[Coco] CoCo Model 1 Cartridge Port

[Arthur Flexser]

No, Disk Basic 1.1 resides exclusively in the Disk Controller's ROM.  You
must have Extended Basic to use any Disk Basic version, though.

Art

On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 8:40 AM Michael Miller <mvmiller12 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I may be wrong here, but my understanding is that you need to update the
> ROMs in the actual computer to get DECB 1.1. The Disk Controller ROM just
> "expands" by adding a handful of commands.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of Charles Hudson
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2021 7:12 AM
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: [Coco] CoCo Model 1 Cartridge Port
>
> On to the cartridge port, which seems workable.
>
> Verified that the Deluxe RS-232 Program Pak (Cat. 26-2226) can be invoked
> with "Exec &HC000"; I/O TBD.  Got modems and cables, need to find / create
> a driver.
>
> Also verified same for Disk Controller (Cat. 26-3022) which boots up with
> the message "Disk Extended Color Basic 1.0".  I have the disk cable, a
> drive and blank disks but no software.  End-to-end communication yet
> unproven.
>
> I think there are later ROM versions used with (some version of) the disk
> controller; can they be used in this cart?
>
> -CH-
>
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