[Coco] My CoCo plans - Looking for advice and insight.

[Frank Pittel]

As memory serves superdriver in nitros supports atapi devices. My ide
ls120 drive only works under nitros as well.

Frank


On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 09:31:36AM -0700, Mike Pepe wrote:
> Likely not to work. The Zip would be an ATAPI device whereas the CF
> would be an IDE device.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Cox
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:58 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] My CoCo plans - Looking for advice and insight.
> 
> Is anyone using a Zip Drive with the SuperIDE?
> 
> Jim Cox
> http://miba51.blogspot.com/
> http://geekswhocare.blogspot.com/
> http://8-bit-retro-computing.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Jim Cox <nutz4coco at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > So could I use an IDE Zip drive for the same purpose, or would it be
> easier
> > to just swap CF cards?
> >
> > Jim Cox
> > http://miba51.blogspot.com/
> > http://geekswhocare.blogspot.com/
> > http://8-bit-retro-computing.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:26 PM, <RJRTTY at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 4/6/2009 7:02:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> boisy at tee-boy.com writes:
> >>
> >>
> >> >Rick,
> >>
> >> >HDB-DOS's installation process includes running a  BASIC program
> which
> >> >will ask you if you want to compensate for an  OS-9 partition;
> >> >answering yes yields further questions regarding  size of the
> >> >partition, etc.
> >>
> >> >This process can be fraught  with problems for the inexperienced,
> and
> >> >it's for that reason we  offer a customization service.
> >>
> >> >Boisy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You know you can do it the way I did it and avoid the
> >> headaches and heartbreaks of multipartitions.
> >>
> >> I use a 100 mb internal scuzzi zip drive connected
> >> to a TC-3 interface in my repack as a removable
> >> hard drive and use
> >> one cartridge for HDB-DOS and another for Nitros9.  :)
> >>
> >> You can find the drives and cartridges with a search
> >> on Ebay..
> >>
> >> Roy
> >>
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> for $10
> >> or
> >> less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)
> >>
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