[Coco] CoCo SDC board arrived and RGB to VGA converters

[Bill Loguidice]

My CoCoSDC arrived yesterday to and I actually was able to set it up and
run some images. Big shocker for me as I usually don't get a chance to do
that until months after I get something.

I too would like to know how to switch images, i.e., make multi-disk games
and games that need a save disk, work. I didn't notice that the button did
anything as of yet.

I used both an adapted 1GB micro-SD (standard) as well as an 8GB SDHC, and
both worked just fine. The unfortunate limitation is that it only supports
the 8.3 file naming system and can't see filenames with spaces in them.
That means that some pre-made archives will need some manually tweaking.

-Bill

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On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Steve <6809er at srbsoftware.com> wrote:

> I too got my CoCo SDC board today.  But it will have to wait for the
> Sunday or later since I'm booked till then.  (I need as little time to dig
> out a CoCo and find a modern HD T.V that will take those old style inputs.
>  All my old CRT type monitors are long gone.  (The phosphors start fall off
> inside the CRT.)  I do have one of those CoCo RGB to VGA converters that
> someone sold me at a CoCofest but it never work very well. (Lot's of
> sparkles in the T.V. image.)
>
> Speaking of CoCo 3 output to VGA converters, has anyone try this one the
> SainSmart GBS-8220 RGB/CGA/EGA/YUV to VGA Arcade HD Video Converter Board?
>  It runs about $30 and here is the link:
> http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-GBS-8220-Arcade-
> Video-Converter/dp/B0051SLJAG
>
> There is a review from a CoCo 3 user and he never got it work. But it
> could because he did not know how to hook it up.
>
> Steve
>
> On 2/6/2014 9:53 PM, Richard Goedeken wrote:
>
>> A big thank you to Darren; I received my CoCo SDC board today.  I can't
>> wait
>> to pick up an SDHC card and fire this up tomorrow.  I also have a CoCoNet
>> MicroSD pak, which I love, but there's a lot of software that won't work
>> with
>> it, including almost everything that boots OS9, because of the design.
>>  I'm
>> hoping that this board will work with all the old software, and be easier
>> to
>> load up as well due to the use of a standard FAT filesystem on the card.
>>
>> I do have a few questions about this device.  I was going to email Darren
>> directly but thought that it might be better to ask on the list so other
>> users
>> can read the answers as well.
>>
>> 1. Do you have any documentation other than the CoCoSDC blogspot site?
>> 2. How can I use the button to switch images?
>> 3. Is there any maximum size of SDHC card which is supported?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>>
>