[net.micro.6809] Yes--Coco now gets REAL

knudsen@ihnss.UUCP (07/24/84)

,bleep, bleep

The local Radio Shack had a Coco Drive 0 hooked up yesterday,
and sure enough, it was a Tandon type (as used in the IBM PC).
I could tell by the door handle, which rotates on a vertical axis
as you open or close it.  Also, when I did  DIR with no diskette in,
I could recognize the sound, including the clicking of the little
Track 0 microswitch.
	So, new Coco owners no longer need refrain from buying RS
drives, since these Tandons will do 40 tracks and 6ms stepping once
you get OS9, FLEX, or Double-DOS, etc.  In fact, the only reasons to
avoid these new RS drives would be to get double-sided or 96 tpi,
but as a first drive the new RS job is fine, especially at the new low
price of $350 including controller & cable.
	Oh yes, the store's 64K Coco also had the newest (version 3)
keyboard -- really nice.	--mike k