Re: How do I add firmware to a card?

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Linards Ticmanis wrote:
> David Wilson wrote:
>
> > 2) The UniDisk 3.5 uses the following Smartport calls to allow custom
> > code to run on the 65c02 in the drive itself:
> >
> > $05 Execute - the 65c02 runs the subroutine previously loaded into its
> > RAM passing the register contents to be used
> > $06 SetAddress - tells the UniDisk 3.5 where to put the code
> > $07 Download - transfers code into the UniDisk 3.5 RAM
>
> Belated question - are any programs known to use this?
>


I missed the David's  post until now..

  I wonder if the Unidisk could be used as a co-processor,
doing non-disk access computations?

  Could you set it up as an audio streamer..  or a video
player for the GR screen?  Does the unidisk 65c02 have
direct access to the apple bus, or does it communicate
through the slot through Cx00 I/O locations?

Rich