[Coco] question about transfering files from a ziped file and place on a disk image so i can trasfer to coco3 with drivewire coconet or drivpack

[Sean]

If it's the same as in RSDOS, it is SHIFT+CLEAR for a backslash.

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Richard Hawk <rhawk1 at centurylink.net> wrote:
> how do i get the backslash on the coco3 nitros9
> thanks yes i am checking your emai out work alot on the weekdays and only
> have time on weekend thanks alot also about the drive wire 4
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] question about transfering files from a ziped file and
> place on a disk image so i can trasfer to coco3 with drivewire coconet or
> drivpack
>
>
> You can use DW4 to do this easily.  I got tired of the tedium usually
> involved in getting something from a website onto my OS9 system and so
> have put in a number of tricks to make it simple :)
>
> Let's say you have a file called c:\myfolder\app.lzh (or .lha or .arc,
> whatever).   Although you can unpack on the PC, its often easily to
> unpack on the CoCo directly, thats what I usually do.  Either way..
> you have some file or files on your PC and want to have them on the
> CoCo.
>
> In OS9, you can use a command like:
>
> dw server list C:\myfolder\app.lzh > app.lzh
>
> This will cause the contents of C:\myfolder\app.lzh to be dumped to
> OS9's stdout, which can then be redirected as normally.
>
> If you've forgotten the exact file name, you could use a command like
>
> dw server dir c:\myfolder
>
> to view the contents of a directory on your PC from the OS9 shell.
>
> But, this is actually still not as easy as it could be, because all
> paths in DW4 support URIs.  So, say the file you want is on RTSI.. you
> can do something like:
>
> dw server list ftp://www.rtsi.com/OS9/OS9_6X09/APPS/ac.lzh >
> /DD/stuff/ac.lzh
>
> This will effectively copy the file directly from the RTSI ftp site to
> a disk on your CoCo, no need to do any intermediate steps on the PC.
>
> "dw server dir" also works on remote URIs, so you can do:
>
> dw server dir ftp://www.rtsi.com/OS9/OS9_6X09/APPS
>
> on the CoCo and get a directory listing from the FTP site just as
> easily as a one from your local PC.
>
> You can also abbreviate all the DW commands to their shortest unique
> form, i.e. "dw s d" or "dw s l".
>
> HTH
> -Aaron
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Richard Hawk <rhawk1 at centurylink.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have downloaded os9 programs and os9 games os9 application off of
>> various
>> websites. I was able to extract them with IZArc 4.1.6. now how do I put
>> them on a disk or disk image. I have Rogers drive pack and I have also
>> Bluetooth coconet, and also have drivewire4 with the cable. so I know I
>> will need to create a disk on modern pc. and somehow use a program to put
>> them on the .dsk (image). Can you please walk me through step by step to
>> get it on a .dsk image and then I can transfer them to a real disk and put
>> in on drive pack or drive wire thanks Richard Hawk
>>
>>
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