[Coco] Sdc copy, and multi pak upgrade question

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 06 December 2014 00:29:45 Scott O'Brien did opine
And Gene did reply:
> Thanks for that info.
> 
> I opened up my "new" CoCo3 and MPI this morning and couldn't see any
> signs of any upgrades (both warranty void stickers were intact).  They
> both seem to power up OK. The peek returns 255 so I believe no upgrade
> is in place. I don't actually have a need for the MPI (I have no ROM
> cartridges) so it's not an issue at the moment. Will have to save my
> pennies for the Cloud9 upgrade.
> 
> I have also been playing with my new CoCoSDC which seems to work but it
> REALLY needs a case if plugged directly into the CoCo3. I thought it
> might sit better vertically in the MPI but realised, before I turned
> it on, that the expansion connector is not keyed and it is possible to
> put in both ways. Can someone confirm the orientation of the card in
> the MPI for me please? (ie components facing the front or rear?)
> 
To the rear.

> Also re the CoCoSDC, does anyone have established CoCoSDC SD card
> images that they would like to share? A library of different images
> might be a useful addition to the archives.
> 
> Finally, on boot the CoCo3 says it has Extended Color Basic v 2.0. Was
> that the last version?

That one does not have the "dos" command. 1.1 and 2.1 do.
 
> Cheers
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 10:24:49 +1100
> From: Eddie P. <eddiepl75 at hotmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Sdc copy, and multi pak upgrade question
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> 
> I checked mine with instructions from the Cloud9 website (quoted
> below). I ordered the upgrade from them and it takes no more than 5
> mins to upgrade. ...and yeah, I hear you about Coco 3s not being too
> common in Aust these days. Took me a while to get my setup!
> Eddie P."Here's a simple test that will determine if your Mulit-Pak has
> already been upgraded to work with a CoCo 3.
> 
> >From BASIC's OK prompt, type PRINT PEEK(&HFF90) and press ENTER. If
> >126 is
> 
> returned then the Multi-Pak has
> been upgraded. If it returns 255 then it has NOT been upgraded.">


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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