[Coco] Software testing for FDC emulator

[Darren A]

On 4/21/11, Robert Gault wrote:
>
> In looking at the code, 7th Link uses its own disk I/O routines (OBLIQUE
> TRIAD DOS 3.0) so
> it is not likely that DW3/DW4 or Coconet could work with 7th Link. I don't
> believe there
> is any method for trapping data sent to a Coco fdc within the Coco itself,
> so no ROM
> replacement could handle proprietary I/O routines.
> In short, games of this type would need to be cracked and rewritten so that
> they used the
> ROM disk I/O calls. Then they would work with systems like DW3 or Coconet.
>

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The whole point of the FDC emulator is to allow such programs to work
without cracking or rewriting the code.  In most cases it can be done,
but does require a new "controller" consisting of more than just a
ROM.  As mentioned in my earlier posts, I already have it working with
other titles that use proprietary I/O routines.  The point right now
is to test with as many titles as possible to find where the problems
are and see if they can be resolved.

Darren