[Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS

Mon Oct 7 11:35:11 EDT 2013

I have been searching for vcc143.zip but cannot locate it on the internet.
Someone please provide the url?

Wayne

On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Chad... not the "headless" disks. Just the one's ending  in becker.The
> headless disks are for running a Coco from a remote... they have no display
> drivers
>
> Bill Pierce
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
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>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sat, Oct 5, 2013 11:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
>
>
> I still thank you for the response anyway, Bill. :)
>
> I will be looking at it more closely tomorrow. I already found out today
> that 1.4.2 is not the correct version for use with the Becker port. I found
> the 1.4.3 beta earlier. I will download it tomorrow. I also found all the
> vhd images of NOS9 L1/2/6809/6309/becker/beckerheadless. What I really need
> to know is, is there something on those images not found on the image I
> have?
>
> Wayne
>  On Oct 5, 2013 11:11 PM, "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Chad, this sounds like (from both threads), that you don't even need
> > hdbdos but you need dwdos which allows most of what you want. I haven't
> > used it so I can't tell you how, but the docs are "supposed" to be on
> > cloud9 and the zip for hdbdos there contains the dwdos files.
> >
> > 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: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Sat, Oct 5, 2013 10:45 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
> >
> >
> > 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
> > > 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: 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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