[Coco] OVCC update. Need 5 1/4 inch FDD for testing.

[Mark D. Overholser]

On 11/12/18 8:26 PM, Walter Zambotti wrote:
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> The port is going well.
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> I’m working on the FD502 library at the moment.
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> I will have a problem testing the physical FD support so my question is:
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> Is this support still needed?
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> Can I just drop it?
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It would be nice to keep the Support, because it makes transferring 
Reals Disks to the Virtual Disks a little simpler.

The other options to do this would require a real CoCo and CoCo Floppy 
and DriveWire or a CoCoSDC.

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> If not…
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> I am looking at a Panasonic JU-455-5 AAG 360K 5 ¼ PC/XT on the web for sale.
> As new condition US $45 + shipping.
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> Can anyone recommend a FDD that will read CoCo disks on a PC.
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> My oldest PC is an ASUS P5W DH Deluxe (2006) which has floppy support.  It’s
> got a 3.5” but not a 5.25”.
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The CoCos use the same Single Sided and Double Sided Drives the Original 
IBM-PC Used...  The above Panasonic should be fine....

Did you want to "Pass the Hat" to offset the cost of acquiring the above 
Drive???



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> Regards
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> Walter
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MarkO