[Coco] Re: 6309 microprocessor project: 11-05-2003

[John Collyer]

I haven't investigated any of this yet, but I enhanced the RETRIEVE&DSKINI
programs because of all the complaints that was appearing on the list.  They
do work with Windows Me,98,etc.  I thinking that if I want my emulator to be
really user friendly I'll have to write device drivers for it.

John Collyer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Woods" <npwoods at cybercom.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:05 AM
Subject: [Coco] Re: 6309 microprocessor project: 11-05-2003


> Steeman, Fedor writes:
>
> > I mean, I like MESS, but the problem is that it does not help you much
in
> > e.g. transferring files back and forth to the PC-environment. Then it is
> > going back down to Jeff's original DSKINI.EXE and RETRIEVE.EXE.
>
> This is not 100% correct; MESS does have the Imgtool program which allows
> one to transfer RS-DOS programs back and forth from disk images.  It is a
> command line program, so some might find it harder to use than
RETRIEVE.EXE,
> but it also supports VDK and DMK disk images.
>
> As for an equivalent of DSKINI.EXE, there is not much chance at all of
> avoiding MS-DOS given how Windows does not like 5 1/4" drives.
>
>
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