[Coco] Proto CoCo
Mike Pepe
lamune at doki-doki.net
Mon Aug 28 12:33:21 EDT 2006
jdaggett at gate.net wrote:
> Gene
>
> I have come across a vendor that will do PCBs 2 sided with solder mask and silk
> screen for reasonable price. Requirements that the boards need to be less than or
> equal to 20 square inches and minimum order is 5.
>
> It would not take long to design a 4x5 card with the COCO 40 pin PCB pattern
> with a bunch of holes and/or pads for smt parts. Could do either or both.
>
> I would say that a 4x5 card with holes for breadboarding along with busses for
> +5VDC, +12VDC, -12VDC and ground would be in the $25 to $35 range. Hardest
> part is to route the board for the connector to fit in to the MPI or expansion slot.
> Having a PCB house do that would increase board cost significantly. Also gold
> contacts also increase costs.
>
> james
>
I'd say with Gene's woodworking ability, a jig and a flush-cut bit in a
router wouldn't be too hard to come up with.
:)
-Mike
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