[Coco] ROM Options for Glenside IDE, and a 3D-Printed Case

[Kip Koon]

Hi Daniel,
I see several boards in your photos.  Would you please share with us what they are and how to get them?  Thank you in advance.  

Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Campos
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 7:09 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] ROM Options for Glenside IDE, and a 3D-Printed Case
> 
> Mark,
> 
> 2016-08-23 3:24 GMT-03:00 Mark J. Blair <nf6x at nf6x.net>:
> 
> > I built hdblba.rom from the toolshed source, burned it to an EPROM,
> > and tried it out with my Glenside Barge. Works like a champ! Using a
> > 64M CF card, PRINT PEEK(&H150) reports 198 disks, which seems to be
> > around the right number. I was able to DSKINI disks, load and save
> > files, and autoexec my Standard Basic Diagnostic Utility:
> >
> >   10 PRINT "BUTTS! ";
> >   20 GOTO 10
> >
> > I also tried dd'ing that MiniIDE image to the CF card, and that did
> > not produce results that HDB-DOS could make any sense of. Maybe
> > there's a version/format incompatibility? The Contents.txt file
> > referred to HDB-DOS and Nitros-9 partitions, but I didn't see any
> > reference to partitioning in the HDB-DOS user manual, so I wonder if
> > the MiniIDE image uses a partitioning scheme that the HDB-DOS from toolshed doesn't understand.
> >
> >
> 
> Make sure the jumper on the Glenside is on the "50" position and make the modifications into your HDB-DOS LBA ROM to be on that
> address. Or you can download and burn into a EPROM the ROM that we used for MiniIDE (link bellow).
> 
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-L-K9OlVdmpTFlyeU5wNTRleGs
> 
> 
> 
> > Actually, I just dd'ed the first 64M of the larger image over to the
> > CF card, since I was using a mere 64M card. Based on the tech
> > description in the HDB-DOS user manual, I expected that to work ok for
> > the first 198 or so floppy images, and fail if I tried to access the
> > following images. But maybe I am mistaken about that.
> >
> 
> 
> If everything is working as it should, you will be directed to the Boot Menu to choose from the starting options. I suggest SIDEKICK
> that is an excelent form to browse through the image disks. Here are some photos with everything working...
> 
> https://goo.gl/photos/nUB8G1c2zLSQ253X6
> 
> 
> >
> > I'm happy that it works. I haven't tried plugging in a floppy
> > controller yet, because I was too lazy to either drag out the MPI or
> > pop open the floppy controller to pull out the Disk Basic ROM for use
> > in the Glenside's Y cable sockets.
> >
> > I keep having a recurring urge to redesign the Glenside IDE card into
> > a CF-only adapter with a ROM, fitting into a Program-Pak-sized cart.
> > But I think I should instead make something more ambitious than a mere
> > Glenside IDE form factor shrink.
> >
> 
> 
> That is exactly the intent when we make the MiniIDE in Brazil. A Glenside type IDE but in a very small form factor. Some MiniIDE
> photos bellow for comparisson..
> 
> https://goo.gl/photos/6z52wSHyeG5kkXuU7
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
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> > http://www.nf6x.net/
> >
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