[Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2

[Mike Rowen]

Actually, you can boot NitrOS9 from HDBDOS. The Audio files were included with my DW4 zip file.

To boot OS9:
Start DW on your PC
Mount the DW NitrOS9 image in drive 0 of the DW server on your PC.

Load HDBDOS on your CoCo.
Type DOS and NitrOS9 boots up.

-Mike


On Mar 13, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> my question is where do I download the cassette file? If I understand these posts correctly, with the HDBDOS rom loaded, I can access the PC from RSDOS, correct?
> does the file have a loader to transfer it to the rom area? I know you can't "directly" load a rom into place as you overwrite the code that is loading it and you have to have an M/L loader program that will transfer it to the rom area and the exec it.
> I have no way to make real disks from disk images so I can't install the Nitros9 version until I can access my PC so will the HDBDOS cassette load allow me to access my PC from RSDOS so I can boot Nitro?
> 
> 
> Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3 
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Bill Pierce
> ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: haywire666 <haywire666 at aol.com>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 2:46 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2
> 
> 
> Yeah me too but I'm confused a bit. Like where do I get the cable and does it 
> ot work with windows vista and 7 and only xp?
> o I need a floppy disk controller for my coco? I don't have one now but I don't 
> ant to do the tape load thing and does the disk controller
> ave to be hd dos or whatever I've heard mentioned or can it be a regular radio 
> hack one?
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message-----
> rom: Bruce W. Calkins <brucewcalkins at charter.net>
> o: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> ent: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 10:56 pm
> ubject: Re: [Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2
> 
> ne of these days, I need to get DW set up.
> Bruce W.
> ============================
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Mike Rowen 
> 
> Just to confirm, I have it working as desired now. I set the HDBDOSmode to
> true under Advanced Settings and now the drives behave like typical floppy
> disks. Thanks.
>  Cheers,
> -Mike
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