[Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS

[Wayne Campbell]

Thanks, Bill. Now the 6809$ question... do I have to use HDBDOS, or can I
do this with just NitrOS9? I don't use HDBDOS because I don't use RS-DOS. I
am strictly a OS9 user.

When I was attempting to help Aaron document DriveWire4 back in 09-10, he
helped me setup the NOS9 boot floppy I use now. It has dw built in. I'm not
sure if that was dw3 or dw4, but I do have the driver and descriptors in my
boot file.

Wayne
 On Oct 5, 2013 10:33 PM, "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Wayne, in the VCC 1.4.3beta zip, there a small text file. It explains most
> of what needs to be done to set up the becker port. DW4 "should" give you
> the telnet capabilities you want. That's one aspect of DW I've yet to
> explore, but will soon have to.
> The only thing is the current hdbdos does not support the becker port
> functions other than disk access unless you use ML to access the read/write
> routines directly and know the dw protocol.
>
> To enable the becker port in VCC 1.4.3b:
> In "Configuration"/"Config"/"Bitbanger" you must check "Enable Becker Port"
> These next ones should be set but always good to check
> IP Address of DriveWire server = 127.0.01
> TCP port = 65504
>
> In "Cartridge"/"FD-502 Config"
> "Dos Image"/ check "External Rom Image"
> "External Rom Image" (at bottom)
> Click browse, go to the VCC dir, and select the "hdbdwbc3.rom" not the
> "hdbdwbck.rom". That one's for running time critical games & Coco 2 (XRoar).
>
> Start DW4  server on your PC, do the "Simple Configuration Wizard" select
> "Emulator or other TCP/IP". click next and leave all else at the defaults.
> Inset a disk in slot 0.
> Now in VCC, hit "F9" twice (cold start)
> You should be in hdbdos and have dw4 access.
> If you're using partitioned VHDs, then you need to set your offsets.
> Note: In this mode, you lose the VCC default VHD in hdbdos, But you can
> gain it back in Nitros9 with the emudsk drivers installed in your becker
> boot.
>
> Bill Pierce
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sat, Oct 5, 2013 9:26 pm
> Subject: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
>
>
> I decided today was the day to see if VCC would run on this PC. I started
> using MESS 1.36b on my laptop because VCC wouldn't even launch on it. This
> computer is different hardware, but the same XP Pro I installed on the
> laptop. I figured the hardware difference could do the trick, and I was
> right.
>
> Instead of downloading the 3.2.8 vhd image on the site, I set the FD-502
> drive 0 to my 80-track boot floppy image, and the HD drive 0 to my vhd
> image. I set the keyboard to OS9 mapping and started the emulation. It
> worked flawlessly.
>
> I am wanting to see if I can get the Becker port working, but there's
> nothing in the emulation help about it, and nothing in the way of options
> in the config or devices menus.
>
> I will research that more tomorrow. My question is, will I be able to use
> the Becker port as a way to telnet to another location, such as IRC. I am
> (not at this moment) writing a IRC client, and being able to telnet through
> the Becker port would allow me to test the software locally.
>
> Wayne
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