[Coco] [Color Computer] Load files .bas

[Pierre Fortin]

Finally that works now:o)))

After the starting up of Port.exe I have to type " b: " for my reader 5 
¼ and then I was able to copy the prog " GET3ROM.BAS " to the floppy 
disk and then to execute this prog on my truth coco3 and that worked.

I was then able to copy my 2 file COCO3. ROM and DISK.ROM on my Pc and 
the whole works now but only under Windows because I work under Linux 
(Mandrake 10.0) and even with the emulator " xdosemu " character are 
bizarre and illegible in the emulator, there are lots of symbol as 
bottom then...

If I copy a file .bas (with Port.exe) on a floppy disk 5 ¼ and what I 
essay(attempt,try) to load(charge) the .bas on the truth coco3, that 
does not work. The reader turns(shoots) and then he posts(shows) "OK", I 
type "LIST", nothing displays, I type "RUN" and there is nothing.

Why?

Having copied a .dsk file (with Port.exe) to floppy disk 5 ¼, how to use 
this .dsk file with the truth coco3?

Thank you for your help Robert


French:

Finalement ça fonctionne maintenant:o)))

Après le démarrage de Port.exe j'ai tapé "b:" pour mon lecteur 5¼ et 
ensuite j'ai pu copier le prog "GET3ROM.BAS" sur la disquette et ensuite 
exectuer ce prog sur mon vrai coco3 et ça fonctionné.

J'ai pu ensuite copier mes 2 fichier COCO3.ROM et DISK.ROM sur mon Pc et 
le tout fonctionne maintenant mais seulement sous Windows car je travail 
sous Linux(Mandrake 10.0) et même avec l'émulateur "xdosemu" les 
caractère sont bizarre et illisible dans l'émulateur, il y a plein de 
symbole comme fond alors...

Si je copie un fichier .bas(avec Port.exe) sur une disquette 5¼ et que 
j'essai de charger le .bas sur le vrai coco3, ça ne fonctionne pas. Le 
lecteur tourne et ensuite il affiche "OK", je  tape "LIST", rien ne 
s'affiche, je tape "RUN" et il ne se passe rien.

Pourquoi?

Après avoir copié un fichier .dsk(avec Port.exe) sur disquette 5¼, 
comment faire pour utiliser ce fichier .dsk avec le vrai coco3.

Merci pour ton aide Robert



Robert Emery a écrit :

>
> --- Pierre Fortin <pierrefortin at altern.org> wrote:
> >
> > Ok tim,
> >
> > Avec le programme "Port.exe", seule les fichiers .dsk sont visible,
> > comment faire pour voire le fichier "GET3ROM.BAS"?
> >
> > Merci
> >
> > English:
> >
> > With the program " Port.exe ", only files .dsk are visible, how even 
> the
> > file " GET3ROM.BAS "?
> >
> > Thank you
>
> Pierre,
>
> I hope this translates ok... I'd translate it myself, but I'd probably 
> pick a
> translator that would tell you "my hovercraft is full of eels."
>
> When you run PORT.EXE, the first thing to do is select a CoCo diskette 
> that you
> want to read and write files to. You can use a real diskette in the floppy
> drive, or a virtual one such as "diskname.dsk". You can type A: (or B: or
> diskname.dsk) and press Enter and you should see the contents of the CoCo
> diskette in the middle column.
>
> I will assume you have a 5.25" disk drive on the CoCo and the PC, and 
> you want
> to use a real diskette, since you need to use GET3ROM.BAS on a real 
> CoCo3. You
> may need to tell you computer BIOS that the 5.25" drive is a 720K 3.5" 
> drive.
> This is due to an error in Jeff V's emulator. This has been corrected 
> by John
> Collyer, who has released an updated CoCo3 emulator based on Jeff's.
>
> After PORT.EXE starts and you have a CoCo diskette directory in the middle
> column, use the right side column to choose files on the PC that you 
> want to
> copy to the CoCo diskette.
>
> .BAS files on the PC side may be ASCII or tokenized basic (binary). 
> Open the
> BAS file in a text editor. If you can read it, it is ASCII. If it 
> looks like
> garbage, it is tokenized Basic. You must use the appropiate setting or 
> the CoCo
> won't be able to read the file.
>
> Keep trying, we'll help you get it working!
>
> cheers,
> Bob Emery




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