[Coco] Laptop Conversion for Coco

David golgotha at toughguy.net
Wed Feb 2 23:37:50 EST 2005


I must agree with Mark that Jeff's debugger is FANTASTIC - one of my main
reasons for using an emulator, actually :)

David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Marlette" <mark at cloud9tech.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Laptop Conversion for Coco



> At 10:26 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote:

>

> Steve,

>

> Do the laptop(s) have a PCMCIA port? 68 pin slot a bit larger than the

> size of a credit card.

>

> Not much of an emulator guy. I have most of them but I spend most of my

> time on the real thing.

>

> So far none of them are like the real thing...... Some better than others.

> Jeff's debugger is GREAT.

>

> Mark

>

>

>>I'm looking for some advice from the hardware experts here.

>>

>>I have two old IBM 360CSE laptops with decent hard drives, one running Win

>>3.1 and the other running Win95, and both having floppy access only - no

>>CD drives. I want to be able to make at least one of these into a Coco

>>emulator to take on the road with me. Right now neither can access the

>>internet - no modem nor network card.

>>

>>As a first step in the conversion to an emulated Coco, I'd like to have

>>internet connectivity so I can download emulator files. Is there a

>>network card made for these old laptops? I'm sure there has to be a modem

>>available for slow speed access. Where would I look (eBay?), and what do

>>I look for? I'd prefer a broadband connection via network card, but will

>>settle for a modem if that is the only available option. I do have a

>>fairly bulky interface kit to connect optional equipment to these laptops,

>>but an internal network card or modem would be preferred.

>>

>>Mark, can Cloud 9 get any of these parts, or do this conversion for me?

>>

>>Thanks everyone for the help!

>>

>>-- Steve --

>>

>>

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