[Coco] newb: Can I use DriveWire with my CoCo 2?

[Chad H]

Well I suspect you have just answered my question as to whether the DW3 rom
will be supported by DW4 or not.  Hopefully those more familiar with
DriveWire 4 will piece together the rest of the puzzle for you.  I too will
keep my eyes and ears open.  If you want to check out version 3 of DriveWire
in the meantime, since you have a ROM for it, you can look at the files I
linked to previously or from a more official source...
http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Software/DriveWire3.html
(Thanks to Mark for maintaining DW3 content despite it being considered by
some to be 'antiquated')

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Osborn
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:00 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] newb: Can I use DriveWire with my CoCo 2?

This pretty much describes my problem. I downloaded DW4 from the official
site, and nowhere does it say how to do anything to set it up on the CoCo.
It talks a lot about things you do with the app on the "big iron" side, but
I had to come here to get help with bootstrapping the CoCo.

So far I still can't get it to work. I got the DW3 ROM loaded on the CoCo,
told DW4 to use the BASIC9 disk, and when I type DIR on the CoCo I just get
lots of garbage all over.

On Sep 21, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Chad H wrote:

> Good call Bill.  However nowhere on that site, including the "Downloads"
> page is there to be found a "ROMS package".  I believe my original 
> files came from Cloud-9.  The point is, they are scattered abouts on 
> the web from site to site, with no single site containing ALL needed 
> DriveWire documents and files.  Nor is there a mention on the 
> Drivewire 4 site of Disks or ROM images at all, only the PC side 
> server stuff.  This is not a complaint but an observation and, if 
> taken with the appropriate pinch of salt, a suggestion for improvement 
> to the entire project.  I haven't taken the time to toy around with 
> version 4 yet, not even sure if it will run on my Win'98 box I've
dedicated for this, or if my existing DW3 ROM will support it.
> Until someone comes up with a consolidated and COMPLETE walkthrough 
> for setting up DriveWire 4 on the PC AND on the CoCo as well as where 
> to get the appropriate ROMS and/or disk-tape images....I doubt that I ever
will.


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