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

[Jim Cox]

Frank,

Thanks for the reply.  I was hoping to use the SuperIDE with a CF card,
running HDB-DOS, and DW, but from what you say, that is not possible.

That sort of shoots my plan in the foot.  I thought it was possible?  Any
suggestions?

Jim Cox
http://miba51.blogspot.com/
http://geekswhocare.blogspot.com/
http://8-bit-retro-computing.blogspot.com/


On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Frank Pittel <fwp at deepthought.com> wrote:

> You are correct. The zip drive should work under nitros (if i ever tried
> using a
> zip drive under nitros I would be more definative) if it's an atapi drive
> and
> you're using superdriver.
>
> The CF card will work under nitros and under the hdb-dos that supports the
> ide
> interface. It won't be available if you use it with the hdb-dos for
> drivewire.
>
> Frank
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 10:58:59AM -0700, Jim Cox wrote:
> > SuperDriver provides ATA/IDE/ATAPI support for NitrOS-9, but not for
> > HBD-DOS.  So the answer to my question of whether the ZIP will work
> depends
> > on whether I run NitrOS-9 or HBD-DOS.
> >
> > >From what I gather, CF cards should work regardless, so I should be able
> to
> > swap those if I want.
> >
> > Jim Cox
> > http://miba51.blogspot.com/
> > http://geekswhocare.blogspot.com/
> > http://8-bit-retro-computing.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Mark Marlette <
> mmarlette at frontiernet.net>wrote:
> >
> > > As Frank has pointed out.
> > >
> > > ATA/IDE/ATAPI supported under SuperDriver.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > Cloud-9
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Pepe" <lamune at doki-doki.net>
> > > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 11:31:36 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> > > Subject: Re: [Coco] My CoCo plans - Looking for advice and insight.
> > >
> > > 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
> > > >>
> > > >> **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store?  Make dinner
> > > for $10
> > > >> or
> > > >> less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)
> > > >>
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