[Coco] SD Card reader/writer or USB

[nickma2 at optusnet.com.au]

The old floppy disk is a piece of deteriorating technology that needs
to bu updated on all vintage systems.

It's not so much the drives themselves deteriorating but rather, the
media itself. Over 60% of my original floppy disks are unreadable and
dump magnetic material all over the drive read heads.

Finding floppy media is getting harder and even those I do find, can
sometimes be deteriorated even if one manages to find an unsealed
"new" box. I had quite a few of these sealed boxes I kept for the
future. Tried using them and they were full of errors.

Goodbye floppy disk!

Hello SD!

Drivewire is also a groundbreaking product although a shift from
Serial to USB may be needed one day since serial is no longer found on
computers.

I wonder, with the required voltage conversions, is it possible to
make the bitbanger serial port act like a USB port?

May open the door for other USB devices as well such as USB drives and
mice.

Nick

 

----- Original Message -----
From: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
To:"CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
Cc:
Sent:Wed, 8 Oct 2014 22:30:09 -0600
Subject:Re: [Coco] SD Card reader/writer or USB

 Seeing this thread, I can agree with the SDC controller as a renewal
on the Coco. I have watched threads stating a design for a new Coco 4,
well if you really look at it this with the aformentioned additions of
Mr. Klammer, this could grow the coco beyond it’s current state and
be bacwards compatible.

 Putting a controller at faster speeds can translate modern hardware
into Coco understanding formats. I see a lot of hardware using I2C and
SPI now that the micro controller can translate for the Coco.

 Bill Nobel

 On Oct 8, 2014, at 8:51 PM, S Klammer  wrote:
 > 
 > I would tend to agree with you Nick :)
 > 
 > ... and, if he re-releases a new version with extra functionality
(say like
 > an embedded SSC and/or Orch90), I'd likely try and get it as well!
 > 
 > Shain
 > On Oct 8, 2014 10:46 PM,  wrote:
 > 
 >> It's brilliant.
 >> 
 >> I have one and you'd have to rip my arms off before I let go of
it.
 >> :)
 >> 
 >> Ni9ck
 >> 
 >> ----- Original Message -----
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 >> To:"CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
 >> Cc:
 >> Sent:Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:33:54 -0500
 >> Subject:Re: [Coco] SD Card reader/writer or USB
 >> 
 >> I sure hope he does, that really looks neat!
 >> 
 >> Ed
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