[Coco] emulator questions

[Robert Gault]

Your Coco can do the conversion from tokenized Basic back to ascii
Basic, but if the files are true binary (i.e. assembly code) you will
need a disassembler to convert the code to ascii.

Syntax for Basic file conversions from token to ascii.
LOAD"filename":SAVE"filename",A
If you want to specify drives then use filename:#

I think WinME still has a DOS mode. If true, then you can use PORT.EXE
to read Coco 5.25 disks on the PC and save the files to the PC.

Almost anyone here can send you PORT by private e-mail.

LM wrote:
> 
> Robert Gault wrote:
> >Why don't you post a list of the hardware/software on your Coco and on
> >your PC. You will then get more specific suggestions for transferring
> >files between the computers.
> 
> Good idea.  I'm running Windows ME on a Pentium III.  I do have a 5 and
> 1/4 drive (b: drive) along with a 3 and 1/2 drive (a: drive) on the
> system.  Most of my old CoCo files were copied to 5 and 1/4 disks using
> the drives and extended commands from Hard Drive Specialists.  They're in
> binary format though, not ASCII.  Has anyone run across a program or
> information on how to convert them back to ASCII?  I just started writing
> a conversion utility in C++ on the PC side, but I'm just guessing at what
> some of the byte sequences are at this point.  I have an old commercial
> program named Xenocopy which can copy files from the 5 and 1/4 CoCo disks
> to the a: drive, but doesn't do a great job of it.  I'm mainly interested
> in backing up and running my BASIC games from the CoCo at this point.  I
> have some other types of programs too, but it's the BASIC games I enjoyed
> the most.  Have I left anything out as far as useful hardware or software
> info?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Laura
> 
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