[Coco] DSK images to floppies to run on CoCo.

[Christopher Noyes]

Another alternative is to use a so-called "tweener" PC.  Basically an older PC (486 or older Pentium class) that has a floppy controller capable of double density drive support (360K 5.25 inch drives and 720k 3.5 inch drives), an ethernet adapter and an older version of windows (I forget which version dropped 360k support, but I've used windows 95 on mine in the past) and an image writer utility (.dsk images and image writer utilities can be found at http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/ ).  I forget which software I used for the image utility but I do recall I used the command prompt to use it (not a gui program).

-CN


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From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Rietveld Rietveld
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 10:27 PM
To: Michael Brant <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] DSK images to floppies to run on CoCo.

I have only seen usb 3 1/2 drives.   You would have to make your own 5 1/4 usb drive and would have to use an external power for it.   I have made lots of disks for my Tandy 1000 but they do not all seem to want to read. It's really hit and miss. The SDC is the only reliable way I have found to make physical disk's from. Dsk images for my coco

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From: Michael Brant
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 5:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [Coco] DSK images to floppies to run on CoCo.


Drivewire is good option.  Cloud9tech.com has cables.

On Apr 21, 2017 6:54 PM, "Alexander Wallace" <alexander.o.wallace at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Please forgive the newbie question as I’m just returning to the CoCo 
> after
> 20 years or so…
>
> Since new SDCs are not yet available, meanwhile, will I be able to 
> download DSK images and transfer them to disks to use on the CoCo3 if 
> I get me a USB floppy for my Mac or Linux machine?  I’ve read of 
> people saying this won’t work with USB floppies but want to confirm 
> here with the community, how people transfer DSK to floppies and the other way around.
>
> Thanks!
>
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