[Coco] CoCoSDC

Randall Kindig randall.kindig at gmail.com
Sun Nov 19 16:02:35 EST 2017 

Hey, Ed, thanks for the reply.

Yep, you are correct.  I got mine from Darren Atkinson almost 4 years ago now (I believe Feb. 2014)

Your offer is very generous, sir.  I’ll send you an email off-list.

Thanks!

Randy

> On Nov 19, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Randy,
> 
> You must have one from the original runs before I started making them I guess?  
> 
> It’s possible something has failed.  If you can’t get it working you can send it to me
> if you want and I’ll fix it for you (whether it was one I built or not).  Just take care of
> postage.
> 
> Shoot me an email off-list for my address if you want to do that.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> - Ed
> 
> 
>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 2:21 PM, Randall Kindig <randall.kindig at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> thanks for trying, Henry.
>> 
>> I guess I wasn’t doing anything too stupid. :)
>> 
>> I’m hoping someone else on the list has an idea.  Maybe the CoCoSDC is defective?
>> 
>> Randy
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 3:16 PM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sorry I wasn't able to help. I have two sdc's one has the really old firmware and the other the newest.   I have not seen this problem with either
>>> 
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport Red Edition.
>>> Original Message
>>> From: Randall Kindig
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 3:06 PM
>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoSDC
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Henry (I think your first name is Henry), I very much appreciate your help.
>>> 
>>> However, that did not work.  Again, for everyone, the issue is that while I can mount a DSK file, it acts as though the disk image is empty.  Thus, I can’t run anything off the disk image.
>>> 
>>> Sorry, guys, I should have given more info.
>>> 
>>> Other than SDC-DOS only being version 1.0.1, everything looks fine on the boot-up screen.
>>> I used the "DIR -" command, and get a directory of the SDC card.  No problem.
>>> 
>>> Then, I mount one of the disk images to drive 0.  It says OK and shows mounted when I issue a DRIVE command.
>>> I then issue a DIR command and the disk image shows empty.  It does this for any disk image I use.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 2:41 PM, Randall Kindig <randall.kindig at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Nope, see my other email which is awaiting moderator approval, probably because I sent some pictures.  It will not boot to the SDC Explorer either.
>>>> 
>>>> There’s something fundamentally wrong here.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone else have an idea?
>>>> 
>>>> thanks
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 2:35 PM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> That's what I use.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Put the. Dsk and. Cfg files on the root of the card.
>>>>> This will make the sdc autoboot to the sdc explorer
>>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport Red Edition.
>>>>> Original Message
>>>>> From: Randall Kindig
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:33 PM
>>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoSDC
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> It’s an 8GB microSD in an SD adapter.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I formatted it with no issues to FAT32.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 1:23 PM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As a side note, what size is your SD card?   There are problems formating to FAT on smaller and very large cards
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport Red Edition.
>>>>>> Original Message
>>>>>> From: rietveld rietveld
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:18 PM
>>>>>> To: Randy Kindig
>>>>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoSDC
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I just sent u a zip of SDCX.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Unzip this and install to the root of the SD card.
>>>>>> When u turn on your coco the SDC will auto boot the SDC explorer menu.   This should display every DIR and. Dsk on the SD card
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport Red Edition.
>>>>>> Original Message
>>>>>> From: Randy Kindig
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:14 PM
>>>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoSDC
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> These disk images are at the root directory
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 1:07 PM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Are the directories 8 characters or less? You need to use the 8 and 3 rule the same way u would on a real disk.   xxxxxxxx.xxx
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport Red Edition.
>>>>>>> Original Message
>>>>>>> From: Randall Kindig
>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 12:38 PM
>>>>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>>>> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>>>>> Subject: [Coco] CoCoSDC
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Ok, guys, I apologize up front.  I’m probably an idiot.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I’m using my CocoSDC for the very first time.  I created an SD card with various .DSK images on it.  I have the CocoSDC manual so wonderfully provided by members of this group (much appreciated!)  However, every DSK image I load up (using the DRIVE command), and then use the DIR command shows an empty directory.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Who can be the first one to tell me what stupid thing I’m doing or not doing? :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I can’t even update the firmware and SDC DOS on this because I can’t run the setup program as a result.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Randy
>>>>>>> 
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