[Coco] Downloading software from Larry Greenfield's site?

[jimcox at miba51.com]

Clifford:

I just dug up a Deluxe RS 232 Pak, so I guess all I need 
to do what you and Robert suggest is get a null modem 
adapter and some RS 232 cable (DB9 I think) and I'm set to 
transfer.

I take it you are using Hyperterm?

Jim

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:51:31 -0800 (PST)
  clifford redding <clifford_redding2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>Why not just transfer (rs-232) between the two. I have 
>found that to be the easiest way of doing it. If you do 
>the rs-232 trick, you will maintain a solid download on 
>your PC and you will have a copy on your CoCo to play 
>with (and destroy if need be). If you happen to destroy 
>the CoCo copy, then re-download from the PC.
> 
>Hope the files work for you. I'm having a bit of trouble 
>with hardware conflict between the Disto RamPak (oh, by 
>the way, I upgraded it to 1 meg) and the Burke & Burke HD 
>controller w/RTC.
> 
>Does anyone have access to schematics for hard drive 
>controllers?
> 
>Clifford
>
>
>jimcox at miba51.com wrote:
>Hi Clifford:
>
>Right now, I going to stick with a real CoCo and hold off 
>on using an emulator for a bit. What I need to do, is 
>transfer these programs from my PC to my CoCo, and I need 
>to be able to handle all the different file extensions.
>
>Jim
>
>PS: Got the package :)
>
>On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:36:45 -0800 (PST)
>clifford redding wrote:
>>.arc can be decompressed with the program "unarc". You 
>>can get that at the rtsi site. As far as the emulation 
>>stuff, I can't help. I use a real CoCo. I wrote a little 
>>program that converts the .dsk to a real disk if you 
>>need. A little slow (well, O.K. real slow) but does the 
>>job.
>> 
>>Clifford
>>
>>
>>jimcox at miba51.com wrote:
>>I've been trying to download several programs from Larry 
>>Greenfield's site, but can't figure it out.
>>
>>I think I would need to use the same method that Robert 
>>Gault suggested I use, but I'm not sure.
>>
>>Where can I find "The Compressor" which is software to 
>>un-ARC software with the .ARC extension.
>>
>>As for programs with .DSK extension, Larry say's in his 
>>site, that I need to Dshrink to un-shrink these files 
>>since they are in DSHRINK format. Where can I find 
>>Dshrink?
>>
>>As far as the .BIN and .BAS files, I think that once 
>>better understand what Robert Gault advised me to do, I 
>>shoudl be able to transfer these from my PC to my CoCo.
>>
>>I know I have a RTFM'ng to do, and I'll try and find time 
>>to do that between reading the books and specs required 
>>by my new job. Thanks for any help you can offer.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
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