[Coco] Latest Release of the VCC Color Computer 3 Emulator

[Sandrus Magister]

Thank you

On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net> wrote:

> Camillus wrote:
>
>> Thanks for asking Robert.
>>
>> But in the mean time I managed to get OS9 running. I just did what I was
>> suppose to do RTFM.
>>
>> The only thing is that it is a bit confusing to me, that is, that one
>> have to go trough cartridge to load the MPI, FloppyDrive and beckerport. At
>> first I did not understand it but after playing a bit and read the read-me
>> again, I think I have it.
>>
>> My setup is a laptop with windows 10 home 64 bit and the latest VCC with
>> DW4 4.3.3o (06/21/2013).
>>
>> VCCEmuDisk.vhd (NitOS-9 LV2 V3.3.0)   as drive 0 on dw4
>>
>> vcc mpi slot 4 = FD*502 26-3133
>> vcc mpi slot 3 = HDBDOS/DW/Bcker 00-0000
>> vcc mpi slot 2 = Hard Drive + Cloud9 RTC
>> vcc mpi slot 1 = Empty
>> slot select 4
>>
>> external rom Image = rgbdos.rom ( only this one works, no cursor in coco
>> emulator with other images ).
>>
>> Other settings untouched
>> ====================
>>
>> If I do something wrong then I would like some step by step info.
>>
>> cb
>>
>>
> Camillus,
>
> Your setup as described above should not give you access to Drivewire and
> I don't see how you could access any programs much less boot into NitrOS-9
> on Drivewire. You also don't have any floppies or a .vhd mounted on VCC.
>
> RGBDOS should be used with VCC if you want to mount a .vhd image directly
> in VCC or use floppies on VCC. With this ROM, and it is Not selected as an
> "External ROM Image", you will have access to 256, single sided, 35-track,
> Basic Disks on the .vhd. You can boot into NitrOS-9 on the .vhd via a boot
> disk that is one of the 256 on the .vhd.
>
> If you want access to disks on Drivewire, you must tell VCC to use an
> "External ROM Image" and that image should be one of two, hdbdw3bc3.rom or
> hdbdw3bc3 w-offset 5A000.rom. If you intend to boot NitrOS-9 from the .vhd
> mounted in Drivewire, you want the one with the $5A000 offset.
> The most recent VCC package also contains the hdbdw3bck.rom which says it
> is for a Coco2. I don't know why that is in the package as VCC does not
> emulate a Coco2.
>
> Once VCC is set correctly, the settings will be remembered. You don't need
> to repeat the settings each time you start VCC.
>
>
> Robert
>
>
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