[Coco] FHL Color Flex

[Bob Devries]

Sorry, but that's wrong

The DSKI$ command has these parameters:

DRIVE, TRACK, SECTOR and two string variables.

In the example, DRIVE is 0, TRACK is 16, and sector is 9

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen H. Fischer" <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex


>
>> If I am interpreting what I recall reading in the docs, that would entail
>> switching the circuit from 250 kilobaud to 125 kilobaud and changing the
>> code for straight rather than NRZ.  My problem is that I do not recall 
>> ever
>> seeing any references to such a control in the disk controller docs.
>
>
> 10 ' FHL COLOR FLEX V5.0:2
> 11 '
> 12 ' FRANK HOGG LABORATORY, INC.
> 13 ' THE REGENCY TOWER
> 14 ' SYRACUSE, NY 13203
> 15 ' (315) 474-7856
> 16 '
> 17 CLEAR 999
> 18 DSKI$ 0,16,9,A$,B$
> 19 C$=A$+LEFT$(B$,127)
> 20 P=VARPTR(C$)+1
> 21 POKE P,126
> 22 EXEC P
>
> Hi,
>
> this is the boot code for FLEX from "188AA_02.DSK".
>
> As this program is read by DECB, line 18 says to me that track 0 is 
> double-density.
>
> Anyone think otherwise?
>
> SHF
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Heskett" <gheskett at wdtv.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 5:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
>
>
>> On Friday 05 April 2013 20:36:26 Bob Devries did opine:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have unearthed a disk here of FLEX 3.3. It *does* work on the Coco3; I
>>> booted it, and typed "cat" and got a file listing.
>>>
>>> However... It is as I suspected, track 0 of the disk is not a standard
>>> format (probably single-density); it returns I/O error when I try to
>>> read it.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if it is possible to image such a disk?
>>
>> No I do not know, Bob.  OS9 has a T0S (sectors) for track 0, but I've 
>> never
>> played with a track 0 that wasn't the same density as the rest of the 
>> disks
>> tracks.  But it might make for some interesting experimentation.
>>
>> If I am interpreting what I recall reading in the docs, that would entail
>> switching the circuit from 250 kilobaud to 125 kilobaud and changing the
>> code for straight rather than NRZ.  My problem is that I do not recall 
>> ever
>> seeing any references to such a control in the disk controller docs.
>>
>> IF the 1773 can be switched is another detail I don't have at my
>> fingertips.  If it can, then the problem is possibly going to be the
>> finding of an available byte to hide the switch data in, AND making sure 
>> it
>> gets written  to the 1773 on a T0 access.
>>
>>> Regards, Bob Devries
>>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Luis Fernأ،ndez" <luis46coco at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "COCO" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 1:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
>>>
>>> > What is the link for the version 5.0:4​​?
>>> > another thing
>>> > vcc tried, and if I started but the keyboard will not let me pass the
>>> > date while entering a number, writes 01234567
>>> > I tried everything but does not improve
>>> > CONCLUSION The FLEX version 5.0:2, and 5.0:3 operate at VCC (Coco3)
>>> > but not the keyboard.
>>> > will try with another DECB
>>> >
>>> >> From: computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>>> >> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>>> >> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:22:53 -0400
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
>>> >>
>>> >> The FHL Color Flex Complete Manual refers to a 5.0:4 version.  Does
>>> >> anyone
>>> >> have this version?
>>> >> Is there an OCR version of this manual?  Searching this pdf version
>>> >> is impossible.  Thumbing through all the pages to find a particular
>>> >> piece of information is the only way to find anything.
>>> >> Kip
>>> >>
>>
>> Cheers, Gene
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