[Coco] CoCoNet/serial pak survey

[Roger Taylor]

At 08:34 PM 2/2/2009, you wrote:
>On 2/2/09, Roger Taylor wrote:
>
> >>Will the pack allow you to interact with both real coco disk drives
> >>and disk images at the same time? I have literally hundreds of real
> >>coco disks I would like to get made into disk images and archived on the PC
> >> end
> >
> >
> > Yes, if:
> > 1) If you use any controller with a 28-pin EPROM socket, like the
> > Disto SC or Mini Controller.
> > 2) If your MPI can be set to the CoCoNet slot (to boot the ROM) and
> > your floppy controller can still be accessed
> >    I have no idea if the controller hardware will function if the MPI
> > is not set to it's slot.
>
>
>The following scenario should work:
>
>1. A floppy controller is in slot 4.
>2. The CoCoNet EPROM pak is in slot 3 (for example).
>3. Start up the CoCo with the MPI switch set to 3 (CoCoNet).
>4. Enter: POKE &HFF7F,&H23
>
>This keeps the MPI looking at slot 3 for the ROM, but routes access to
>the FDC through slot 4.


Then I guess I need to enhance one of the BASIC commands to do a more 
formal selection of the floppy controller slot instead of requiring a 
POKE somebody would have to look up if they aren't aware of the 
bitcoding.  It's not rocket science but I'm into making things user-friendly.

I used to know all this MPI stuff but somewhere over the years we get 
foggy on stuff we don't mess with anymore.

-- 
Roger Taylor

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