[Coco] CoCo Model 1 Cartridge Port

Arthur Flexser flexser at fiu.edu
Thu Dec 23 15:15:19 EST 2021


No, Disk Basic 1.1 resides exclusively in the Disk Controller's ROM.  You
must have Extended Basic to use any Disk Basic version, though.

Art

On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 8:40 AM Michael Miller <mvmiller12 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I may be wrong here, but my understanding is that you need to update the
> ROMs in the actual computer to get DECB 1.1. The Disk Controller ROM just
> "expands" by adding a handful of commands.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of Charles Hudson
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2021 7:12 AM
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: [Coco] CoCo Model 1 Cartridge Port
>
> On to the cartridge port, which seems workable.
>
> Verified that the Deluxe RS-232 Program Pak (Cat. 26-2226) can be invoked
> with "Exec &HC000"; I/O TBD.  Got modems and cables, need to find / create
> a driver.
>
> Also verified same for Disk Controller (Cat. 26-3022) which boots up with
> the message "Disk Extended Color Basic 1.0".  I have the disk cable, a
> drive and blank disks but no software.  End-to-end communication yet
> unproven.
>
> I think there are later ROM versions used with (some version of) the disk
> controller; can they be used in this cart?
>
> -CH-
>
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