[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Creating a DSK file on a real coco..

[George Ramsower]

How would an older PC help me find a program to run on a real coco?

From: "Basil Fitze" 
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:10 PM
Subject: [Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Creating a DSK file on a real coco..


> George Ramsower,
> 
> Your out of luck unless you can get a older PC with say Win 98/ME.  I 
> use Linux and I have utilities called FD Utilities for formatting 
> floppies and configuring the floppy drive. Allows to make and access 
> "special" floppies, such as Coco, CP/M, OS/2's XDF format and other 
> formats.  Stores up to 1992K on a high density disk. I use this alot for 
> making disks, but you need to add Linux as a dual boot to use it, if you 
> have the space. Windows is crap and its sad so many people are stuck 
> with it.  If your interested checkout  Open Linux such as SUSE Linux 
> http://www.opensuse.org/Download I find it the best to install and it 
> will blow you away on how nice it works, also it a UNIX like OS so your 
> knowledge of OS-9 will transfer easy.
> 
> Release the oppression
>