[Coco] NitrOS-9 instant boot CoCo

[Christopher Hawks]

Roger Taylor wrote:

> At 03:46 PM 8/5/2007, you wrote:

> 

>> Roger:

>>

>>         The SuperIDE does that 'from the factory'. At least if you 

>> have NitrOS9 on a CF installed by Cloud-9.

>>

>>         Mine takes 10 seconds to boot from the CF (loads a bunch of 

>> stuff on startup) if I bypass the 15 second timeout that lets you 

>> chose OS9 or DECB. Just a SuperIDE plugged into the ROM port (and a 

>> 15" LCD display).

> 

> 

> 

> That sounds nice.  It's not really ideal to use a clunker HD anymore for 

> the CoCo if these gadgets are available.  I say backup those drives to 

> the PC and maybe use DriveWire once you've booted from the SuperIDE 

> interface.


	What??? When did I write Hard Drive (HD)??? I'm using a _Compact_Flash_ (CF). 
And I don't own a (MS definition) PC!


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