[Coco] New project for loading DriveWire HDB-DOS

[S Klammer]

It would be neat if it could record too... amongst some other things - like
being able to select tracks by sending it a data stream :)

(At one point, I was going to use a cigarette lighter MP3 player which had
a SD card slot and a tiny dot matrix LCD for track selection)

Shain
On Feb 9, 2015 10:18 AM, "Joe Grubbs" <jsgrubbs at hotmail.com> wrote:

> CoCoCCR is a cool name :)
>
> I'll go ahead and get some parts from DigiKey for the prototype.
>
> The double speed poke should work the same as it would on cassette, and it
> would conserve space!
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> --- Original Message ---
>
> From: "Allen Huffman" <alsplace at pobox.com>
> Sent: February 9, 2015 9:42 AM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] New project for loading DriveWire HDB-DOS
>
> > On Feb 9, 2015, at 8:09 AM, Joe Grubbs <jsgrubbs at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I had an idea based on some stuff I've done many many moons ago.
> >
> > I don't really want to swap my CoCoSDC around to different machines, I'd
> rather leave it mostly in one primary machine. However I'd like to run
> DriveWire on my other CoCos. In lieu of using my cassette deck to load
> HDB-DOS, I'm playing with the idea of building a small module using one of
> those ISD audio storage ICs. It would plug into the cassette port on the
> CoCo and playback would be triggered by the CoCo's cassette remote pin.
> This way I'd have a reliable and very portable way to get connected, and
> with media that never "wears out".
> >
> > Has anyone tried anything like this before? If it works, I'll be
> thrilled. There seem to be many ICs available, offering the frequency
> response necessary to accommodate FSK audio as well as sufficient storage
> length.
>
> A solid state cassette replacement. I like it. Can we call it CoCoCCR ;) ?
> (Like Radio Shacks CCR-81, etc.)
>
> I used to save and load all my CoCo 1/2 programs using the double speed
> poke. I wonder if that could be used, too :)
>
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