[Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS

Mon Oct 7 14:00:58 EDT 2013

The file is dw3.sb, not dw3.sc. I also looked in the SCF directory just to
be sure RBF wasn't a mistake, and the file is not there either. I don't
know if this has anything to do with it. I disabled the becker port in the
bitbanger tab and the result was no change. It still does the same thing
when I type DOS.

Wayne

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, it seems I am having an issue whether or not I want one. It turns
> out the disk Aaron made me included the dw3 driver and descriptors in the
> modules directory, but the bootfile did not have them. I made a custom boot
> file. There is a entry in the bootlist that shows RBF/dw3,sc that does not
> exist in that directory. I'm not sure what that module does, but I could
> not include it. In VCC 142 the new bootdisk boots fine, and a mdir shows
> the dw3 driver and x0-x3 descriptors. However, in VCC 143 I get the
> following screen as soon as I type DOS and press [ENTER]. Can someone help
> me determine what is going on here? Oh, and I did set the bitbanger in 143
> to use the Becker interface, and I have dw4 installed and running. I never
> get past the boot.
>
> cococoding.com/wayne/vcc_window.PNG
>
> Wayne
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Tom. I now have both VCC sites bookmarked.
>>
>> I have DW4 installed, as well as VCC 1.4.3. I will be testing things
>> today, and I'll post what I discover here. I am hoping I will have no
>> issues, but if a few occur I consider that part of the learning curve.
>>
>> Thanks Bill for the help you have given.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Tom Seagrove <tjseagrove at writeme.com>wrote:
>>
>>> http://vcc.cococoding.com
>>>
>>> On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been searching for vcc143.zip but cannot locate it on the
>>> internet.
>>> Someone please provide the url?
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Chad... not the "headless" disks. Just the one's ending  in becker.The
>>> > headless disks are for running a Coco from a remote... they have no
>>> display
>>> > drivers
>>> >
>>> > Bill Pierce
>>> > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>>> > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>>> > Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
>>> > http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
>>> > Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
>>> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>>> > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>>> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> > Sent: Sat, Oct 5, 2013 11:27 pm
>>> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I still thank you for the response anyway, Bill. :)
>>> >
>>> > I will be looking at it more closely tomorrow. I already found out
>>> today
>>> > that 1.4.2 is not the correct version for use with the Becker port. I
>>> found
>>> > the 1.4.3 beta earlier. I will download it tomorrow. I also found all
>>> the
>>> > vhd images of NOS9 L1/2/6809/6309/becker/beckerheadless. What I really
>>> need
>>> > to know is, is there something on those images not found on the image I
>>> > have?
>>> >
>>> > Wayne
>>> > On Oct 5, 2013 11:11 PM, "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> Chad, this sounds like (from both threads), that you don't even need
>>> >> hdbdos but you need dwdos which allows most of what you want. I
>>> haven't
>>> >> used it so I can't tell you how, but the docs are "supposed" to be on
>>> >> cloud9 and the zip for hdbdos there contains the dwdos files.
>>> >>
>>> >> Bill Pierce
>>> >> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>>> >> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>>> >> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
>>> >> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
>>> >> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
>>> >> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>>> >> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>>> >> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> >> Sent: Sat, Oct 5, 2013 10:45 pm
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks, Bill. Now the 6809$ question... do I have to use HDBDOS, or
>>> can I
>>> >> do this with just NitrOS9? I don't use HDBDOS because I don't use
>>> > RS-DOS. I
>>> >> am strictly a OS9 user.
>>> >>
>>> >> When I was attempting to help Aaron document DriveWire4 back in
>>> 09-10, he
>>> >> helped me setup the NOS9 boot floppy I use now. It has dw built in.
>>> I'm
>>> > not
>>> >> sure if that was dw3 or dw4, but I do have the driver and descriptors
>>> in
>>> > my
>>> >> boot file.
>>> >>
>>> >> Wayne
>>> >> On Oct 5, 2013 10:33 PM, "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Wayne, in the VCC 1.4.3beta zip, there a small text file. It explains
>>> >> most
>>> >>> of what needs to be done to set up the becker port. DW4 "should" give
>>> > you
>>> >>> the telnet capabilities you want. That's one aspect of DW I've yet to
>>> >>> explore, but will soon have to.
>>> >>> The only thing is the current hdbdos does not support the becker port
>>> >>> functions other than disk access unless you use ML to access the
>>> >> read/write
>>> >>> routines directly and know the dw protocol.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> To enable the becker port in VCC 1.4.3b:
>>> >>> In "Configuration"/"Config"/"Bitbanger" you must check "Enable Becker
>>> >> Port"
>>> >>> These next ones should be set but always good to check
>>> >>> IP Address of DriveWire server = 127.0.01
>>> >>> TCP port = 65504
>>> >>>
>>> >>> In "Cartridge"/"FD-502 Config"
>>> >>> "Dos Image"/ check "External Rom Image"
>>> >>> "External Rom Image" (at bottom)
>>> >>> Click browse, go to the VCC dir, and select the "hdbdwbc3.rom" not
>>> the
>>> >>> "hdbdwbck.rom". That one's for running time critical games & Coco 2
>>> >> (XRoar).
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Start DW4  server on your PC, do the "Simple Configuration Wizard"
>>> > select
>>> >>> "Emulator or other TCP/IP". click next and leave all else at the
>>> >> defaults.
>>> >>> Inset a disk in slot 0.
>>> >>> Now in VCC, hit "F9" twice (cold start)
>>> >>> You should be in hdbdos and have dw4 access.
>>> >>> If you're using partitioned VHDs, then you need to set your offsets.
>>> >>> Note: In this mode, you lose the VCC default VHD in hdbdos, But you
>>> can
>>> >>> gain it back in Nitros9 with the emudsk drivers installed in your
>>> > becker
>>> >>> boot.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Bill Pierce
>>> >>> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>>> >>> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>>> >>> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
>>> >>> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
>>> >>> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
>>> >>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>>> >>> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>> From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
>>> >>> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> >>> Sent: Sat, Oct 5, 2013 9:26 pm
>>> >>> Subject: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I decided today was the day to see if VCC would run on this PC. I
>>> > started
>>> >>> using MESS 1.36b on my laptop because VCC wouldn't even launch on it.
>>> >> This
>>> >>> computer is different hardware, but the same XP Pro I installed on
>>> the
>>> >>> laptop. I figured the hardware difference could do the trick, and I
>>> was
>>> >>> right.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Instead of downloading the 3.2.8 vhd image on the site, I set the
>>> > FD-502
>>> >>> drive 0 to my 80-track boot floppy image, and the HD drive 0 to my
>>> vhd
>>> >>> image. I set the keyboard to OS9 mapping and started the emulation.
>>> It
>>> >>> worked flawlessly.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I am wanting to see if I can get the Becker port working, but there's
>>> >>> nothing in the emulation help about it, and nothing in the way of
>>> > options
>>> >>> in the config or devices menus.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I will research that more tomorrow. My question is, will I be able to
>>> > use
>>> >>> the Becker port as a way to telnet to another location, such as IRC.
>>> I
>>> > am
>>> >>> (not at this moment) writing a IRC client, and being able to telnet
>>> >> through
>>> >>> the Becker port would allow me to test the software locally.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Wayne
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