fm: Frank Hogg of FHL 70310,317 To: Frank Hogg of FHL 70310,317 I have just uploaded the third file, the language spec for Power Basic in DL12. Frank Press !>