[Coco] Dragons

[tonym]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Darren A mechacoco at gmail.com
>Sent 5/13/2009 12:13:49 AM
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
>Subject: Re: [Coco] Dragons
>
>On 5/12/09, tonym tonym at compusource.net wrote:
> How similar/disimlar (sp?) are the Dragon64 and the Tano Dragon?
>
> Should the Dragon64 OS-9 boot up on the Tano Dragon?
>
> I found some disk images online, but am having trouble even writing them
> out, I think.
> they are in .VDK format - should DSKINI be able to handle these? SS/DD 40T.
>
>
>
>The Tano Dragon is a Dragon64 with NTSC video.
>
>I would imagine that the floppy driver in the Dragon version of OS-9
>expects a Dragon disk controller. Are you using a Tandy controller?
>If so then I think you will need a non-standard version that contains
>a boot loader and RBF driver targeting the Tandy 17x3 style
>controllers.
>
>

Yep - using that SuperDOS E6 you sent me, in an HDS (1773-based) FDC.

Guess that would do it...although, even Basic disks aren't readable.
Even a simple DIR fails. It'll format a new disk, though.

Cool how that SuperDOS even had built-in support for DS/DD 80T drives!
A simple DSKINIT 0,2,40 for example, formatted drive0, 2 sides, 40tracks, 360-some-odd KB!

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