[Coco] Fwd: [midatlanticretro] Tandy Color Computer Drive Wire

[Joe Grubbs]

Has anyone tried (and/or is it even possible) to create a ROM image to replace the onboard ECB chip? Basically ECB with Drivewire extensions.



> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:17:49 -0500
> From: go4retro at go4retro.com
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> Subject: [Coco] Fwd: [midatlanticretro] Tandy Color Computer Drive Wire
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> FYI (not me, from another list)
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> Subject: 	[midatlanticretro] Tandy Color Computer Drive Wire
> Date: 	Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:59:19 +0000
> From: 	Kelly Leavitt kelly at catcorner.org [midatlanticretro] 
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> It's been a long time, but I finally dug in and created a Drive Wire 
> boot ROM card for my CoCo 3. Drive wire uses the CoCo serial port as a 
> replacement for the disk drive. It connects to a modern computer that 
> serves up disk images to the CoCo using standard disk commands.
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> Doing so forced me to learn about EPROMS and EPROM burning. Yes, I have 
> an EE degree, but it has been years since I've done any hardware work at 
> all.
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> I was able to create a single ROM with images for all 3 CoCo models. All 
> I need to do is change a couple of jumpers and I can use the same card 
> in any of my CoCos.
> 
> 
> This built on the work of Mark Blair 
> (NF6X) at http://www.nf6x.net/2013/10/cocoeprompak/ and the folks at OSH 
> park (a board fab house).
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> Drivewire 3 was written by Boisy Pitre, who was at the last VCF.
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> http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Software/DriveWire3.html 
> <http://www.frontiernet.net/%7Emmarlette/Cloud-9/Software/DriveWire3.html>
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> Kelly
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