[Coco] CTUNES.DSK

[coco at jechar.ca]

Ok I am out of luck unless/until I get a MultiPack. I have the PSG 
cartridge but depending on it's drivewire to access disks.

For now I am going to play with another program that does not
have these dependencys.

Charlie

On 2021-11-07 20:40, Robert Gault wrote:
> OK, I finally got the ctune disks to work. 
> You can see them almost working with emulators or a real CoCo as DOS
> gives the message LOADING then OS and freezes. 
> You can get the disks to work only with a CoCoSDC system. I have
> SDCDOS 1.6 on my CoCo3. Both the ctune versions 4 and 5 will start
> when the sdc explorer program points to the .dsk images and the ENTER
> key is hit. However since I don't have the psg hardware, I can't play
> any music. 
> When you look at the disks, there is no directory data on track17 but
> there is a short binary program on track34 starting with OS so the DOS
> command will run the program in track34. That starts the binary
> program which begins on the first track. 
> The zippster's site explains the hardware required to run the ctune
> program but does not describe the format on the .dsk image.
> 
> Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android
> 
>   On Sun, Nov 7, 2021 at 4:30 PM,
> michaelkline704 at gmail.com<michaelkline704 at gmail.com> wrote:   They're
> not OS9. You still boot the programme by typing in DOS. I don't
> remember how's it done. But, you can save a programme on an outer
> track that uses the DOS command to load and run it.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of Robert Gault
> Sent: 07 November 2021 14:50
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CTUNES.DSK
> 
> The .dsk images on that site are not normal images. They are not OS-9
> or Basic disks, do not have directories or other .dsk structures, and
> look more like .bin files.
> 
> Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android
> 
>   On Sun, Nov 7, 2021 at 2:03 PM,
> michaelkline704 at gmail.com<michaelkline704 at gmail.com> wrote:  From Ed's
> site:
> 
> https://www.mediafire.com/folder/b2hfipgod6p5k/CoCo_Chiptunes_Player
> 
> The above link originates from here:
> https://thezippsterzone.com/2019/02/14/coco-chiptunes-player/
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of Robert Gault
> Sent: 07 November 2021 12:40
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CTUNES.DSK
> 
> Where can I find that disk?
> 
> Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android
> 
>   On Sun, Nov 7, 2021 at 1:21 PM, coco at jechar.ca<coco at jechar.ca>
> wrote: I would like to know How CTUNES.dsk is supposed to work.
> First I try to list it in RSDOS results below.
> 
> DIR
> 
> DRIVE=0  FREE=0
> 
> I don,t see anything in OS-9 ether.
> 
> So I go back to BASIC and with CTUNES.dsk in the default drive type
> DOS  results below.
> 
> DOS
> {screen clears}
> LOADING ...
> 
> :) Yay something is happening.
> I get called for supper.
> 
> I get back 40 minutes later and turn on the monitor.
> still
> LOADING ...
> 
> :( Sh!!t that's not working.
> 
> So now I am at a loss.
> Do I need a second disk in drive 1 and where do I get that ?
> 
> Charles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>  
> 
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
> 
> 
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>  
> 
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
> 
> 
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco