[Coco] Tano Dragon64

[Tormod Volden]

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 2:34 AM, Ed Orbea wrote:
>
> I have found several Dragon resources on the 'net so it looks like the 1st
> thing I'll try to do is use Tormod's DWLOAD functionality to run NitrOS-9
> from the repo.
>
>
> However what I really want is a Tano Disk Controller or information about
> how (if possible( alter a CoCo controller to function as a Dragon
> controller. I't can't be as easy as just burning an ROM, or can it?
>
> Suggestions/recommendations will be appreciated

Ed, since I ported HDB-DOS to the Dragon BASIC(*), it should be
possible to use it to access CoCo controllers from the Dragon. If some
Dragon programs try to hook into specific Dragon DOS functions they
won't work though. For now there is no Dragon DOS variant with
DriveWire support, nor support for CoCo controllers as far as I know.

I don't have any real disk drives so I haven't tested this myself,
only DriveWire. I know people have used it with the SuperIDE. But I
don't have any reports on using real CoCo controllers with it.

Regards,
Tormod

*) http://archive.worldofdragon.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4224