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From: koonce@wish-bone.Berkeley.EDU (tim koonce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: Hard Drives
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Date: 16 Sep 88 20:29:24 GMT
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In article <1278@cs.Buffalo.EDU>, ugbrent@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Brent LaVelle) writes:
> If you use RS-Dos B&B is a really really BAD idea. I would buy the RGB 
> systems
> over the B&B.  The RGB dos fits behind rsdos (in memory) and before
> super extended basic, so it VERY compatable with many programs.
> Also it is much eaiser to use. Eg:DIR 42, BACKUP 120 TO 15.  It works
> that well.  I could go on and on.  I have seen both and the RGB blows
> away the B&B.  If you haven't got the disk yet and want to hear more
> just yell.
> 
> 					- Brent  LaVelle

An interesting bit of information:

What you are describing has nothing to do with the hardware, but rather,
with the software.  Roger Krupski (author of RGBDOS) is, I understand,
currently working to get RGBDOS to work with several competing drive
systems, including the B&B interface.  Also, Chris Burke (author of
Hyper I/O) is similarly working to get Hyper I/O to work with hard
drive systems other than just the COCO-XT.  So, you should soon be able
to have the cheap hardware of the COCO-XT interface, with the RSDOS
interface of your choice.

					- Tim Koonce