[Coco] Super IDE vs. Drive Pak

[Brian Blake]

On 11/15/2011 8:24 PM, Mark Ormond wrote:
> Which is easier to use (not to setup?)


That's purely subjective and dependent on the person using it; I use the 
DrivePak more because I'm in RSDOS far more than I'm in NitrOS-9.

But it also starts getting into the comparisons of CoCoNet vs. HDB-DOS. 
There are some things that CoCoNet does not do well yet; an example 
would be using multi-disk games or apps since there's no way to change 
the disk AFAIK (Roger may be working on addressing this, I don't know). 
Aaron's DW4 server is excellent in this capacity as it makes it really 
easy to change disk images, as well as add lots of functionality.

Either way, both devices make use of disk image files via virtual disks. 
There's gonna be a learning curve. If one is familiar with RSDOS, either 
product is simple enough to use.





-----Original Message----- From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
[mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Brian Blake Sent: 
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:40 PM To: CoCoList for Color Computer 
Enthusiasts Subject: Re: [Coco] Super IDE vs. Drive Pak On 11/15/2011 
7:18 PM, Steve Ostrom wrote:
>> One thing I've noticed is that Roger seems to be selling his Drive Pak
>> on eBay, but the price will vary as will the amount of memory
>> included.  If you decide to buy Drive Pak on eBay, make sure you wait
>> and watch prices and memory so you are getting the best deal you can.
>> I think that Cloud-9 has consistant prices.
>>
>> -Steve-
>>
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> Steve brings up a good point, that the eBay price Roger sells at does
> fluctuate according to the miniSD card he has installed, though it does
> come ready to run out of the box.
>
> However, in interest of fairness, you have to look at the cost it takes
> to get the SuperIDE usable. I'll use the cost when I bought mine:
>
> 1. SuperIDE w/RTC - $99
> 2. HDB-DOS for the SIDE - $30 (I do not know if the ROM is freely
> available to burn or not...)
> 3. CF adapter - $14 (you can subtract this if you already have a small
> IDE drive - I didn't)
> 4. 2GB CF card - $12 (you can subtract this if you already have a small
> IDE drive - I didn't)
>
> In my case, it was $156, and I didn't include the cost of SuperDriver
> (to use the S-IDE in NitrOS-9)since I haven't used it yet. Then you have
> to go thru setting up the drives in order to use them.
>
> When you buy a DrivePak, it's plug and play - the caveat is learning the
> new commands.
>
> There is a steeper cost involved to get a SuperIDE system up and
> running. What a buyer needs to do is evaluate whether the speed increase
> of the SuperIDE is worth the extra money.
>
> Either way, it must also be stated (for newer folks) that BOTH systems
> have the same problems with software that do not use normal DSKCON
> routines - neither can run them.
>
> Again, not taking sides - have both, use both, love both...
>
>
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