[Coco] VCC Status …

[David Ladd]

On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 5:18 AM, Josh Harper via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

> HI Bill
> where can I get the vcc manual pdf
>

​After you install VCC 1.42 or VCC 1.43b it should be in the folder where
VCC was installed.​



> thanks
>        From: Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>  To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Cc: Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
>  Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 3:16 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Coco] VCC Status …
>
> From what I understood, Steve was "hosting" Vcc for download as Joseph was
> losing his site. If I'm not mistaken, it was downloadable from "Coco3.com"
> as well (or in the posts on the old sote) as Joseph used that forum to get
> feedback. Joseph "may" have given Steve a copy of the sources (and
> permission) to use for his "Coco 4" project, BUT... if Steve does own it,
> you can forget it. He won't even release his own software to public domain
> and is ocassionally on here telling everyone to remove his 30 year old
> stuff from their sites.
>
> All Steve's site says about Vcc is:
>
> Vcc is a Color Computer 3 Emulator for Windows using DirectX 8 or Higher.
>
> We do NOT offer support for this program. We only placed this information
> here as a second source for this version of the program.
>
> What's Emulated:
> A Tandy Color Computer 3 with 128K, 512K, 2048K or 8192K of ram.
> Selectable Motorola MC68B09 or Hitachi HD63B09.
> Two 2 button joysticks.
>
> Included Modules will Emulate:
> FD-502 Supporting 3 Double Sided or 4 Single sided Floppy drives.
> Supported format include DMK,JVC,OS9.
> Real Disk access is supported on Windows 2000 or higher via the FDRAWCMD
> libraies provided by Simon Owen.
> See the links page for download information. Hard disk Controller (.vhd)
> with Cloud-9 RTC. 4 Slot Multi-pak interface. Orchestra-90 Sound
> Synthisizer.
>
> System Requirments:
> Pentium III at 500Mhz+ running Windows 95 or higher with Direct X 8 or
> Higher. Windows 2000 or higher and a supported Controller chip for RAW disk
> access. Only 8,16, and 32 BPP are supported. 24BPP is not nor will it ever
> be supported.
>
>
> Most of which is a direct quote from the Vcc manual PDF. I see no
> indication that he owns it. I think Steve would've changed the copyrights
> in the program as well as the manual if he owned it.
> And if you check the download page, the download link has been removed
> (??).
> Also, Steve has never mentioned Vcc or the fact it was modified for DW4,
> or that it's publically available on almost all download sites. Vcc and
> it's sources have been the subject of MANY posts to this list (some very
> heated) and in all our conversations of Vcc (some of which went on while
> Steve was actively posting to threads here), he has never chimed in to say
> he owned it or anything about it. That being very unusual of Steve (if he
> owns it) LOL
>
> Steve Bjork, if you see this... please speak up :-)
>
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>
> Bill Pierce
> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to
> slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
>
>
>
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
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>
> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Ross <jrosslist at outlook.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sat, Jul 18, 2015 1:37 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] VCC Status …
>
>
> > From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
> >
> > Take a look at the rest of the site the VCC
> program is hosted on. Very Interesting, yes.
> >
> > Vcc, Color Computer 3 Emulator
> - CoCo 4
> ://www> http.coco4.com/vcc/index.shtml
>
> So, are you saying the owner is
> Steve Bjork?
>
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