[Coco] Coco Digest, Vol 62, Issue 36

[Richard Adams]

> > Message: 6> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:53:48 -0500> From: Ryan Pritchard <coconut at pritchard.ca>> Subject: [Coco] Resurrecting a CoCo (26-3001) with a 26-3029 FDC.SNIP
> > > Currently the CoCo has 16K in it, and boots up to Color Basic 1.1. It > has an empty ROM socket where if I have understood correctly I could > install and Extended Basic ROM if I had one.> > I am having a problem getting the Disk Basic on the 26-3029 FDC to > boot, and thus cannot format or other wise do anything disk related. > Is there any common issues with the FDC that I should look at to > determine why the CoCo is not detecting the cartridge and booting from > the FDC ROM? The PCB for the FDC has the markings LEIA MV-1 38 84, > and has the WD-1773-PH controller chip. The markings on the ROM are > TMS4764-30NL, B8428L, ZA64342, 804-5364A.> Having all my docs in storage for years now, I can't confirm, but I'm almost certain that I recall that Extended Basic was a prerequisite for Disk Basic to work.
 
HTH,
 
Richard
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