[Coco] CocoSDC

[rcrislip]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:30:20 -0400
"Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)" <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Because CoCoSDC looks to the CoCo like a standard disk controller,
> > any software written for the CoCo to access disk works as normal
> 
> Not exactly true. Nibblers would not work. Steve Bojrk's Z-89 would
> not work as it uses half-tracks.
> 
> Luis Felipe Antoniosi
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:46 PM, <nickma2 at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> >
> > There are also several programs which access disk using their own
> > routines. These are programs that generally won't work with
> > Drivewire or any other type of SD storage device (Superdrive?)
> >
> > Because CoCoSDC looks to the CoCo like a standard disk controller,
> > any software written for the CoCo to access disk works as normal.
> > CoCoSD emulates the floppy hardware interface and the CoCo thinks
> > it's writing to a floppy when it's actually writing to a PC FAT
> > formatted SD card. This card is then readable directly on a PC
> > using a common USB SD card reader.
> >
> > I can transfer the content of a mounted DSK between the CoCo and a
> > PC using drivewire which is also built in to CoCoSDC.
> >
> > And the added RS-DOS commands (especially with Darren's latest
> > update) makes it easy navigating the SD card structure and mounting
> > DSK's.
> >
> > I love my CoCoSDC! Best CoCo investment I have made!
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
> > To:"CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
> > Cc:
> > Sent:Thu, 9 Oct 2014 22:24:42 -0400
> > Subject:Re: [Coco] CocoSDC
> >
> >  I assume you mean copy-protected stuff?
> >
> >  What puzzles me there is how do you get the game or whatever onto
> > the SD
> >  card in the same copy-protected format it had on the diskette?
> > Seems like
> >  accomplishing that would in many cases be more difficult than
> > removing the
> >  copy protection entirely.
> >
> >  (The links in your post don't get me to anyplace that I can find
> > that gives
> >  the "greater detail" you refer to.)
> >
> >  Art
> >
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Just a reminder (not trying to derail this thread or start a fight),
Steve has NOT release his work to the public domain so copy for your
own use only. 

Richard