[Coco] Alternatives to Java Drive Wire.

[Robert Gault]

Also, the CoCoSDC card can be read directly on a Windows PC without extra software, as the format is 
essentially the same as a Windows hard drive. I'd guess it could be used with Linux but don't know.

The CoCoSDC is intended as a complete system not requiring a PC. With a 16GB SDHC card you can have 
an extremely large number of .dsk and .vhd images on the card. However, it will communicate with 
Drivewire via the Coco serial I/O port and can access disk images mounted on Drivewire.

You can read about the CoCoSDC here:  http://cocosdc.blogspot.com/


Brian Blake wrote:
> CoCoNet - is more or less a dead product. IF you can find a SerialPak or
> DrivePak, they work fine with the DW server on Windows - I'm unaware of a
> Linux version.
>
> The SD DrivePak was released over 10 years ago; the developer sold the
> business and rights to all products to another individual, who hasn't done
> anything with it.
>
> The CoCoSDC is, overall, a better device as it offers full compatibility
> with software that uses non standard DSKCON routines. Some software will
> not run properly on CoCoNet or DriveWire due to that - they will run
> properly on the CoCoSDC.
>
> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 9:01 PM <coco at jechar.ca> wrote:
>
>>
>> Ok looking at the docs I have three questions.
>>
>>      1. Does the  CoCoNet server require Windows or is there a Linux
>> version.
>>      2. When is the 2 GB MicroSD Drive Pak??? expected to be available.
>>      3. Will the 2 GB MicroSD Drive Pak??? include a USB interface to copy
>>         items from a server or do you just remove the sd card and copy
>>         image files to it. If the latter how does this differ from an CoCo
>> SDC ?