[Coco] 100 Mb ZIP Drives

[Neil Morrison]

The GIDE is a generic IDE interface for Z80-based computers. It allows
to connect a maximum of two IDE devices like hard disk or CD-ROM to
such computers. Optionally, it also contains a real-time-clock (RTC,
Seiko-Epson 72421) which can be battery-backed. The interface board is
powered by the target computer, and draws so little current that it
can be expected to work with really every Z80 computer. The interface
is accessed via I/O instructions, with a jumper-selectable base
address.
http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/~kc-club/gide/gide.html

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Merchberger" <zmerch at 30below.com>

> They went from 250Meg to 750Meg a year or two ago...
>
> >I also noticed that after I "upgraded" my Norton Utilities, the Rescue
> >function no longer supports making a ZIP disk backup.  So Norton must
> >have  written
> >off ZIP too.
>
> That's because it would take so many to do a "normal" backup of most
> people's desktops, they're not worth it...
>
> >Too bad, those are my major backup medium on my PC.  Much easier to  use
than
> >CD-RW, which I can do but use only to make music disks.
> >Anyone know the current status of ZIP disks?  --Mike  K.
>
> They have their die-hard gurus, just like this group.
>
> Speaking thereof... It's good to be back! ;-)) I'd rather... um... fallen
> off the face of the CoCo planet for quite a while... No room for a CoCo
> setup in my new, ancient, 1/3 size of my old house house, so I've mainly
> concentrated on my Model 100s & 200s... But I'm gonna make the room to
hook
> up my CoCo3 again!
>
> I plan on ordering an IDE interface for my CoCo in the next few weeks...
> (Thanks for the help, Mark!) and I'm debating with a leftover 100Meg Zip
> drive we have kicking around... or I just *happen* to have a few NOS
2.2Gig
> Castlewood Orb Drives... ;-)
>
> Laterz,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger