[Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC

[Henry Rietveld]

If you have a Coco cassette cable you can use a program called 'cocotape' to convert. Bin files to wavs and load them onto the coco. This is a good solution while you wait for the SDC.


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  Original Message
From: Glen Hewlett
Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 7:12 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC


Thanks for the reply’s guys,

So it looks like the CoCo SDC is the current best way to go…. Where do I get one?

Cheers,
Glen

> On Jan 1, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Henry Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Drivewire has a place. I like it but agree with the ease of the SDC. I loaded a 8GB card with almost every. Dsk available in the archive.   I now have the entire coco library available at all times
>
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>  Original Message
> From: Greg Krynen
> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 5:18 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC
>
>
> I like being able to load programs from a PC onto the ADC without the
> hassle of drivewire.
>
> On Jan 1, 2017 2:14 PM, "Henry Rietveld" <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I would definitely recommend the SDC
>>
>> ‎https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/coco-sdc-pages/coco-sdc
>>
>> I have physical disk  drives with all my coco's. I love the sound of the
>> real deal loading a program, but from a reliability stand I have never had
>> any problems loading disks with my SDC. I can't say the same for my floppy
>> drives. And as a bonus you can download an endless number of. Dsk image and
>> load on a SD card
>>
>> Sent from my ⑩ Passport SE; not running Android.
>>  Original Message
>> From: Glen Hewlett
>> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2017 5:07 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: [Coco] Should I get a CoCo SDC
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I’ve just gotten back in to using my CoCo 3 mostly through emulation.  I
>> recently pulled out my CoCo 3 hardware to see if I can get my Space
>> Invaders Z80 - 6809 port loaded on real hardware.  But I’ve run into quite
>> a few problems.  I only have a few floppy disks and none of them can
>> complete a DSKINI (well one did, once but I heard it having problems
>> verifying the disks and it failed the second time).  I’ve been reading up a
>> little on my options and I think the best option for me is to use the CoCo
>> SDC.
>>
>> I will only be using the CoCo 3 mostly under RSDOS and I only use Mac and
>> Linux for my other computers.  Is the CoCo SDC the best option I should go
>> with?  If so where can I buy one?  Are there any available?  Are they still
>> being made?
>>
>> Thanks for listening,
>> Glen
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