[Coco] DECB and BACKUP

[Tormod Volden]

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:25 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco
<coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> Actually Robert, my starter kit page only has the Becker versions of hdbdos. One of these days I'll add the Real Coco starter kits.
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> The place to get the HDBDOS roms (all forms) is:
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> http://toolshed.sourceforge.net/snapshots/

The right place to get them is:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sun, Aug 30, 2015 7:17 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DECB and BACKUP
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> Ron wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
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>> Is there a way to do BACKUPs in DECB without it
> clearing the contents of the
>> BASIC program in memory?
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>> I'm trying to
> transfer many floppy disks to a CoCoSDC and the BACKUP command
>> works great.  I
> wrote something that helps speed the process up, but the BASIC
>> program is gone
> when the BACKUP operation completes.  I thought I remember
>> reading something
> about BACKUP needing as much RAM as it can to do what it
>> does.  I'm just
> looking for a way around this so the running program will continue.
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> Thanks!
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>> -Ron
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> That is a failure of the Tandy Disk Basic. If you are able
> to replace your Disk
> ROM with RGBDOS or HDBDOS, then the Backup command will
> not erase programs in
> memory. HDBDOS is available in a LOADM format for the
> Coco3 so you won't need to
> burn an EPROM for that unit.
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> I can supply RGBDOS
> for a Coco3. HDBDOS with Drivewire access can be had
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> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/the-color-computer-drivewire4-hdbdos-nitros9-starter-kit
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> easiest way to get many different versions of HDBDOS is by compiling
> Toolshed.
> That however is not for beginners.
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> Robert
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