[Coco] Seeking: ECB ROM chip

[Rob Rosenbrock]

That is not the same thing...

USB came out much later than MSDOS, and MSDOS does not have the drivers to support it.

On Nov 24, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Tony Cappellini wrote:

> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:51:21 -0500
> From: Roger Merchberger <zmerch-coco at 30below.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Seeking: ECB ROM chip
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> to figure out a decent "sneakernet" as my new PC has no floppy, but DOS
>>> doesn't use USB devices without a *lot* of heartburn...
> 
> Since when?
> We boot MSDOS on USB drive where i work, for testing hard drives.
> There is no heartburn whatsoever, and no special prep involved. You
> make the USB drive bootable, pop it in, power on, and it's booted.
> 
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