[Coco] DW4 - GUI Feedback

[Aaron Wolfe]

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>Actually, the current GUI runs on the PC side, not the CoCo. I have
>>thought about some CoCo side software for this, but hadn't explored
>>the idea too far. It would certainly be possible to write a DECB
>>program that automated the CoCo side of things. I've thought about
>>trying to make the DW4 features like virtual serial and networking
>>available in DECB somehow as well, but since OS9 is my main playground
>>I haven't made any real progress with that.
>
> Oh, not DECB...I'm afraid that's no use to me.
>
> I never got into OS9. I've had too many false starts with OS9 that I quickly
> lost interest.
>
> I guess I could just write a short DECB program that loads the RAMDISK and
> gives me a GUI interface for transferring the disks.
>

The DW4 GUI will support making disks from .dsks and vice versa in
DECB.  On the PC, you say "I want to make a .dsk".  It prompts you for
the filename and tells you to insert the source disk and type "BACKUP
0 TO 1" on the CoCo.  The file is created and the PC says "We're done,
do you want to do this again".  That sort of thing.