[Color Computer] [Coco]Re: Transfer utilities

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

Roger,
Are you saying that you had to do NO modding to the controllers (ether the 
FD 500 or 502?)? If so that would be great, and a project for next weekend! 
Yes, I did mean the DISTO controller, I was always under the impression that 
the WD 1773 chip, was incapable of supporting a 3.5" drive and that is why 
Tandy never officaly released a 3.5" drive for the CoCo, not that they 
weren't avalible.
-Glen
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>Rumor has it that Glen VanDenBiggelaar may have mentioned these words:
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>>Robert,
>>I would love to get a 3.5" drive, but my controllers wont suport it,
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>Which controller won't support what???
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>3.5" Double-density drives are electrically equivalent to 5.25" 
>Double-density drives; and 3.5" High/Quad Density drives will also work 
>fine as long as you 1) use double-density media, and 2) the drive itself 
>does not ignore the status of the High-Density hole.
>
>I've used them interchangeably on my CoCos for years; I don't think I've 
>ever had anything but a 3.5" HD drive on my CoCo, and it's always worked 
>fine; you just need one of those card-edge to IDC connector adapter 
>thingys. [[ Yea, that's a technical term. ]]
>
>Or, if you have access to an IDC crimper, you can add a 3.5" connector 
>thingy right to your existing cable. You can get them at Mouser, I have a 
>few kicking around the shop "just in case." ;-)
>
>That was with FD-500 & FD502 controllers.
>
>>  I am watching for a distro on e-bay, but then again, everone else is 
>>also.
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>Are you talking Linux, or do you mean "Disto?" Myself, I'd *much* rather 
>have an "Eliminator." ;-)
>
>I also have a few unpopulated Disto Super Controller 2's yet... unforch, no 
>dox to fill 'em up; and 1773's are almost made of  unobtanium now. :-/
>
>Laterz,
>Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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