[Coco] orch-90 file format question

Wed May 8 10:18:43 EDT 2013

Ok, so I tried loading the file with the J's and using "W TEST1" to write it back to disk and then "R TEST1" to get it back.  The J's were still there and the SCORE command failed as usual.  Bill, I checked your website and tried one of YOUR music .dsk images.  They seem to have .ASC files on them.  None of them are recognized by the orch90pak.  So I went to download your Orchestra Mstr disk, but it seems its a 1MB image that is incompatible with drivewire, and drivewire is the only method I have to get a .dsk image from PC to a real floppy disk for use with the orc90 pak.  Don't supose you have the Orchcnvt on a smaller disk image?  I tried googling Orchcnvt and came up with nothing.  I appreciate your help.

- Todd Wallace

On May 7, 2013, at 11:21 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> Todd,
> Try saveing the file, thn loading it again.
> If that doesn't work, there's an "Orchcnvt" file floating around. It may even be on my site on the orchestra 90 page on the OrcMastr disk. If not, I know I have a copy. It will convert all those files to proper Orch90 files.
> 
> Bill Pierce
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Wallace <dragonbytes at cox.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 10:43 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] orch-90 file format question
> 
> 
> Thanks Bill, that helped alot. I am able to successfully load the file now.  
> However when I try to score with S command, i get an ERR 3.  I noticed where the 
> error cursor is is after these J letters.  I have checked on the computer and 
> wherever a linefeed is in the text file, when i view it from the orch90 pak it 
> shows a J there instead of a linefeed.
> 
> - Todd Wallace
> 
> On May 7, 2013, at 9:06 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Todd
>> The orch90 file format is simple.
>> First the reason your files are not showing is real orch90 files have NO 
> extension. The files with the orc extension are most likely from a model 3 or 4.
>> There is one difference, these are ascii files and Coco orch files are 
> (semi)binary. On the Coco, the first character of each line has 128 added to the 
> ascii value and has no carriage returns. The "orc" files are straight ascii.
>> To load these files, just change the name so they have no extension then load 
> them with R FILENAME A
>> The "A" tell the orch 90 that they are in ascii
>> You can the just W FILENAME to save it in Coco format
>> 
>> The Orch90 manual is in all the various archives on the net
>> 
>> Bill Pierce
>> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
>> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
>> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Todd Wallace <dragonbytes at cox.net>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 7:09 pm
>> Subject: [Coco] orch-90 file format question
>> 
>> 
>> Hey guys,
>> 
>> So I've been tinkering with my new Orch-90 cart and trying to get some .orc 
>> files downloaded from the net into it.  Once I finally figured a way to get 
> the 
>> .orc files onto a floppy, I set it up with my MPI.  The DIR command from 
> within 
>> the orch90 pak wouldnt even show the file I copied.  After some experimenting, 
> I 
>> discovered that the orch90 will ONLY accept files that are in "BASIC data 
> file" 
>> format and in ASCII.  So I got the correct flags set and it finally showed up 
> in 
>> the DIR.  However, when I tried to load the .orc file, I got a ERR 4.  I 
> noticed 
>> the .orc files I downloaded all seem to be ascii text when viewed in a text 
>> editor on a PC.  I can see the comments and orch90 text commands, etc.  So I 
>> wondered what a file saved WITH the pak to disk would look like.  I used the 
>> WRITE command to output the built in demo song to disk, copied to PC, and 
>> discovered it is NOT a text file.  The DECB file flags are still BASIC data 
> file 
>> and ASCII, but when opened with a text editor,
>> its some sort of binary or something. So if anyone might be able to give me 
>> some info on what format these things need, that would be great.  Does the 
>> orch90 pak accept text file music files?  
>> 
>> - Todd Wallace
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