SuperIDE
Interface
IDE And CompactFlash For Your CoCo!
This
revolutionary new CoCo product from Cloud-9 brings a plethora of
storage options to your Color Computer! Hook up any IDE drive or
CompactFlash device to your CoCo for use under Disk BASIC or NitrOS-9!
The SuperIDE interface is the first mass produced product for the CoCo
to utilize high-density parts which draw very little power.
Another
CoCo First: the SuperIDE also features FOUR software/hardware
selectable banks of user-programmable FLASH! No more burning EPROMs, no
more opening the case. With the provided software, you can easily flash
any image into one of the 16K banks. Put your favorite DOS or even a
ROM Pak into a bank and instantly load it onto your Color Computer!
Standard Features
- Supports hard drives and ComvpactFlash devices
- On-board CompactFlash socket
- 40 pin IDE connector
- 64K of user programmable FLASH
- Supports NitrOS-9 and Disk BASIC (using HDB-DOS)
- Comes with FLASH programming software and test utilities under Disk BASIC
- Real-time clock
| Product Comparison |
| Feature |
DrivePak |
SuperIDE |
| Support IDE hard drives |
No |
Yes |
| Support CDROM drives |
No |
Yes |
| Support CF cards |
No |
Yes |
| Support SD cards |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flashable ROMs |
No |
Yes |
| Multiple ROMs |
No |
Yes |
| Virtual Floppies |
Yes |
Yes |
| OS9 Partitions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Card preloaded with software |
Included |
Optional |
| Real Time Clock |
No |
Optional |
| Gold plated card edge connector |
No |
Yes |
| Expansion Bus |
No |
Yes |
| Max connected devices |
1 |
2 |
| Performance |
DrivePak |
SuperIDE |
| Copy Disk to Disk in DECB |
109 seconds* |
4.6 seconds |
| megaread in OS9 |
240 seconds |
18 seconds |
* Disk BASIC 1.1 Floppy Disk BACKUP 0 TO 1 is 88 seconds
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SuperIDE Specifications
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|
Feature
|
Description
|
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Connectors
|
40 pin IDE and CompactFlash Socket
|
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Memory
|
64K of internal FLASH
|
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Software
|
IDE and FLASH programming utilities
|
| Pricing |
| Product |
Cost
|
| SuperIDE Interface with
Real-Time Clock |
$110 + s/h !SOLD OUT! |
| 256MB CompactFlash |
$16 + s/h !SOLD OUT! |
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