[Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC

[Glen Hewlett]

Hi Henry,

No I don’t have a cassette cable.  I think you are probably going to tell me that I can copy the CoCo files to wav files and play them back on my iPhone to load them on the CoCo 3 as if a cassette was attached…

Well I don’t have a cassette cable but I did have some small nails that I put in the cassette socket, then I hooked up the nails to some wires to a headphone jack that plugged into my phone and I managed to load up my Space Invaders on the real hardware and it was awesome!!!  I can’t explain it but for some reason it was way better then playing it on an emulator.

Cheers,
Glen

> On Jan 1, 2017, at 7:24 PM, Henry Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Do you have a cassette cable for your coco?
> 
> Sent from my ⑩ Passport SE; not running Android.
>  Original Message
> From: Glen Hewlett
> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 7:12 PM
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> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC
> 
> 
> Thanks for the reply’s guys,
> 
> So it looks like the CoCo SDC is the current best way to go…. Where do I get one?
> 
> Cheers,
> Glen
> 
>> On Jan 1, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Henry Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Drivewire has a place. I like it but agree with the ease of the SDC. I loaded a 8GB card with almost every. Dsk available in the archive.   I now have the entire coco library available at all times
>> 
>> Sent from my ⑩ Passport SE; not running Android.
>> Original Message
>> From: Greg Krynen
>> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 5:18 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC
>> 
>> 
>> I like being able to load programs from a PC onto the ADC without the
>> hassle of drivewire.
>> 
>> On Jan 1, 2017 2:14 PM, "Henry Rietveld" <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I would definitely recommend the SDC
>>> 
>>> ‎https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/coco-sdc-pages/coco-sdc
>>> 
>>> I have physical disk  drives with all my coco's. I love the sound of the
>>> real deal loading a program, but from a reliability stand I have never had
>>> any problems loading disks with my SDC. I can't say the same for my floppy
>>> drives. And as a bonus you can download an endless number of. Dsk image and
>>> load on a SD card
>>> 
>>> Sent from my ⑩ Passport SE; not running Android.
>>> Original Message
>>> From: Glen Hewlett
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 5:07 PM
>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: [Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> I’ve just gotten back in to using my CoCo 3 mostly through emulation.  I
>>> recently pulled out my CoCo 3 hardware to see if I can get my Space
>>> Invaders Z80 - 6809 port loaded on real hardware.  But I’ve run into quite
>>> a few problems.  I only have a few floppy disks and none of them can
>>> complete a DSKINI (well one did, once but I heard it having problems
>>> verifying the disks and it failed the second time).  I’ve been reading up a
>>> little on my options and I think the best option for me is to use the CoCo
>>> SDC.
>>> 
>>> I will only be using the CoCo 3 mostly under RSDOS and I only use Mac and
>>> Linux for my other computers.  Is the CoCo SDC the best option I should go
>>> with?  If so where can I buy one?  Are there any available?  Are they still
>>> being made?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for listening,
>>> Glen
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