[Coco] [Color Computer] Load files .bas

[Pierre Fortin]

OK, I solved the problem to transfer .bas files and .bin of Pc in my 
coco3. I did not use good option with key them " F7 and F8 " under 
"Port.exe".

I progress quietly:o)


Ok, j'ai réglé le problème pour transférer des fichiers .bas et .bin de 
Pc à mon coco3. Je n'utilisait pas les bonne option avec les touche "F7 
et F8" sous "Port.exe".

Je progresse tranquillement:o)


Pierre Fortin a écrit :


> Finally that works now:o)))

>

> After the starting up of Port.exe I have to type " b: " for my reader 5

> ¼ and then I was able to copy the prog " GET3ROM.BAS " to the floppy

> disk and then to execute this prog on my truth coco3 and that worked.

>

> I was then able to copy my 2 file COCO3. ROM and DISK.ROM on my Pc and

> the whole works now but only under Windows because I work under Linux

> (Mandrake 10.0) and even with the emulator " xdosemu " character are

> bizarre and illegible in the emulator, there are lots of symbol as

> bottom then...

>

> If I copy a file .bas (with Port.exe) on a floppy disk 5 ¼ and what I

> essay(attempt,try) to load(charge) the .bas on the truth coco3, that

> does not work. The reader turns(shoots) and then he posts(shows) "OK", I

> type "LIST", nothing displays, I type "RUN" and there is nothing.

>

> Why?

>

> Having copied a .dsk file (with Port.exe) to floppy disk 5 ¼, how to use

> this .dsk file with the truth coco3?

>

> Thank you for your help Robert

>

>

> French:

>

> Finalement ça fonctionne maintenant:o)))

>

> Après le démarrage de Port.exe j'ai tapé "b:" pour mon lecteur 5¼ et

> ensuite j'ai pu copier le prog "GET3ROM.BAS" sur la disquette et ensuite

> exectuer ce prog sur mon vrai coco3 et ça fonctionné.

>

> J'ai pu ensuite copier mes 2 fichier COCO3.ROM et DISK.ROM sur mon Pc et

> le tout fonctionne maintenant mais seulement sous Windows car je travail

> sous Linux(Mandrake 10.0) et même avec l'émulateur "xdosemu" les

> caractère sont bizarre et illisible dans l'émulateur, il y a plein de

> symbole comme fond alors...

>

> Si je copie un fichier .bas(avec Port.exe) sur une disquette 5¼ et que

> j'essai de charger le .bas sur le vrai coco3, ça ne fonctionne pas. Le

> lecteur tourne et ensuite il affiche "OK", je  tape "LIST", rien ne

> s'affiche, je tape "RUN" et il ne se passe rien.

>

> Pourquoi?

>

> Après avoir copié un fichier .dsk(avec Port.exe) sur disquette 5¼,

> comment faire pour utiliser ce fichier .dsk avec le vrai coco3.

>

> Merci pour ton aide Robert

>

>

>

> Robert Emery a écrit :

>

> >

> > --- Pierre Fortin <pierrefortin at altern.org> wrote:

> > >

> > > Ok tim,

> > >

> > > Avec le programme "Port.exe", seule les fichiers .dsk sont visible,

> > > comment faire pour voire le fichier "GET3ROM.BAS"?

> > >

> > > Merci

> > >

> > > English:

> > >

> > > With the program " Port.exe ", only files .dsk are visible, how even

> > the

> > > file " GET3ROM.BAS "?

> > >

> > > Thank you

> >

> > Pierre,

> >

> > I hope this translates ok... I'd translate it myself, but I'd probably

> > pick a

> > translator that would tell you "my hovercraft is full of eels."

> >

> > When you run PORT.EXE, the first thing to do is select a CoCo diskette

> > that you

> > want to read and write files to. You can use a real diskette in the 

> floppy

> > drive, or a virtual one such as "diskname.dsk". You can type A: (or 

> B: or

> > diskname.dsk) and press Enter and you should see the contents of the 

> CoCo

> > diskette in the middle column.

> >

> > I will assume you have a 5.25" disk drive on the CoCo and the PC, and

> > you want

> > to use a real diskette, since you need to use GET3ROM.BAS on a real

> > CoCo3. You

> > may need to tell you computer BIOS that the 5.25" drive is a 720K 3.5"

> > drive.

> > This is due to an error in Jeff V's emulator. This has been corrected

> > by John

> > Collyer, who has released an updated CoCo3 emulator based on Jeff's.

> >

> > After PORT.EXE starts and you have a CoCo diskette directory in the 

> middle

> > column, use the right side column to choose files on the PC that you

> > want to

> > copy to the CoCo diskette.

> >

> > .BAS files on the PC side may be ASCII or tokenized basic (binary).

> > Open the

> > BAS file in a text editor. If you can read it, it is ASCII. If it

> > looks like

> > garbage, it is tokenized Basic. You must use the appropiate setting or

> > the CoCo

> > won't be able to read the file.

> >

> > Keep trying, we'll help you get it working!

> >

> > cheers,

> > Bob Emery

>




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