[Coco] OS9 file/disk sharing

[Bill Pierce]

James & Walter, the "Developer's Edition" of DriveWire4 supports multiple instances, each with it's own drive list in which you can load the same disk/vhd images, which will sync between instances. Each time you read/write to the drive, DW4 updates the actual disk image on the PC as well. This allows you to write a file to a disk in one instance, then read that file from the same disk in another instance.

The regular version of DriveWire4 allows this as well, but you have to set the sync manually on each drive interface. Without syncing, the images on the PC are not updated until you use the "Write Disk" cmd, unload the image, or close DW4. The sync feature forces updates as you read/write.
Doing multiple instances on this version a PITA, but it can be done!

Here's a link to my blog on the "Developer's Edition" of DW4 and the download. The download link is at the bottom of the page and you must <right-click> the "View" link and select "Save Link as..." to download the file.
PLEASE READ THE BLOG BEFORE TRYING TO USE!!!
It does NOT work quite the same as the official release of DW4!

https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/drivewire-4-3-4e
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: James Jones <jejones3141 at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 3, 2019 8:40 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS9 file/disk sharing

For OVCC to use a disk image on Google Drive: if it's possible, I think
you'd have to use the Google Drive API:
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/about-sdk.

Having multiple CoCos access a single disk image via drivewire? I'm not
aware of a version that supports it--and unless it's read-only access, it's
begging for a corrupted file system as multiple CoCos write to directory
structures and allocate sectors for new files or extending existing files.

On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 10:21 PM Walter Zambotti <zambotti at iinet.net.au>
wrote:

> Guys
>
>
> what are you(all) doing when it comes to sharing OS9 files online.
>
> I have several development systems for OVCC and I would like them to all
> share a common Nitors9 disk drive.
>
> At the moment I am using os9 (toolshed I think) (and also the mess gui
> version) to copy files out of one floppy/drive image to all the others
> and this gets messy.
>
> Is it possible to place a disk image on an online share facility like
> (google drive or drop box) and have (O)VCC use that disk image directly.
>
> I'm thinking it would be slower so I wouldn't make it the main drive but
> a secondary where I could keep all my shared Nitros9 sources.
>
> Can Drivewire synchronise access from multiple CoCos to a single drive?
>
> Shame there is no git client for OS9!!!
>
> Walter
>
>
>
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