Re: dEd disk editor for RS-DOS
"Richard E. Crislip via Coco" <coco-uNHYcr1XS/wmlAP/[email protected]>
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:09:43 -0600 Allen Huffman via Coco <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe it was Robert Gault who made an RS-DOS clone of the OS-9 > disk editor, dEd. I thought I had it, at one point, but cannot find > it now. I believe it may have required an 80 column screen, working > only on the CoCo 3. > > I am wondering if there is a disk editor for CoCo 1/2’s 32 column > screen — but not just a hex editor. dEd (under OS-9) would identify > when you were looking at the FAT, for example. I do not recall of the > RS-DOS dEd did something similar when looking at track 17 (FAT and > directories). > > When time allows, I have been falling down a deep rabbit whole about > DECB/RS-DOS disk structure (more fun to experiment and learn). Having > a disk editor would be useful. > > I do not recall if I ever had one in my pre-OS-9 days. > > — Allen > > Back in the day, I used a RSDOS program called Zap or DiskZap. I may still have it but I'll have to go through my archives. -- Coco mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco