[Coco] CoCoNet status

[mike delyea]

Roger, just a quick question.  Will this also be available on a coco floppy?

On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Roger Taylor <operator at coco3.com> wrote:
> At 10:29 PM 12/6/2008, you wrote:
>
>> Have you tested this with a CoCo 1?  Recent tests I've done have led
>> me to the conclusion that the CoCo 1 hardware is not capable of
>> transmitting 57600 bps through the bit banger port, although it can
>> receive data at that speed. My guess is that the opamp used for the
>> level translation to +/- 12 volts can't operate that fast.  You will
>> probably have to lower the transmission speed or specify a CoCo 2 as
>> the minimum requirement.
>>
>> Darren
>
> If time allows tomorrow, two CoCo 1's will be tested with CoCoNet.  As of
> tonight I have error-free 57.6 kbps and 115.2 kbps on a CoCo 2.  A 50-retry
> counter was just added, although even before I added that I ran a looping
> random sector test for 12 hours straight without CRC checking and woke up to
> see the test program reporting no errors.
>
> The latest EPROM was just burned, I put it in the ROM Pak, turned the CoCo
> on, typed DIR, and got a directory before the ENTER key was completely
> pushed down.  :)
> I then typed DRIVE 0,"D01"   DIR  and within 2 seconds the directory listed
> for the d01.dsk image stored in CoCo3.com's CoCoNet disk folder.  I set up
> that folder as a default for CoCoNet even though a full http:// URL can be
> used to point to any image on the web.  It gets copied to the server once
> per DRIVE command, so the disk access speed is the same as a mounted PC
> virtual disk, and both are way faster than a real floppy disk.  You're
> probably wondering what happens if you mount a web disk and type DIR right
> away while the server is still downloading the disk.  The CoCo waits it out
> just like it does when a controller is seeking a track or if a drive is off.
>  It only takes a few seconds or more for a web disk to be mounted, though.
>
> Still more testing: WLOAD/DLOAD web files onto a mounted virtual disk.  This
> is where CoCoNet will SHINE.
>
> I'm debating whether to try the disk posting feature where CoCo user 1 could
> send a mounted disk to a place on the web where CoCo user 2 could mount it.
>  User 2 could make changes to the disk as usual, post the disk, user 1 could
> type DIR and see the changes, and so forth.  It's just an idea and probably
> needs to be well thought out before jumping in.
>
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