[Coco] [coco} Upgrading a CC3 w OS9 or Nitros9

[Stephen H. Fischer]

It depends on how reliable your SCSI interface is.

I turned my CoCo 3 system off when the Disto controller with the SCSI interface died taking out the 6309 CPU. I swapped in another CoCo 3 and disk controller.

The reliability before that failure had much to be desired and told me it was time to stop.

If you have the memory stick, and it is of the proper type (Ask if you do not know, I may not be able to help) then I would go that route.

But building a cable, installing Java (which may be install already) and Drivewire as a backup / alternate would also be a good idea.

PC's are much more reliable than CoCos. 

But then I just had a real scare, just as I had decided that I could switch from XP to W 7 on my active HTPC it would not boot. The next step was to backup W 7 which I did when it finally booted.

Use both belts and suspenders!

SHF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Ramsower" <georgera at gvtc.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 7:06 PM
Subject: [Coco] [coco} Upgrading a CC3 w OS9 or Nitros9


>  I have a 512k CC3 that I want to upgrade. I am now using OS9 L2 with 
> upgrades and I'm thinking of upgrading it to more modern technology for 
> data storage.
>  I'm torn between DriveWire and an adapter to use a memory stick on the 
> scsi controller I already have.
>  To use drivewire, I'm told I need to upgrade to NitrOS9.
>  To use a memory stick on my SCSI interface does not.
>  To copy/transfer to/from this PC using drivewire requires the use of 
> this PC all the time.
>  To use the memory stick and a SCSI interface requires only the memory 
> stick adapter.
>  It seems a lot simpler to use the memory stick, which can be plugged 
> into this PC for data transfers/backups.
>  So I think the memory stick thing seems simpler and requires little or 
> no extra software and/or wiring on both computers.
> 
>  Am I incorrect?
> 
>  What do folks think of doing either one and the 
> advantages/disadvantages of each?
> 
>  George R
> 
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