Cartridge Convert
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:42 pm
This small program makes it easy to build a library of all your favourite cartridge games, or DOS ROMs on disk or tape. The following step-by-step instructions are intended for conversion using a real CoCo or Dragon. You can do the same thing under emulation, and transfer them all to a real CoCo or Dragon.
(1) Make sure your CoCo or Dragon is SWITCHED OFF
(2) Put some Sellotape over the CART track on the cartridge (if you need more info about this, please ask)
(3) Insert the cartridge into the cartridge port
(4) Switch on your CoCo or Dragon
(5) CLOADM "CARTCONV", and EXEC
When the conversion is complete, the START, END, and EXEC addresses are displayed on screen ready for you to save to disk (add+1 to the displayed end address when saving to DragonDOS/SuperDOS disk) or tape.
Cartridge Convert requires one of the following machines:
1. Dragon 32 with 64K memory upgrade
2. Dragon 64
3. Dragon 64 by TANO
4. Dragon 200
5. CoCo 1 or 2 with extended BASIC and 64K of RAM
6. CoCo 3 with standard or expanded memory
Regards,
Steve
EDIT: Attached version 1.1. The only change is an enhanced EPROM size detection routine.
(1) Make sure your CoCo or Dragon is SWITCHED OFF
(2) Put some Sellotape over the CART track on the cartridge (if you need more info about this, please ask)
(3) Insert the cartridge into the cartridge port
(4) Switch on your CoCo or Dragon
(5) CLOADM "CARTCONV", and EXEC
When the conversion is complete, the START, END, and EXEC addresses are displayed on screen ready for you to save to disk (add+1 to the displayed end address when saving to DragonDOS/SuperDOS disk) or tape.
Cartridge Convert requires one of the following machines:
1. Dragon 32 with 64K memory upgrade
2. Dragon 64
3. Dragon 64 by TANO
4. Dragon 200
5. CoCo 1 or 2 with extended BASIC and 64K of RAM
6. CoCo 3 with standard or expanded memory
Regards,
Steve
EDIT: Attached version 1.1. The only change is an enhanced EPROM size detection routine.