[Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2

[Aaron Wolfe]

http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Software/DriveWire3.html

(there is no dw4 rom or hdbdos.  dw4 uses the drivewire 3 hdbdos).

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I downloaded the Drivewire4 zip from Aaron's Drivewire4 site. I see no HDBDOS or anything of that nature. Just the files for the PC end. Is there somewhere else to download the package? If so, please give a link. I've made the cable and Drivewire is reporting it got the correct signal from the Coco when it started. All I need now is access.
> Thanx for you help :-)
>
>
> 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: Mike Rowen <mike at bcmr3.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 4:29 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2
>
>
> Actually, you can boot NitrOS9 from HDBDOS. The Audio files were included with
> y DW4 zip file.
> To boot OS9:
> tart DW on your PC
> ount the DW NitrOS9 image in drive 0 of the DW server on your PC.
> Load HDBDOS on your CoCo.
> ype DOS and NitrOS9 boots up.
> -Mike
>
> n 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
> osts correctly, with the HDBDOS rom loaded, I can access the PC from RSDOS,
> orrect?
>  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
> nd you have to have an M/L loader program that will transfer it to the rom area
> nd the exec it.
>  I have no way to make real disks from disk images so I can't install the
> itros9 version until I can access my PC so will the HDBDOS cassette load allow
> e 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
> on'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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