[Coco] Coco Flex

[Bob Devries]

Ron,

As far as I know Coco FLEX used the Colour Computer disk format (35 tracks, 
18 SPT, 1 side), so if you're talking about thos images, then yes they 
should be able to be copied to real disks. However, I don't know what format 
the other computers, such as the SWPTE used.

Some OS's in that era used single density for either track 0 or all tracks, 
and the number of SPT may vary also.

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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.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Bihler" <rbihler at msn.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Coco Flex


> Thanks Bob.
> Humm, I only have a Coco 3 so that option is out.  It was worth a try :)
>
> Do you know if the dsk images can be coped to a real disk?  There must be 
> a utility that create Flex diskettes ?
>
>
> Ron
>
> Bob Devries wrote:
>> Ron,
>>
>> I have the FLEX disks here, and I believe I have images too.
>> One problem I found was that FLEX does not run on a Coco3. I've also 
>> tried without success to run the image in an emulator, but even in the 
>> MESS coco2 emulator, it hangs at the time & date input prompt. I have not 
>> tried Jeff Vavasour's coco2 emulator.
>>
>> -- 
>> 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: "Ron Bihler" <rbihler at msn.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:01 AM
>> Subject: [Coco] Coco Flex
>>
>>
>>> I am working on an Old SWTPC 6809 S09 system running Flex (Hopefully)
>>>
>>> The system was working, but I didn't get the floppy drives and can't 
>>> seem to get the drives I have to read the diskettes.  Not sure what the 
>>> issue is, good possibility it's something not set correctly.  However I 
>>> had this thought that the Coco can run a version of flex and might be 
>>> able to verify the diskettes or even copy a new set. Back to the same 
>>> issue, how to get Flex disk.  I am assuming the Boot disk is RSDOS, but 
>>> it would need to load Flex format disks.
>>> Anyway my real goal is to find a way to read/write a flex diskette.  I 
>>> want to see if I can even read the boot disk's I have.
>>>
>>> I am hoping to make the disk on a PC or linux would be fine as well. 
>>> Will need to pull out the L-Box.
>>> Anyone have any experience running Flex and the floppy system, know more 
>>> about it>?
>>>
>>> Any assistance or suggestions are welcomed.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>>
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