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Free Software for Linux*
I really like Linux. It is a wonderful environment for doing what I like--writing fun utility programs. Here's what's available from me just now (there will be more later, so keep checking).... If you are looking for my Linux Music Programs or some useful helpers for MUP, warp over to my music page.
This editor is a product which has evolved over a long period. It was first written for the Tandy Color Computer, modified and enhanced for OS9/68000, modified more and ported to Linux.
Sadly I no longer use Ved. I'm become way too busy to maintain this program and use Emacs for my own use. If you need the sources, send me an email.
If you ever owned a Tandy Color Computer and have a lot of old disks sitting around, this suite of utilities will help you transfer them over to your Linux box.
You will need a fairly current version of Linux (I wrote the stuff under 2.0.0, but older versions should work) and a compatible disk drive. My 1.44 meg drive works okay. The software contains the source, makefiles and docs. Also included are programs to convert Telewriter64 binary text files and Color Computer BASIC Program binary files to ASCII. Included in the package is a bunch of messages the author of the disk drivers (Alain Knaff) and I exchanged...well worth reading for the insights into floppy disk paramater setting under Linux.
| Download: coco_linux.tar.gz |
This is the full distribution of Vprint, a text formatter similar to troff-like formatters. This is a commercial quality program--we have sold hundreds of copies of the 6809/68000 versions. It is NOT FREEWARE! You can however download a copy of the program and receive a free licence to use it on your system.
Vprint was originally written in 6809 Assembly Language on a Tandy Color Computer with 512K of RAM under the OS9 operating system. At the time it was written there was nothing else available on that platform which supported proportional printing. With the aid and chiding of some friends Vprint grew in size and got more and more powerful.In 1991 it was ported to OS9/68000 (a RTOS running mostly on 68xxx processors).
Again, I stopped using and maintaining this many years ago. A copy is available if you email me and say nice things.
Here's a program suite to read floppy disks created by the OS-9 operating system. This OS is from [ link http://www.microware.com {Microware Systems} ] and was popular on the Tandy Color Computer, many industrial systems, etc. The programs should read most OS-9 and OS-9000 disks. This is a early BETA. Feedback appreciated! The 13K tar.gz file contains the source, binaries and a short readme file.
| Download: os9disk.tar.gz |
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