[Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS

[Wayne Campbell]

I got the disk image from http://www.nitros9.org/latest/, which is the link
on http://vcc.cococoding.com/ where I downloaded vcc143. I hope that helps.


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

>
> No. ALL dw access on the becker disk is through the becker port. Until you
> know what they are, ignore the /nx descriptors. You're looking for
> something special... there is nothing special... just disk drivers.
> you cannot access the /nx descriptors directly. They are for something
> else altogether.
> all drive access is through /x0 -/x3 and /dd and /d0 - /d3 for the floppies
>
> becker=dw=becker.
> dw is real coco
> becker is vcc
>
> all becker drivers on a becker disk are EXACTLY the same as dw drivers on
> a dw disk, just for different systems.
>
> On the becker disk:
> rbdw = becker rbf driver
> dwio = becker sub
> /x0 - /x3 = becker descriptors
>
>
> On the dw disk:
> rbdw = dw rbf driver
> dwio = dw sub
> /x0 - /x3 = dw descriptors
>
>
> dir /x0
> dir /x1
> dir /x2
> dir /x3
>
> since we haven't a clue where you got the disk, what's in the boot, if
> you're using dsk or vhd, that's all I can tell ya.
>
> Bill Pierce
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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: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 5:08 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Now using VCC as well as MESS
>
>
> D0-D3 in my boot are the standard drives. X0-X3 are the drivewire
> descriptors, and n,n1-14 are the scf descriptors for using dw via the
> becker port. Right?
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Melanie and John Mark Mobley <
> johnmarkmelanie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Q) If I try using a command like 'dir /xn' (where n can be 0,1,2 or 3,
> all
> > I
> > get is a 221 (module not found) error.
> > A1) dir /dn (where n can be 0, 1, 2, or 3).
> > A2) type "mdir" and look for D0 or X0.
> >
> > John Mark Mobley
> >
> >
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