[Coco] Have no idea what to call it, but, it WAS New tool: WIRED

[Retro Canada]

but you can't backup from DW to drive pak right? as you said coconet remote control suxs

for me DW is only a way to transfer files from pc to coco. i dont like having a hooked pc, only when strictely necessary. nothing beats the stand alone solution. 

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On 2012-12-04, at 5:37 PM, Brian Blake <random.rodder at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/4/2012 5:01 PM, Luis Antoniosi wrote:
>> Also I don't have a drivepak to test, but the WIRED could be easily
>> modified to support it. Just do the same way I did with sidekick.
>> 
>> Hey Robert, you if you have time and interest to add driveapak support
>> to wired i can give you all the assistance you need.
>> 
>> 
> 
> Luis,
> 
> The DrivePak really doesn't need WIRED support - here's why:
> 
> At boot, the DrivePak with CoCoNet detects what devices you currently have on your system. Example:
> 
> My CoCo3 and MPI have the following:
> 
> Slot 1 - HDB-DOS for DriveWire cart (yeah, I could store in the SuperIDE and I'll probably get around to that...)
> Slot 2 - DrivePak with CoCoNet ROM
> Slot 3 - SuperIDE
> Slot 4 - FD-501
> 
> Let's say I've got a serial cable running from the CoCo3 to the PC, and I'm also running the CoCoNet server. At boot, CoCoNet will detect the floppy controller, the DrivePack and the CoCoNet server connected to the serial cable.
> 
> I can turn on the floppy by entering the command 'DRIVE 0, OFF' I gain access to real floppy hardware.
> If I enter 'DRIVE 1,#25 ' I mount the virtual floppy in the DrivePak to drive 1.
> If I enter 'DRIVE 2,!"C:\COCO GAMES\DONKEY.DSK"' I mount Sock Master's Donkey Kong stored on my PC to drive 2.
> If I enter 'DRIVE 3,@"WHATEVER WEB ADDRESS AN IMAGE IS STORED"  I can mount an image from the internet.
> 
> I can back up from drive 0 to 1; drive 1 to 0; drive 2 to 0; whatever - all without having to worry about restarting the CoCo with a different version of the OS. Yes, it's a MAJOR pain since the virtual disk mounting is done from the CoCo. And unlike DriveWire, which allows you to switch disks via the server GUI, there's no such luck with the CoCoNet based products.
> 
> Yes, you can accomplish the same tasks with DriveWire/HDB-DOS, but, there are more steps involved. However, with DriveWire, HDB-DOS there's far less typing, especially if you make a typo and don't realize it...
> 
> 
> Brian
> 
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