Flex Software for the DragonPlus
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:20 pm
Hi, I thought it better to move this to another thread, and keep the other thread for OS/9
Well, I know a lot more Flex than I used to! But each step forwards comes with a couple back.
I've been sent to this site - http://www.swtpcemu.com/swtpc/Overview.htm - it's got an SWTPC emulator that also comes with some useful Windows tools for examining Flex DSK files. There's also a huge archive of Flex software that may or may not work on a Dragon. I've also got access to the Flex User Group's FTP archive - I'll share the logins with anyone who PMs me, but I'd rather not publicise it. There's a vast amount of stuff there, but it's very hard to navigate.
What I've also discovered is that Flex .dsk files aren't the same as .dsk files I find in our archive. I've attached a file that Tad from Compusense sent me that should contain an 80 column version of Dynacalc for Flex/DragonPlus. I can 'CAT' it from inside Xroar, but I get disk errors when I try to run anything. Same disk image reads fine under the SWTPC emulator and associated disk tools. I note those tools can't read .dsk files I find in our archive, which I presume are Coco disk images, and aren't the same.
I also still have the problem that Flex only seems to boot successfully from a floppy drive and not my SDC, even when I switch back to standard DragonDos. So how on earth I'd get Tad's disk image onto a floppy currently eludes me.
Any thoughts or ideas anyone?
Cheers!
Tony
Well, I know a lot more Flex than I used to! But each step forwards comes with a couple back.
I've been sent to this site - http://www.swtpcemu.com/swtpc/Overview.htm - it's got an SWTPC emulator that also comes with some useful Windows tools for examining Flex DSK files. There's also a huge archive of Flex software that may or may not work on a Dragon. I've also got access to the Flex User Group's FTP archive - I'll share the logins with anyone who PMs me, but I'd rather not publicise it. There's a vast amount of stuff there, but it's very hard to navigate.
What I've also discovered is that Flex .dsk files aren't the same as .dsk files I find in our archive. I've attached a file that Tad from Compusense sent me that should contain an 80 column version of Dynacalc for Flex/DragonPlus. I can 'CAT' it from inside Xroar, but I get disk errors when I try to run anything. Same disk image reads fine under the SWTPC emulator and associated disk tools. I note those tools can't read .dsk files I find in our archive, which I presume are Coco disk images, and aren't the same.
I also still have the problem that Flex only seems to boot successfully from a floppy drive and not my SDC, even when I switch back to standard DragonDos. So how on earth I'd get Tad's disk image onto a floppy currently eludes me.
Any thoughts or ideas anyone?
Cheers!
Tony