[Coco] Re: OS-9 as Replacement for DECB.

[Boisy G. Pitre]

I'll add to this discussion by echoing what Mark and Roy have  
stated.  Many of the products that Cloud-9 offers were initially  
produced to solve problems that I or Mark encountered in trying to do  
certain things with the CoCo.  In solving those problems, we created  
solutions that we realized could be marketed in such a way as to pass  
that knowledge and experience onto others.

Our products are interesting in that they not only solve certain  
problems, but often (and not by design) create new solutions,  
especially when combined with other products.  Take the SuperIDE as a  
prime example.  We originally designed it to be just another IDE  
interface, but realized that the addition of CompactFlash would yield  
a speed and power benefit.  The other obvious, though non-intended  
benefit was the creation of a 'diskless' CoCo (assuming that your  
notion of a disk is a box with a spindle and platters.  The truth is  
that there is the abstract notion of a "disk" that the CompactFlash  
fits into.  Yet from a practical point of view, it's simply a solid- 
state memory device.)

This doesn't preclude anyone from doing their own experimentation and  
work.  Believe me, it is fun, and you learn a heck of a lot by doing  
it.  But if you've got more money than time, or equal amounts of it,  
you might consider purchasing one of our products.  If not, then have  
fun and learn it on your own.

Boisy

On Aug 30, 2005, at 3:18 PM, RJRTTY at aol.com wrote:


> In a message dated 8/30/05 11:18:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> mark at cloud9tech.com writes:
>
>
>
>>
>>  You want a diskless system then use the SuperIDE with FLASH to allow
>>  HDB-DOS to be placed in one of the four available cartridge memory
>>  spaces. Then use a compact flash device for your drive. Totally  
>> solid
>>  state and fast! Just as fast as a RAM disk plus no battery is  
>> needed.
>>
>>  Plus it has already been done for a couple of years now.
>>
>>  Mark
>>  Cloud-9
>>
>>
>
>     You tell'em Mark!!   The reason the superboard is taking awhile
> to debut is all the wonderfull hardware and software AND custormer
> service Cloud-9 has managed to make availible to coco users in the
> mean time.    The work I have put in on my converter (over a year now)
> has given me a new respect for Mark and Boisy and all the wonderfull
> things they have accomplished for the coco community.   Don't
> change a thing.
>
>
> Roy
>
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