[Coco] dw 3

[Darren A]

On 11/21/10, Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net> wrote:
>
> The main point is that with 256 disks per drive#, copying from/to floppies
> should not present any real problems. It is copying from one DW slot to
> another
> which is the main problem which is easily solved with a RAM disk designed to
> work with HDBDOS.
>
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Setting up a RAM disk along with DriveWire is an extra step that only
complicates the process (assuming it's possible). Even then you have
to make multiple BACKUPs to achieve the desired result.  Then there is
the fact that some people may be using DriveWire on a CoCo 1 or 2
where a RAM disk really isn't an option.

Having a switchable setting in the server that allows each slot to be
treated like a single floppy disk seems like an elegant solution to
the problem.

Darren