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Transferring Data Between CoCo 3 and PC (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello everyone,

I've recently acquired a TRS-80 Colour Computer 3. I am looking for a way to transfer ML/BASIC programs between my CoCo and my PC, but I am stuck. There is a device called 'DriveWire' that would fit the bill, but I don't think it's sold by its creator anymore.

What would you recommend?

Thanks

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DriveWire is still very much a thing - the original hasn’t been updated in quite some time, but the new software to do this is called pyDriveWire:

https://github.com/n6il/pyDriveWire

You need a cable to connect between the coco and the computer:

https://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_build_a_DriveWire_serial_cable

http://colorcomputer.net/serialcable.php

I’ve found them for sale every now and then as well, though they are pretty easy to make too.

You’ll also need to load a Drivewire capable DOS (like HDB-DOS.) You can get a cartridge that does it or even load it from tape / audio.

Once you get it going though Drivewire (or pydrivewire) has a ton of features and is a lot of fun to play with.

Let me know if you have any questions or problems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you very much!