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

[Paulo Garcia]

Thanks,

So far I am loving how easy is to load software using it. I could load a
lot of different programs.

I still couldn't load Nitros/9, though. I've found a zip file here in the
list, but it doesn't load. Any clues?

Thanks

Paulo

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com
> wrote:

> Most software that doesn’t work on DriveWire fails because it tries to
> directly access the floppy controller hardware. The only work around is to
> re-write the program. Under NitrOS9 it is possible to access virtual serial
> devices that can connect over the internet.
>
> > Paulo Garcia paulo.astuser at gmail.com  <mailto:coco%40maltedmedia.com
> ?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BCoco%5D%20First%20time%20using%
> 20miniFlash%20and%20Drivewire%20-%20some%0A%20compatibility%
> 20questions&In-Reply-To=%3CCA%2B1aitPWx%2BbeLsCCCQdjCYXj_
> Agqscbg1hqd0U52W%3DEfWo7njg%40mail.gmail.com%3E>
> > Wed Jan 4 11:54:10 EST 2017
> > 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!
> >
> > --
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Paulo
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Paulo