[Coco] newb: Can I use DriveWire with my CoCo 2?

[Chris Osborn]

This pretty much describes my problem. I downloaded DW4 from the official site, and nowhere does it say how to do anything to set it up on the CoCo. It talks a lot about things you do with the app on the "big iron" side, but I had to come here to get help with bootstrapping the CoCo.

So far I still can't get it to work. I got the DW3 ROM loaded on the CoCo, told DW4 to use the BASIC9 disk, and when I type DIR on the CoCo I just get lots of garbage all over.

On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Chad H wrote:

> Good call Bill.  However nowhere on that site, including the "Downloads"
> page is there to be found a "ROMS package".  I believe my original files
> came from Cloud-9.  The point is, they are scattered abouts on the web from
> site to site, with no single site containing ALL needed DriveWire documents
> and files.  Nor is there a mention on the Drivewire 4 site of Disks or ROM
> images at all, only the PC side server stuff.  This is not a complaint but
> an observation and, if taken with the appropriate pinch of salt, a
> suggestion for improvement to the entire project.  I haven't taken the time
> to toy around with version 4 yet, not even sure if it will run on my Win'98
> box I've dedicated for this, or if my existing DW3 ROM will support it.
> Until someone comes up with a consolidated and COMPLETE walkthrough for
> setting up DriveWire 4 on the PC AND on the CoCo as well as where to get the
> appropriate ROMS and/or disk-tape images....I doubt that I ever will.