Is that a little hint hint at hte bottom of your email ;) Good news is all of the main UIp is converted, just writing a test app :D Then i need to finalise how best to allow access to it for features for other coders.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colin Piggot Sent: 16 June 2008 16:00 To: Adrian Subject: Re: Grabbing floppy images Thomas wrote: > I take it from the talk of different versions of B-DOS that the > neither the Atom nor Trinity interfaces make any attempt to look > like a WD177x in hardware? Correct. Having hardware that would mimic the WD1772 for mass-storage would be overkill I think, and drastically more complex than what's been made to date. > It's a shame neither do FAT32 + virtual images, even if it was just > something like, e.g. having a read-only FAT32 partition on one part > of the flash and a read/write Sam partition on the rest. Edwin's done a great job with the B-DOS and it's a very neat solution for handling mass storage, that's why I asked him if he would mind it being patched for Trinity. With such a good DOS there, there was no need to reinvent the wheel. I know I have info somewhere for FAT reading, and I've had the odd letter asking if the likes of a SD card from a camera could be read on the SAM. I had said in reply that I might briefly look at it sometime in BASIC just for very simple file transfer and write it for an article in the magazine or something, but taking it further to a full DOS to use the likes of a .dsk as a virtual disk would be a pretty big jump and not something I'd have the time for, plus I've no real experience of writing DOS stuff on the SAM - I'm still really inclined to using the network for transferring... really itching to get on with things when the stack is ready. Colin ===== Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the SAM Coupe 1995-2008 - Celebrating 14 Years of developing for the SAM Coupe Website: http://www.samcoupe.com/ APB Computer Services Ltd. Registered Address: 3 Springfield, Trevadlock, Congdons Shop, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7PW. Registration Number: 4942193. V.A.T. No: 826 0005 70 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
