[Coco] DW with RS232 to WiFi adapter (was play MIDI files)

[coco at jechar.ca]

I think the DOS built into a CoCo SDC supplys support for Drivewire as 
well
and for $20 extra you get it all in a "ROM PACK like ENCLOSURE" as for 
the
question of TCP/IP. "Maybe" but I have only ever heard of using TCP/IP 
with
Emulators or FPGA-Cocos I suspect that for it to work with a Real coco 
you
would need to build some sort of custom board this might not be 
compatible
with existing drive wire compatable storage systems and would probably
require a Multipack of some type.

On 2018-07-23 11:23, Neil Cherry wrote:
> I'm hoping to go the ROM method also (I haven't figured how I'll do 
> that yet
> but I do like the ROM boards on OSHpark). I'm hoping the case won't be
> necessary.
> 
> But on the question of a cable, doesn't DW support a TCP connection? I
> am thinking
> of using an ESP-01 (tiny ESP board) and an RS232 adapter to plug into 
> the CoCo
> and access my Linux DW server.
> 
> On 07/21/2018 02:53 PM, coco at jechar.ca wrote:
>>   You will need to be able to run a cable from the PC to the coco 
>> whether you
>>   have a ROM pack or not Drive Wire is all about hosting coco disks on 
>> a PC.
>> 
>>   Perhaps what would work best for you would be a CoCo SDC, as long as 
>> someone
>>   can help you get a good set of software. Don't know a lot about it, 
>> I don't
>>   have one. I have a SuperIDE which gives me many of the same 
>> advantages but
>>   in a less user friendly way. Ask around there has been quite a lot 
>> of talk
>>   about that system on this form.
>> 
>>   Charlie
>> 
>>   PS website: http://www.cocowares.com/item.php?nombre=CoCo%20SDC
>> 
>> On 2018-07-21 13:52, Jack Carpenter via Coco wrote:
>>> I need something easy to use because of my age. I don't have a tape
>>> player and my PC is to far away from my Coco3. That's why I need it 
>>> in
>>> a Rom Pak.