[Coco] [Color Computer] Drivewire 3 breaks BASIC

[Robert Gault]

plas tered wrote:
> I have both a PAL CoCo I and II with 64K and ECB and a cartridge with the Drivewire 3 EPROM inserted. Drivewire connects and works fine, however, most BASIC programs don't work. Commands like SOUND and PLAY as well as others either no longer work or hang the system.
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> For instance -
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> PLAY "A"<return>
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> Plays the A note indefinately, likewise
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> SOUND 10,10
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> Plays a note indefinately.
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> Same result on both my CoCo's. I have contacted the author to ask about this issue some time ago but after showing interest initially he never got back to me regarding a possible workaround. Has anyone else noticed this problem?
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This does not happen with my Coco3 and the model Coco should not matter. It is 
possible there is a newer version of Drivewire3 available than the one you have. 
Would you be able to burn a new EPROM or set up a LOADM file to test the current 
version?