[Coco] DLOAD

[Aaron Banerjee]

Roger,
   Actually, I was using the DLOAD at 1200 baud without problem.  My coco
was an "F" board Coco I.  My program was really short, so maybe I was just
getting lucky and the program was loaded before the communications would
have "slipped".
                       - Aaron

"The proud, the few, the DLOAD users...."


On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Roger Taylor wrote:

> At 09:59 AM 3/22/2006, you wrote:
> 
> >I couldn't help but notice this thread.  Out of curiosity, has anyone,
> >anywhere out there besides me ever actually used DLOAD in a work (ok,
> >let's include school, or useful home purpose) environment?
> >
> >I used it to download a program from a PC to recharge various types of
> >batteries (the cassette port -- the relay actually -- was already being
> >used to control the charging current).
> >                  - Aaron
> 
> 
> 
> I'm using it now!  However, only the 300bps rate works (with two different 
> CoCos, two different serial cables, and two different PCs).
> 
> I know it's DLOAD at fault because I'm doing error-free communications 
> between the PC and CoCo over the same serial cables at 38400bps.
> 
> Maybe someone with a 64k CoCo 2 can put it in ALL-RAM mode (ask me how) and 
> then POKE some alternate delay values where the 44*4 value is held and see 
> if it can be tweaked to work at 1200bps.
> 
> 
> 
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