[Coco] Emulating a 1980 4K CoCo on PC, Mac, Linux, etc.

[Kandur]

Anybody had a Coco in 1980?

Kandur

Monday, December 29, 2014, 6:33:12 AM, you wrote:
> I have created a simple quick-start CoCopedia page on how to download and
> configure the XRoar emulator to act like a 1980 4K CoCo:

> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Using_XRoar#Configuring_XRoar

> I have not added Linux details yet, nor are there any screen shots, but I
> will get to them (unless someone beats me to it).

> I need to wrap my head around how it handles cassette files and add that section. Of note:

> 1. If you save a TEXT file out of CoCo BASIC, and give it the extension
> ".asc", you can mount that file as an Input Cassette and then "CLOAD" and it loads :) Cool.

> 2. If you mount an Output Cassette with an extension of ".wav" and
> CSAVE/CSAVEM, it creates a WAVE audio file you could load in to a real CoCo. Also cool.

> 3. If you use ".cas" as the extension, it's some kind of data file.

> Loading in XRoar is accelerated so things load in a snap. Very cool.

>                 -- Allen