[Coco] VCC 1.40 or "other mechanism" question

Diego Barizo diegoba at adinet.com.uy
Sun Dec 28 08:47:05 EST 2008


What I do is use Wimgtool or file2dsk to put the windows file into a dsk.

Diego

Ed Orbea wrote:

> I have a BASIC program (saved as ascii text on my windows system) that

> I want to run on my CoCo3 (real or emulated). I have VCC 1.4 loaded on

> a USB drive (so I can play CoCo games anywhere), as well as a real

> CoCo3 (Disto controller, 3.5 and 5.25 floppy drives, MPI, 512 memory

> upgrade) I am also a registered user of Drivewire and Roger Taylor's

> excellent Rainbow IDE.

>

> Obviously the easiest way would be to copy & paste the BASIC program

> from Windows Notepad into VCC, but as you all know, Windows shortcuts

> don't work in VCC, so what process do the members of this list recommend?

> Would it be best to do "everything" in Rainbow IDE (even to making a

> DSK file with the BASIC program on it)

> Or to use an RS-DOS editor to "copy & paste"

> Or to use Wimgtool.exe to paste the ascii file onto a DSK

> Or...........

>

> Thanks, and since I have a Disto SCII, I am looking forward to

> obtaining a CoCoNet eprom (more stuff to play with <grin>)

>

> Ed

>

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