[Coco] OVCC update. Need 5 1/4 inch FDD for testing.

[coco at jechar.ca]

On 2018-11-27 00:02, Mark D. Overholser wrote:
> On 11/12/18 8:26 PM, Walter Zambotti wrote:
>> Hi guys
>> 
>>   The port is going well.
>> 
>>   I’m working on the FD502 library at the moment.
>> 
>>   I will have a problem testing the physical FD support so my question 
>> is:
>> 
>>   Is this support still needed?
>> 
>>   Can I just drop it?
>> 
>> 
> 
> It would be nice to keep the Support, because it makes transferring
> Reals Disks to the Virtual Disks a little simpler.
> 
> The other options to do this would require a real CoCo and CoCo Floppy
> and DriveWire or a CoCoSDC.
> 
>> 
>> If not…
>> 
>>   I am looking at a Panasonic JU-455-5 AAG 360K 5 ¼ PC/XT on the web 
>> for sale.
>> As new condition US $45 + shipping.
>> 
>>   Can anyone recommend a FDD that will read CoCo disks on a PC.
>> 
>>   My oldest PC is an ASUS P5W DH Deluxe (2006) which has floppy 
>> support.  It’s
>> got a 3.5” but not a 5.25”.
>> 
>> 
> 

   I think this only ever worked for a small subset of PD's whose BIOS 
was
   just right, and now even PC's with floppy support are rare. USB 
floppys
   have never worked so I think you should just drop the feature (IMHO).

> The CoCos use the same Single Sided and Double Sided Drives the
> Original IBM-PC Used...  The above Panasonic should be fine....
> 
> Did you want to "Pass the Hat" to offset the cost of acquiring the
> above Drive???
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>>   Walter
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> MarkO