[Coco] CoCoNet status

[Shain Klammer]

I'd agree with C++ (or C# without using C# extras) and even if you use
"Visual" it should (IMHO) still be portable.
As for VisualBasic, it is definitately not "limited to support within Office
applications" - although Office (and some other apps) does use a VB subset
for its macro/utility environment.  VB however isn't as portable.

2009/2/21 Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net>

> I'm sure you're aware that if you aren't careful, anything with the word
> "Visual" in front is going to try to suck you into the M-Soft honeypot,
> and then there goes your portability.  Keep it modular and segregate
> anything proprietary.
>
> JCE
>
> Roger Taylor wrote:
> > At 05:53 PM 2/20/2009, you wrote:
> >> Roger Taylor wrote:
> >>> Hey guys, CoCoNet just gained the auto-update feature!  It also has
> >>> the side effect of allowing Virtual Game Paks....
> >>>
> >>> Read on...
> >>>
> >>> The very top of the CoCoNet ROM has code that tries to replace
> >>> itself with an updated .rom file (on your PC).  If the .rom is not
> >>> CoCoNet, it starts up like a game pak.  So, CoCoNet is also a Live
> >>> ROM Pak.
> >>> From your PC you tell the CoCo what ROM to boot up with - CoCoNet, a
> >>> game pak, utility pak, embedded pak, etc.  Otherwise, the
> >>> cartridge's EPROM already contains a version of CoCoNet that
> >>> continues to boot.
> >>>
> >>> This is over the bitbanger cable, and it's still very cool.  I can't
> >>> wait to see all this go wireless.
> >>>
> >>> Wireless virtual disks
> >>> Wireless ROM Paks
> >>> Wireless HTTP requests
> >> This sounds so excellent!  I'm using an SVD right now but supporting
> >> the game paks would convince me to purchase one.  Now to find a way
> >> to xvfer tape images without the recorder.   ;)
> >>
> >> ~telengard
> >
> >
> > More good news:
> >
> > The CoCoNet server will be rewritten in the coming days.  I need to
> > use whichever language is more portable so I can bring support to the
> > Mac users and any others as well.  My own choices are Visual C++,
> > Visual C#, and Visual Basic.  I am no longer going to use HLA for
> > authoring the CoCoNet server app.
> >
> > A simple initial test in Visual Basic worked great when I simply
> > opened the COM port associated with the CoCo's wireless pak, wrote a
> > string to the port, and it appeared on the CoCo screen screen
> > immediately (Ultimaterm 4.1).  The CoCo is stuck back in 1988 and
> > thinks it's using a real Tandy pak.  :)
> >
>
>
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