[Coco] ZORK and DriveWire

[Zippster]

I can tell you, having disassembled the code, they most definitely do their own disk access.
The routines used are near duplicates of what’s in the DECB ROM code, and do manipulate
the controller hardware directly.

- Ed


> On Jan 14, 2018, at 4:31 PM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> Do Infocom games use their own disk routines? If they aren’t using pure ROM calls, they are unlikely to work on anything other than real hardware or the CoCoSDC.
> 
> --
> Allen Huffman - PO Box 7634 - Urbandale IA 50323 - 515-999-0227 (vmail/TXT only)
> http://www.subethasoftware.com - https://www.facebook.com/subethasoftware
> Tips accepted: http://www.PayPal.me/AllenHuffman
> Sent from my iPad.
> 
> P.S. Since 4/15/2014, I have earned over $3300 in Amazon gift cards! Sign up using my link and I get credit:
> http://swagbucks.com/refer/allenhuffman (Ask me for the tip/howto doc.)
> 
>> On Jan 14, 2018, at 4:18 PM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Is this a known issue with Drivewire and the ZORK series of games?
> 
> -- 
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco