[Coco] FHL Color Flex

[Luis Fernández]

Discs look good
utility reads my completely
reads the files even

> From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:33:38 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I know that this is NOT the answer but FHL "O-PAK" has utilities for reading 
> FLEX disks under OS-9 (L-I).
> 
> But I remember being able to only read the files and not all of my disks 
> were readable due to date when written (Way too old). Track 0 not possible 
> AFAIK.
> 
> So, in worse case, disassemble the OS-9 utility and build a new utility to 
> write a file on the CoCo containing the entire disk handling the Track 0 
> single-density and the rest of the disk double-density.
> 
> There is a lot of chatter on the FLEX9 (apple2 based) FLEX9 at yahoogroups.com 
> about a similar problem right now.
> 
> SHF
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have unearthed a disk here of FLEX 3.3. It *does* work on the Coco3; I 
> > booted it, and typed "cat" and got a file listing.
> >
> > However... It is as I suspected, track 0 of the disk is not a standard 
> > format (probably single-density); it returns I/O error when I try to read 
> > it.
> >
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to image such a disk?
> >
> > Regards, Bob Devries
> > Dalby, QLD, Australia
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Luis Fernández" <luis46coco at hotmail.com>
> > To: "COCO" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 1:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
> >
> >
> >> What is the link for the version 5.0:4​​?
> >> another thing
> >> vcc tried, and if I started but the keyboard will not let me pass the 
> >> date
> >> while entering a number, writes 01234567
> >> I tried everything but does not improve
> >> CONCLUSION The FLEX version 5.0:2, and 5.0:3 operate at VCC (Coco3) but 
> >> not the keyboard.
> >> will try with another DECB
> >>
> >>> From: computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> >>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> >>> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:22:53 -0400
> >>> Subject: Re: [Coco] FHL Color Flex
> >>>
> >>> The FHL Color Flex Complete Manual refers to a 5.0:4 version.  Does 
> >>> anyone
> >>> have this version?
> >>> Is there an OCR version of this manual?  Searching this pdf version is
> >>> impossible.  Thumbing through all the pages to find a particular piece 
> >>> of
> >>> information is the only way to find anything.
> >>> Kip
> 
> 
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