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

Alexander Wallace alexander.o.wallace at gmail.com
Sun Apr 23 09:41:07 EDT 2017


It’s a pretty amazing solution too. I will make me a cable soon.

Thanks!

> On Apr 22, 2017, at 8:55 AM, S Klammer <sklammer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> While you await your CocoSDC, you can use a cassette WAV file to use
> DriveWire...
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Getting_Started_with_DriveWire,
> which has a link to Cloud9's
> http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Software/DriveWire3.html
> 
> Shain
> On Apr 22, 2017 9:17 AM, "Alexander Wallace" <alexander.o.wallace at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> That would be awesome Ed, hopefully shipping to MX is possible and not too
>> expensive, we’ll figure it out. If not my brother lives in TX, I would just
>> have to wait a bit longer to get it.
>> 
>> Thanks again!
>> 
>>> On Apr 22, 2017, at 7:35 AM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I’m working on some now, so there should be some soon.
>>> I’ll put your name on on my list Alexander.
>>> 
>>> Hopefully I can get some finished this weekend.
>>> 
>>> - Ed
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 22, 2017, at 12:23 AM, Alexander Wallace <
>> alexander.o.wallace at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have a 3 1/2 connected to the coco as well,
>>>> 
>>>> I do want an SDC, hopefully there will be some done soon.
>>>> 
>>>> I’ll see what I can achieve with a USB drive.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 21, 2017, at 9:27 PM, Rietveld Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>> ,
>>>>> Original Message
>>>>> From: Michael Brant
>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 5:59 PM
>>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>> 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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