[Coco] Mess and Serial

[Robert Gault]

Bill Pierce wrote:
>
> Does MESS allow serial output to the PC's comm port? I know David Keil's emulator and Jeff's as well allowed this. VCC will only send to a text file. Someone needs to find that guy and get him back on VCC or release the code LOL
> I've found several "virtual serial ports" for windows that would allow the output of the emulator to be redirected to another app... drivewire for instance. That would give 4 more HDs online (or disk drives... whatever) Then my emulator would mimic my current Coco setup. I use the emulator mostly for super fast file transfers and running compilers/assemblers. Jump the clock up a notch and overclock the virtual drives... things go really fast. 80 meg formats in less than a minute, forever using the real Coco. Copy HD to HD in less than a minute.
> Also... what the best stable version of MESS for the Coco 2&  3? The newer ones just don't seem to run as much as the older ones.
>

There is some source code in MESS for the Coco RS-232 pak. I've not tried to get 
that working and I'm not sure what you would need to get it to work. Maybe you 
need a copy of the ROM from the pack.
If you study the MESS source code you might be able to answer your own question.

The current MESS releases are pretty good. For older ones, try .136 or .138.