[Coco] Re: 512K vs disk copy

[Charlie]

Bob,

What model 1.44 3.5 drive has the jumpers for making it DS1 (B: drive in PC
world). I have 8 1.44 drives on my desk and none of them have jumpers of any
kind :(

Charlie

"Robert Emery" <theother_bob at yahoo.com> wrote
in message news:20040820143049.66959.qmail at web81505.mail.yahoo.com...

>

> --- Sylvain Rousseau <sroussea at comlab.com>

wrote:

>

> > Hello,

> >

> > I just got a Coco3 with 512K with only one disk drive and I what to know

if

> > you know how to

> > copy disk without to have to swap 12 times the source and destination

disk.

>

> Add a second drive.

> not trying to be a smart alec, that's the best way.

> IF you're using OS-9, you can allocate more memory to the

> backup command. I don't know the exact syntax offhand..

> something like #56k at the end of the backup command line.

>

> It's also really easy to add a 3.5" PC drive as drive 1.

> There are $2 convertors to plug into the cable card-

> edge connector, which then plugs into the 3.5 drive.

> Rig up a power connector and your set.

>

> Then, in Basic there's one POKE to allow you to use

> the other side of it as drive 2 (or 3). This may not

> work with some older RS floppy cables where they

> pulled pins to do designate the drives.

>

> What kind of controller do you have and do you know

> if the current drive is single or double sided?

> Disk Basic 1.0 or 1.1?

>

> Bob

>

>

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