[Coco] CoCoNet status

[Roger Taylor]

Hey guys, CoCoNet just gained the auto-update feature!  It also has 
the side effect of allowing Virtual Game Paks....

Read on...

The very top of the CoCoNet ROM has code that tries to replace itself 
with an updated .rom file (on your PC).  If the .rom is not CoCoNet, 
it starts up like a game pak.  So, CoCoNet is also a Live ROM 
Pak.  From your PC you tell the CoCo what ROM to boot up with - 
CoCoNet, a game pak, utility pak, embedded pak, etc.  Otherwise, the 
cartridge's EPROM already contains a version of CoCoNet that continues to boot.

This is over the bitbanger cable, and it's still very cool.  I can't 
wait to see all this go wireless.

Wireless virtual disks
Wireless ROM Paks
Wireless HTTP requests

-- 
Roger Taylor

http://www.wordofthedayonline.com