[Coco] Glenside IDE controller

Mike Delyea mdelyea at gmail.com
Sat Jun 25 13:41:57 EDT 2016


After reading Kip's description of merging and installing the drivers, it
seems to me that you can't boot Nitros/os9 from a hard drive.  From the
description it looks like you need a boot floppy with the
drivers/descriptors.  Is that correct?

On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> Yep, that would be the one.
>
> Kip Koon
> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Al Hartman
> > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 11:31 AM
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside IDE controller
> >
> > From a message I got on the list a few years ago from Brian Goers...
> >
> > "The card edge connector that a floppy controller could plug into is
> available from Digi-key.
> > The manufacturer EDAC Part Number is 395-040-520-202."
> >
> > http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?keywords=395-040-520-202
> >
> > $9.43 each
> >
> > -[ Al ]-
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:18:50 +0200
> > "Pere" <psergm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I have one of these controllers, it is verson 1.0 and came without any
> > > connector on the two 'slots' where one could insert a floppy
> > > controller or any cartridge.
> > > Could anyone tell me the reference number or the part number and
> > > supplier where I could buy them?
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > pere
> > >
> > > Ps Thanks to Bill Pierce for his help explaining technical data about
> > > that controller to me and how could be used.
> > > I would appreciate any link / pointer to 'up-to-date' drivers, docs
> > > and whatever exists about that nice controller.
> >
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