[Coco] [COCO} VCC 1.43beta release

[Aaron Wolfe]

You know, its probably worth mentioning that the Becker interface support
now found in Vcc, XRoar and CoCo3FPGA is not at all limited to use with
DriveWire.

If you've ever wanted a simple way to write code that gets data in or out
of an emulated CoCo, it doesn't get much easier than the Becker port.  It
just maps a simple FIFO to a TCP socket, and the other end of that
connection can be nearly anything, including another program running on a
PC or even another CoCo that is running DW.

We've worked hard to make this a standard across as many CoCo
implementations as possible, so it would be great to see it put to a
variety of uses.  There are even rumors of the Becker port being
implemented on a real CoCo :)

Anyway, yes it makes using DW with emulators possible, but I think there
are possibilities far beyond just that.
On Apr 19, 2013 2:24 AM, "David Ladd" <drencor at gamepixel.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > I've uploaded a copy to the Color Computer Archive site
> >
> Once Robert gives me permission I will be updating the built in ROM image
> for RGBDOS that is on his site for VCC.  Just got to wait for
> confirmation.  Once I do a new archive will be made and then zip file will
> be pushed to the website.  You will probably have to re-upload it once this
> is done :D
>
> Thus far the local build seems to work ok with the replaced ROM image.
>
>
> >
> > Bill Pierce
> > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> > Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> > http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> > Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) <retrocanada76 at gmail.com>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 9:47 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] [COCO} VCC 1.43beta release
> >
> >
> > Where do i get this new vcc ? google only knows the 1.42.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > David, now that this is finally out, I can post some of my preset VHD
> > > boots for Becker, HDBDOS and DW. I have preset VHDs I use as templets
> for
> > > creating a new Becker boot when I need them. These boots give access
> to 4
> > > DW drives, 4 floppies and the Vcc Vhd. The boots are equipped with
> CoWin
> > &
> > > CoVdg as well as all the DW drivers, EmuDsk drivers and Gene Heskett's
> > "My
> > > Ram" ramdisk which is THE BEST ramdisk ever. It "Just Works".
> > >
> > > Bill Pierce
> > > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> > > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> > > Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> > > http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> > > Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> > > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> > > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Ladd <drencor at gamepixel.net>
> > > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > > Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 5:56 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [Coco] [COCO} VCC 1.43beta release
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On another note, the new Vcc will now support Midi through DriveWire
> 4.
> > > > Both Ultimuse 3 and the latest release of Lyra and their jukeboxes
> > > support
> > > > this. Both are available on my site (below) as well as the Sound
> Chaser
> > > > Multi Format Music Player. Sound Chaser has been coughing on the
> Becker
> > > > Port in Vcc lately and I'm working on it.
> > > >
> > > > Bill Pierce
> > > > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> > > > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> > > > Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> > > > http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> > > > Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> > > > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> > > > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> > > >
> > >
> > > Also another thing that might help people with this is there is
> already a
> > > DriveWire4 disk image ready to load into slot 0. Just use the external
> > > hdbdw3bc3.rom file in the external rom in the floppy controller of VCC.
> > > Then when it boots up you should be able to just type DOS and be up and
> > > running ready to go.  The ROM offsets should be the same in HDBDOS 1.4
> so
> > > you could patch the ROM's to also use DriveWireServer as a external
> HDD.
> > >
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