[Coco] Reading CoCo Media from a PC

[Joel Ewy]

I believe there is source for a FAT(12?) file manager in the NitrOS-9
source archive.  I think I made one feeble attempt to assemble it into
working code once, but ran out of time to get it to work.  Perhaps that
could be banged into shape and modified to work with CF cards formatted
to FAT16.

JCE

Diego Barizo wrote:
> That is exactly what I had in mind.
> I only have one working 5 1/4 drive, and that's making complicated
> transferring files to or from the PC to the CoCo.
> I was ready to start working in getting a 3 1/2 drive for the CoCo, or
> try some null modem / serial system.
> But If I could just move the CF card from the CoCo to the PC, and
> write to/from DSK files, that would make everything a lot easier
>
> Diego
>
> Joef6809 wrote:
>> Its fairly trivial to get low level hard disk access under windows NT
>> et al. However the file system will make no sense to OS9. (FAT 16 for
>> cards under 2GIG ,FAT32 or NTFS for 2Gig or more) Once I get my
>> SuperIDE controller going I'm planning on doing a glenside IDE module
>> for VCC that will be able to mount read CF cards. The plan is to make
>> it compatible with the SuperIDE controller and allow the card to be
>> moved freely between real and emulated hardware.
>>
>>> From Hell's heart I STore Accumulator B at thee!
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Reading CoCo Media from a PC
>>
>>
>>> If there is some way to access a device like a CF card in RAW mode,
>>> then it would be fairly trivial to write software to access the card
>>> to get at its contents.
>>>
>>> Sadly, I don't have the required information for that. :(
>>>
>>> Something similar to OS-9's "/H0@" perhaps?
>>> This gives sector-based access to the drive in raw mode, ignoring
>>> the file system.
>>>
>>> Does such an access mode exist on the PC? Given M$'s propensity with
>>> denying access to the hardware of any computer that runs Windoze, I
>>> doubt it would be easy, and would probably require a specially
>>> written DLL.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
>>>
>>> Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
>>> the capacity to be his spokesman,
>>> so that I know how to help the weary.
>>>
>>> website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
>>> my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diego Barizo"
>>> <diegoba at adinet.com.uy>
>>> To: "CoCo List" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:29 PM
>>> Subject: [Coco] Reading CoCo Media from a PC
>>>
>>>
>>>> I know there are a few tools that let emulators read real CoCo
>>>> diskettes.
>>>> Is there any similar tool that would allow me to access a CF card
>>>> used under HDB-DOS or NOS-9?
>>>>
>>>> Diego
>>>>
>>>>
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