[Color Computer] Re: [Coco] CoCo video?

[Alan Jones]

James,
Can you expound on your idea? Why would you need 50 pins? Are you 
talking about something similar to a S-50 bus?
--Alan

jdaggett at gate.net wrote:

>Neil
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>I agree that there are many directions that one can go from the base of the Coco 3. My 
>opinion is that the Multipack interface is a limiting item. To realy go forward the Coco 
>expansion bus needs to be taken to 50 pins minimum. This can allow more decoded I/O 
>than what is presently available. 
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>james
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>On 29 Jan 2006 at 22:00, Neil Morrison wrote:
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>>I know everyone has their own idea about 'expanding' the Coco. I still like 
>>the idea of an expansion interface, like the old Model I, that sits under 
>>the monitor. I see a fast processor with a meg of ram and all the I/O you 
>>want, HD, FD, maybe even a USB. It would connect to the Coco via a cable and 
>>a connector in the ROMPak slot and would use the Coco for keyboard, video, 
>>and cassette say, but would do all the heavy processing. Good place to use a 
>>DMA and maybe a meg of ROM for OS-9 or whatever.
>>
>>Neil
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