[Coco] SIDEKICK the HDB-DOS Browser

[Boisy G. Pitre]

To refresh my memory, I looked at the source here:  http://toolshed.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/toolshed/toolshed/file/33cf1caaeb27/hdbdos/hdbdos.asm

The HDB-DOS DSKCON routine will either use the floppy or the alternate (IDE, SCSI, DW) device based on a value stored at HDFLAG ($014E).  Look at line 3958.  The meaning behind the values of HDFLAG are:

0 = 0-255 hard drive
1 = 1-255 hard drive, 0 floppy
2 = 2-255 hard drive, 0-1 floppy
3 = 3-255 hard drive, 0-2 floppy
4 = 4-255 hard drive, 0-3 floppy

On Nov 16, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Luis Antoniosi <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, it fails for the RGB-DOS.
> 
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:34 PM, David Ladd <drencor at gamepixel.net> wrote:
>> Why can't DSKCON be used for all drive #'s between 0 and 255 when DRIVE
>> OFF?  I thought DRIVE OFF only made drive 0 through 3 floppy disk and drive
>> 4 through 255 were still accessible for HDD so you could do backups from
>> 0,1,2,3 to any of the drives on the HDBDOS volume?
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> There is a problem with DRIVE OFF because DSKCON will only work for
>>> drives 0-3. So, in drive off mode I will show only the first 4 drives.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Why not just set some default values for the drives, then use keycodes
>>> to change values. Do a non-scrollable line at the top of main window to
>>> show what the values are. i.e.
>>>> 
>>>> D0=on D1=off D2=off D3=off DV=0
>>>> 
>>>> use "d" then number to toggle each drive on/off and "s" and number to
>>> turn each drive bank on/off
>>>> of course any keys work, just the first ones that came to mind
>>>> Bill P
>>>> 
>>>> Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>>>> Bill Pierce
>>>> ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>>> Sent: Fri, Nov 16, 2012 10:46 am
>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] SIDEKICK the HDB-DOS Browser
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Other thing how do I detect if is DRIVE ON/OFF ? When drive is off I
>>>> can only use DSKCON for 0-3 only. Other problem is when you turn off
>>>> only one drive for example.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Boisy G. Pitre <boisy at tee-boy.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Fantastic work!
>>>>> 
>>>>> What tools are you using to assemble your code?  Will you make your
>>> source
>>>> public?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:35 AM, Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Here is my first assembly project:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFiyvAjtW0o&feature=youtu.be
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A hdb-dos browser for your SuperIDE
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Felipe
>>>>>> 
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