*** In order to use this Kit you must own a Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator ***
This upgrade Kit contains the following 3 items for those that currently own a Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator
(one) microSD to SD wafer card reader with 60CM extension cable: Allows one to use full size SDHC wafer cards up to 32GB capacity with the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator. This SD wafer card reader with extension cable supports full size SD wafer cards and makes it much easier to insert microSD wafer cards. Also saves wear and tear on the microSD wafer slot.
(two) microSD adapter: Allows one to use microSD wafer cards in the above SD wafer card reader.
(three) Blank 32GB SDHC Wafer media: Comes with a high quality full size SanDisk 32GB SDHC wafer card. This high quality ScanDisk 32GB SDHC wafer card has an 120MB per second read speed, and the card is shockproof, temperature-proof, waterproof, and X-ray-proof. The current firmware limitation in the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator only allows a maximum of 144MB of space to be used on SD cards.
Questions and Answers
Question: What is the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator?
Answer: In December 2016 there was a product released for the Coleco ADAM computer that is much better quality when compared to the original Coleco Digital Data Drive, or any ADAM Disk Drive every made including the top of the line third party ADAM 3.5 inch 1.44MB Disk Drives. In December 2016 Microfox Technologies released the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator that comes with both licensed and public domain games on a microSD card.
Question: What is this Coleco ADAM upgrade kit used for?
Answer: This upgrade kit is for existing owners of the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator. It adds the ability to use full size SD wafer cards with a 60CM extension cable connected to a SD wafer card reader (also includes a microSD wafer card adapter). Also comes with a high quality full size Blank 32GB SDHC wafer card.
Question: If the current firmware for the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator can only use a maximum of 144MB (140MB) of space on a SD wafer card, why does this kit include a 32GB SDHC Wafer card?
Answer: The current firmware in the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator allows for a maximum of 100 Coleco ADAM Disk images with each Disk image using a maximum of 1.44MB of space for each SD wafer card inserted (100 X 1.44MB = 144MB). Therefore the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator under the existing firmware can only use a maximum of 144MB (140MB) of space on a SD card. There is a strong possibility that this firmware will never be updated since it would require the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator to be sent back to the factory and taken apart to issue a firmware update since the firmware is not user upgradable (A new firmware would need to be written to allow Disk images to have up to 32GB capacity and to allow more then 100 Disk images per SD card, and at this time the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator developers have no plans to do this). Standard SD wafer cards 2GB and smaller are no longer in production, but can sometimes be found new or used from various online dealers until their inventory is depleted. However, the SDHC and SDXC wafer cards are still being manufactured. The Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator is 100% compatible with SDHC wafer cards between 2GB to 32GB in size. Also SDHC wafer cards come preformatted as FAT32. There is a possibility that in the years to come SDHC wafer cards might be going out of production, if that happens one day, then SDXC wafer cards will replace SDHC wafer cards. SDXC wafer cards between 32GB to 2TB are not compatible with the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator since those cards use exFAT file system. At this time there is no plans by the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator developers to write a firmware update to offer exFAT file support for SDXC wafer cards, however there is a possibility that SDXC wafer cards between 32GB to 2TB might be able to be reformatted as FAT32, and then maybe these SDXC wafer cards might work with the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator. We included a name brand SanDisk Ultra 32GB SDHC wafer card in this kit because of the high reliability and quality of this wafer card when used on the Coleco ADAM microSD Floppy Emulator. In addition, one has plenty of space on the 32GB wafer card for possible future use. This is also a very fast SDHC wafer card when used on a fast PC. Other SD wafer cards we tested take around 28 seconds to copy and paste 100 Disk images (140MB total), where as this SanDisk Ultra 32GB SDHC wafer card can transfer the same amount of data in 12 seconds on a Windows PC (The much higher priced SanDisk Extreme Pro 32GB SDHC wafer card takes only 3 seconds to move the same amount of data).
60 Day return policy: We are offering a full 60 day refund on this high quality upgrade kit (shipping and handling not refundable).
