[Coco] Tano Dragon on ebay

[Phill Harvey-Smith]

Benoit Bleau wrote:
> I've got the ROM from MESS, and I can build the Nitros9 from my linux PC :)

Cool, yeah I use Linux as my Nitros development platform too :)

> I assume then, that there is no modifications needed on the coco 
> controller?  Does this mean that the Tano ROM was modified to work with 
> this controller?

This is correct, though you may need a rom adapter depending on which 
controller you have, as a 2764, is a 28 pin eprom and some of the 
controllers only have a 24 pin socket, if you can make your own it's 
pretty simple, though I believe Cloud 9 have an adapter too, I can't 
remember off the top of my head which carts need this, my FD-500 did :)

I have used the rom on my FD-500 without problems, as have a couple of 
other people, there is a copy of the DragonDos manual available on the 
net, which SuperDos is compatible with, as the commands are named 
slightly differently to the RS-DOS ones, specifically to boot you type 
BOOT rather than DOS :)

Also SuperDos on the Tandy controler only supports 3 drives due to the 
way the hardware is constructed.

> I'm anxiously looking forward to receive my brand new Tano Dragon :D  
> Terry from CA Digital said it would be in the mail Monday.

Hopefully it won't take 2 months to get to you as mine did, but (I 
assume anyway), at least you are on the same continent :)

> Thanks Phill!

No probs.

Phill.

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Phill Harvey-Smith, Programmer, Hardware hacker, and general eccentric !

"You can twist perceptions, but reality won't budge" -- Rush.