[Coco] First time using miniFlash and Drivewire - some compatibility questions

[Mark Marlette]

Paulo, 
Most problems with Drivewire are on the host side or the USB converter. 
The locking up, really sounds like host issues. 
I run FTDI converter and use a host with some horsepower, gain stability then move towards your target system logically making hardware changes till the problem arises. 
Now if your CoCo is unstable, so will be DW. 
Regards,  Mark Marlette
 http://www.cloud9tech.com
mark at cloud9tech.com
mark at gamecamaddict.com

      From: Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>
 To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
 Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2017 10:54 AM
 Subject: [Coco] First time using miniFlash and Drivewire - some compatibility questions
   
Hi

yesterday I finally got my miniFlash with HDB-DOS and a DriveWire cable
from Cloud9Tech and I started playing with my coco3. \o/

First of all, it is a great experience, very easy to get going, as long you
have the right serial->usb adapter configured for your computer, ofc.

I could successfully load a lot of software I was randomly getting from the
Internetz, but I also had a lot of times when the program didn't load at
all, freezing the computer.

So here are my questions:

1> Compatibility

- Does the HDB-DOS residing in the miniFlash cartridge conflict with these
programs?
- Is that possible (I assume it is)?
- How to workaround?

2> Serial

Since DriveWire is connected via Serial, is it possible to do actual serial
coding in the CoCo while DriveWire is still acting like a disk?

Thanks!

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Paulo

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