[Coco] DriveWire is just a hobby (Was: DW4 on MAc & Linux)

[Frank Pittel]

On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:24:27AM -0500, Melanie and John Mark Mobley wrote:
> I have used the DriveWire cable to list a program from Disk Extended Color
> BASIC (DECB).
> 
> I ran a terminal program on my laptop computer.  I either set the baud rate
> of the laptop to 600 baud or poked the baud rate of the CoCo to something
> like 1200 baud.  Either way just make sure you match the baud rates.
> Then I typed LIST on the CoCo and held down the spacebar on the terminal
> program and the program listed out on the laptop.  This works but it is
> easier to use toolshed to get a listing.
> 
> John Mark Mobley

That's a great idea! I wish I could say I thought of it. :-) I have cartridge software that
will only print it's output. Very few (I don't know of any but didn't want to say no) cartridges
have the ability to write to disk.

The Other Frank