[Coco] Can Drivewire connect two computers

[Bill Pierce]

@Aaron,
You are saying then if I load a VHD in instance 0 (real Coco3), then load the same VHD in instance 1 (Vcc 1.4.3b), that if I save a file to that VHD in instance 0, it will appear in that same VHD in instance 1?

I was under the impression that each instance loaded it's own copy of the VHD file into the server's memory and the actual "file" on the server HD would not be updated until the VHD is ejected or DW4 is shut down.
If so, then the VHD in instance 1 would not reflect the changes made in the VHD in instance 0 until either eject or a dw4 shutdown.

Please correct me if I'm wrong as this would save me quite a bit of "VHD swapping".
OR, is the UI cmd "ui sync" needed for this to work properly?


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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sat, Mar 15, 2014 2:48 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] Can Drivewire connect two computers


On Mar 14, 2014 11:32 PM, "Brian Goers" <briang0671 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Is it possible to connect two Color Computers to one Drivewire server?

DriveWire 4 supports an essentially unlimited number of CoCos, emulators,
FPGAs, etc connected to a single server.

> Could they write/read the same directory but different files?

If you're talking about different disk images in the same directory of the
server, absolutely no problem.

If you're talking about different DECB or OS9 files inside the *same* disk
image mounted in multiple drives and/or multiple cocos, the answer is still
yes, but with a HUGE caveat:

It is your own responsibility to avoid destroying your disk image.  DW4
provides all the tools you need to do this, but DW4 cannot make it safe,
automatic, or at all foolproof.  If you misuse these tools or don't fully
understand the ramifications of what you do with them, you will destroy the
data on your disk.  Not for casual users.

That said, it is often convenient to have the same disk image mounted in
multiple cocos or a real coco and an emulator at the same time, and DW4 can
certainly help you do that kind of thing.  When writing/testing coco
programs I often do exactly that.

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