[Coco] Drivewire development

[Nathan Byrd]

Cool I didn't realize that. I was thinking about getting a native Android
version in the app store, working over a OTG cable or Bluetooth and with
built-in  support  for sending cassette data from a headphone jack, mobile
friendly UI etc. It's great to know that it's already possible with some
workarounds in the meantime though!

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 9:29 AM rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> You can run DW on an Android device.   You just need a small work around.
> It runs slower than on a PC but will get the job done if you only need it
> as a server
>
> You can run Windows 98 on your Android Device, using an App called Bochs.
> Bochs is an app that can emulate practically any 32-bit operating system
> even Windows XP (Slower).
>
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>   Original Message
> From: Nathan Byrd
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 10:18 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: [Coco] Drivewire development
>
>
> All,
>
> Over the past few months I've been setting back up the CoCo I've had since
> I was a child and gotten reacquainted with it. I've been super impressed by
> the community, especially the availability of "labor of love" projects such
> as Drivewire. As a software developer, I'd like to try to help give back to
> the community, especially with some ideas I've had around Drivewire updates
> and new features.
>
> It looks like the latest release hasn't been for a number of years, and I
> wanted to see who if anyone is actively working on Drivewire development?
> A couple of changes that I'd like to contribute include:
>
> Short term
> * Migrate the project from CVS to GIT (GitHub or GitLab)
> * Update the project from Ant to Gradle (for better dependency management)
> * Look at replacing the serial library with one with more active
> development and better cross platform support
> * Some code refactoring
>
> Longer term
> * Add (or replace the current GUI with) a new web-based front-end,
> particularly useful for running on a headless raspberry pi for example,
> plus possibly removing another platform dependency
> * Android version - I think this could be really cool, using a phone or
> tablet as a drivewire server, no additional PC needed
> * Virtual cassette support - add support for queing up and playing a .WAV
> file for bootstrapping HDBDos etc. Could support remote URLs etc like the
> current .DSK support.  Maybe with a converter from .BIN and multiple files
> from a .DSK would be cool too
>
> This isn't a full list or anything, just some of the ideas I've been
> playing with - with a migration to a new platform like GitHub we could also
> have an issue tracker to find out what other changes people want to see.
> I've started on some of the short term items, but don't want to go very far
> without coordination with any current team members. Can anyone help point
> me in the right direction? Is there a slack or irc channel etc to talk
> about development or another preferred way for communication?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nathan Byrd
>
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