[Coco] DW4 on MAc & Linux

[Brian Blake]

Al,

I do believe Bill Pierce is working on at least some of this right now.


Brian


On 9/26/2013 10:02 AM, Al Hartman wrote:
> I'm sorry to intrude on this thread if my input is unwelcome, but...
>
> When I wrote the manual for the Coco Greeting Card Designer (which was 
> expanded for the Coco Graphics Designer and Plus versions...), I sat 
> down with a Coco set up next to my wordprocessing system and wrote a 
> section in the manual that went step-by-step in creating a greeting card.
>
> I discussed each step in the process, and explained each decision 
> point. It was a tutorial on creating a Greeting Card. There was a 
> second chapter that was a description of all the commands, which was 
> the reference chapter.
>
> I'm not offering to do it (because, my current setup is not such that 
> I could do it...), but it would be most helpful to have a start from 
> nothing tutorial on setting up, and using Drivewire. One that assumes 
> no prior knowledge of Drivewire at all.
>
> I had to experiment to find which .wav file to use to get my Coco 3 to 
> load. I had to experiment with Drivewire 4 to get the right settings 
> for it to work. Now, I have to figure out how to get Coco software 
> which isn't in a Virtual Disk file to my Coco.
>
> I know this is all known by others. But, it's not documented anywhere. 
> It's all in people's heads.
>
> If a new Drivewire user doesn't know to come to this list, they are SOL.
>
> Besides the tutorial, I'd like to see a file description added to the 
> DRIVEWIRE.ZIP file. It should also be in the WIKI and documentation 
> too. There should be a .dsk image in the DRIVEWIRE.ZIP file that 
> contains the client-side software, and burnable ROM images. This way, 
> on your first boot -- if you have a disk controller, you can make a 
> diskette to start Drivewire in the future without a cassette cable.
>
> I would like to see a tutorial on burning the ROMS from the provided 
> images on a Coco, but given that there are no new burners being made 
> (maybe someone could get the Coco Burner board to one of those board 
> houses that will make them on order), I guess this isn't a priority 
> and I'll have to buy a burner for my PC.
>
> I found the Drivewire "documentation" on the Cloud9 site useless. It 
> assumed so much knowledge on the user's part (like what files to use), 
> that I found no answers to my questions in it. I learned more from the 
> recent thread here, and the Youtube video than from any of the 
> documentation.
>
> My home is crammed with stuff right now, and I have my Coco setup on a 
> snack table in my bedroom. But, if I can get it setup on a desk 
> somewhere, I will try to tackle some of this.
>
> I don't want to just be a complainer, I'll gladly help make things 
> better. I'm just not set up to do that right now. I'll work on getting 
> there. I just bought a desk, but need help building it.
>
> -[ Al ]-
>
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