[Coco] Reading and Writing CoCo RSDOS disks on PC

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Sat Oct 7 17:39:57 EDT 2006


tonym wrote:
> Having some issues - 
> 
> Got a Compaq Deskpro EN, like 800MHz P3, installed HD, DOS 6.22, removed CD, installed 5.25" 360KB floppy drive.
> 
> Man - what a flashback machine!
> 
> Anyways, using port.exe, can't read any CoCo floppies.
> Dskini.exe will format it, but port.exe will not read what dskini just formatted.
> 
> DOS will format, copy to, and read from it, so i know the floppy is good.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Any other software to use to image coco floppies for archiving?
> 
> 
> Tony
> 
> 

Sometimes it helps to format a disk with the normal PC format, then use 
DSKINI.EXE, and then try PORT.EXE.



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