[Coco] First time using miniFlash and Drivewire - some compatibility questions

[Barry Nelson]

Most software that doesn’t work on DriveWire fails because it tries to directly access the floppy controller hardware. The only work around is to re-write the program. Under NitrOS9 it is possible to access virtual serial devices that can connect over the internet.

> Paulo Garcia paulo.astuser at gmail.com  <mailto:coco%40maltedmedia.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BCoco%5D%20First%20time%20using%20miniFlash%20and%20Drivewire%20-%20some%0A%20compatibility%20questions&In-Reply-To=%3CCA%2B1aitPWx%2BbeLsCCCQdjCYXj_Agqscbg1hqd0U52W%3DEfWo7njg%40mail.gmail.com%3E>
> Wed Jan 4 11:54:10 EST 2017
> Hi
> 
> yesterday I finally got my miniFlash with HDB-DOS and a DriveWire cable
> from Cloud9Tech and I started playing with my coco3. \o/
> 
> First of all, it is a great experience, very easy to get going, as long you
> have the right serial->usb adapter configured for your computer, ofc.
> 
> I could successfully load a lot of software I was randomly getting from the
> Internetz, but I also had a lot of times when the program didn't load at
> all, freezing the computer.
> 
> So here are my questions:
> 
> 1> Compatibility
> 
> - Does the HDB-DOS residing in the miniFlash cartridge conflict with these
> programs?
> - Is that possible (I assume it is)?
> - How to workaround?
> 
> 2> Serial
> 
> Since DriveWire is connected via Serial, is it possible to do actual serial
> coding in the CoCo while DriveWire is still acting like a disk?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> Paulo