The TRS-80 Color Computer "All" PC Utilities Do you know any CoCo-PC Utility that isn't here? Notice the Webmaster now!
COMPRESSORS/DECOMPRESSORS
UnTC
Command-line utility ported to Windows (Win32) by Christian Lesage (original OS-9 version by Tim Koonce). Notes:
- TC-format archives have either a .ARC or a .TC extension. However, this format is not the same as the ARC format used on other platforms in the 1980s. TC-format archives were created under RS-DOS with a program called TC (The Compressor), by John Lauro.
- The program has been modified so as to compile and run under Windows. The names of extracted files are better preserved than under OS-9, due to Windows being less restrictive in that regard. Font: YARP: Yet Another Retrocomputing Page
DEVELOPMENT
TOOLSHED
ToolShed is a package of utilities to perform cross-development from Windows, Linux or Mac OS X computers to the Tandy Color Computer and Dragon microcomputers. Tools are included to read/write both OS-9 RBF disk images and CoCo Disk BASIC disk images. Notes:
- (None) Font: NitrOS9 Official Site
FILE MANIPULATING
COCODISK
This program allows MS-Windows users to create real CoCo disks in their PC's from .DSK files. Notes:
- (None). Font: NitrOS9 Official Site
DSKINI
This program allows MS-DOS users to create real CoCo disks in their PC's from .DSK files. Notes:
- (None). Font: NitrOS9 Official Site
FDRAWCMD.SYS
Fdrawcmd.sys is a floppy filter driver for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7. The driver exposes command-level access to the µPD765a floppy disk controller, making it possible to read/write many non-standard and copy-protected disk formats from your own applications. Notes:
- System Requirements: PC running Windows 2000 or later (x86 or x64); One or two non-USB floppy drives connected to a motherboard floppy port.
- USB floppy drives do not work as they contain a separate floppy controller chip with no way for the driver to access it. Laptops and some modern desktop devices lack a floppy port, and cannot be used with the driver.
- Support for two floppy drives also requires a compatible floppy controller chip. Some mothboards use a cheaper chip that only supports a single drive. If your BIOS settings only mention drive A, it's unlikely that you'll be able to use two drives (as needed for Amiga disk reading). Font: Simon Owen Home Page
SIDEUTIL
Sideutil Command line utility to manipulate Super-IDE CF cards. Notes:
- You can use your PC to take a backup of a CF card and run it in VCC!
(maybe).
- This version of SIDEUTIL is totally untested and highly dangerous! Font: VCC Emulator