[Coco] Becker interface for Coco 2 emulators

[Ron]

Hi David,

I just found the correct ROM.  I did not realize there are some sites 
that have the ROMs named incorrectly.  That can really cause issues (as 
with me)!

Thanks again!

-Ron

On 04/15/2017 03:29 PM, Ron wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Even though I believe I'm grabbing the correct ROM, I do not see the 
> word "BECKER" in the HDBDOS string.  I keep seeing DW3 COCO2. That has 
> to be part of the problem -- incorrect ROM.
>
> Would you be able to send me the ROM you have?
>
> Thanks again for your help!
>
> -Ron
>
>
>
> On 04/15/2017 03:04 PM, David Ladd wrote:
>> On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Ron <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> Thanks for explain the 2 versions -- now I understand the slight
>>> difference.
>>>
>>> No luck getting the HDBDOSDW3CC2.ROM working with MAME yet. Not sure 
>>> what
>>> the deal is.  I'm going to get fiddling with it.
>>>
>> ​HDBDOSDW3CC2.ROM is only for use with a real CoCo 2 or CoCo 1 with 
>> fixed
>> Op Amp on the bitbanger port.​
>> HDBDOSDW3CC1.ROM is for the CoCo 1 that has the original Op Amp.
>> HDBDOSDW3CC3.ROM is for use on the CoCo 3.
>>
>> Reason for the Becker port being supported by MAME, VCC, and XROAR 
>> was to
>> give them the same access that the CoCo3FPGA project has.
>>
>> Garry Becker's FPGA code emulates the FDC chip and does the 
>> conversion to
>> DriveWire which is why HDBDOS had never been setup to work with the 
>> Becker
>> port.  Now the code was copied over from NitrOS-9, but never tweaked to
>> work with HDBDOS's stack.  After the routine was fixed then we were 
>> able to
>> HDBDOS with VCC, XROAR, and MAME's Becker port.​
>>
>>
>>> ​<cut>
>>> ​
>>
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