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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
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Product Comparison
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Feature
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DrivePak
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SuperIDE
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Support IDE hard drives
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No
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Yes
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Support CDROM drives
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No
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Yes
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Support CF cards
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No
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Yes
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Support SD cards
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Yes
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Yes
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Flashable ROMs
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No
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Yes
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Multiple ROMs
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No
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Yes
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Virtual Floppies
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Yes
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Yes
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OS9 Partitions
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Yes
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Yes
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Card preloaded with software
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Included
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Optional
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Real Time Clock
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No
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Optional
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Gold plated card edge connector
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No
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Yes
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Expansion Bus
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No
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Yes
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Max connected devices
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1
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2
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Performance
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DrivePak
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SuperIDE
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Copy Disk to Disk in DECB
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109
seconds*
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4.6
seconds
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megaread in OS9
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240
seconds
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18
seconds
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* Disk BASIC 1.1 Floppy Disk BACKUP 0 TO 1 is 88 seconds
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SuperIDE Specifications
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Feature
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Description
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Connectors
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40 pin IDE and CompactFlash Socket
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Memory
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64K of internal FLASH
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Software
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IDE and FLASH programming utilities
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Pricing
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Product
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Cost
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SuperIDE Interface with Real-Time Clock
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$110 + s/h !SOLD OUT!
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256MB CompactFlash
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$16 + s/h !SOLD OUT!
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