schnable@ihuxf.UUCP (Andrew T. Schnable) (04/04/84)
---- I currently own a 64K coco with a single RS drive. I am interested in getting a second drive, and I thought I would ask for some comments from the net. What kind? Another RS? If I get a non-RS disk will it work with my RS controller? with OS-9? Should I get a hard disk instead? Where? Do you have one? ----- andy ihuxf!schnable PS. Do your effectivly or *really* need 2 drives to run the C compiler?
dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer) (04/05/84)
I would recommend purchasing a second drive from someplace other than Radio Shack. Software Support (I have plugged them before) in Framingham, MA advertises in most of the CoCo magazines like Rainbow, Hot CoCo, and Color Computer. They are a fast, efficient mail order service familiar with CoCos. Some of the (potential) advantages of a non-R/S drive are: better reliability higher step rate more tracks (40 vs 35) double sided operation These last three require changes to the OS9 disk driver and/or descriptor, but these changes are commonly available now for the CoCo.