[Coco] Creating a Coco Floppy in DOS

[RON BIHLER]

I once had a DOS utility that would read and write Coco disk directly.  You did need to format the disk on the Coco, as I recall it think it even worked on a HD MSDOS drive, but that was a long time ago.  
I am sure it worked with rsdos formatted disk, and I remember something about another utility to read the rsdos disk under os9. 
Maybe something like Cocodisk or cocoutil, something like that?  It was a dos program, prior to windows so it was all dos driven. 
 
I remember I would download files on the messydos system as the term programs seemed to work better at 9600 baud and then I would transfer them over to coco disk all on the messydos system. 
 
Unfortunately I don't have any of the software from that day. 
 
Ron Bihler
 
 
    > From: chadbh74 at hotmail.com> To: coco at maltedmedia.com> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:16:18 -0500> Subject: Re: [Coco] Creating a Coco Floppy in DOS> > Questioned asked was: How do I use PC DOS to copy files onto a CoCo> formatted 5.25 disk?> > I haven't found a way yet to do this directly in one step. If anyone else> knows, please share. What I do is image the this> With the RETRIEVE DOS CoCo utility, then use the companion utility, PORT, to> insert files into the image (or extract depending on situation) then DISKINI> the image back to diskette. Yes, a couple of extra steps, but not too> tedious to me.> > > -----Original Message-----> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On> Behalf Of Tim Fadden> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 5:45 PM> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts> Subject: Re: [Coco] Creating a Coco Floppy in DOS> > If you are making a cable, yes you need to swap the send and receive. > Do a google search for NULL modem cable. There are many variaties you > can make. Yo can probably get buy with the simplest and use xon-xoff > flow control. If you need hardware flow controle, you will need a full > blown null modem cable. You can purchase null modem adapters, and > cables most anywhere. these work great for this. That would probably be > best.> > > John T Chasteen wrote:> > With the serial cable, do I have to switch the send anf receive leads on> > one end?> >> > John> > > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:59:16 -0400 <t.fadden at cox.net> writes:> > > >> If you can't find the utility to make rsdos disks from pc dos you > >> could do this.> >>> >> 1. connect pc to coco via serial connection start com program on pc, > >> and com program on coco. > >>> >> 2. Make sure the communication paramaters are the same, use > >> null-modem cable, etc. What you type on one should show up on the > >> other.> >>> >> 3. start sending the file on the pc, and start receiving on the > >> coco. > >>> >> I do something similar with os9 successfully. I haven't used an > >> rsdos com program, but I would assume that it writes the downloaded > >> file to disk. Search of a pc com program that does xmodem, ymodem, > >> or zmodem or all three. At least one of these should be available > >> with the rsdos com program.> >>> >>> >>> >> ---- Michael Robinson <deemcr at robinson-west.com> wrote: > >>> >> On Mon, 2008-09-15 at 22:22 -0700, Bill Barnes wrote:> >> > >>> I seem to remember there was a program that was written for the > >>> > >> CoCo that allowed the reading and writing of a 40ss 5.25" Floppy.> >> > >>> I also know there were some programs for the PC (DOS) That allowed > >>> > >> reading and writing of a CoCo disk... Guess I'll hafta dig around my > >> disks and pray that they are readable (and hope I didnt lose it so I > >> can get the name of it for you.> >>> >> MESS had an image tool that allowed me to copy the files from the> >> drivewire.dsk image to my hard drive on my PC. Trouble is, how do> >> I copy these files to a COCO formatted 5.25" disk?> >>> >>> >> --> >> Coco mailing list> >> Coco at maltedmedia.com> >> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco> >>> >>> >> --> >> Coco mailing list> >> Coco at maltedmedia.com> >> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco> >>> >>> >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________> > Looking for insurance? Compare and save today. Click here.> >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m276BZo2EpiUpXaJmg1Ysyn7N> dtk0qP6sevDe4DOerknl0N/> >> > --> > Coco mailing list> > Coco at maltedmedia.com> > http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco> >> > > > > --> Coco mailing list> Coco at maltedmedia.com> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco> > > --> Coco mailing list> Coco at maltedmedia.com> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco