[Coco] CoCo Wireless RS-232 Pak

[Steve Bjork]

Roger, you have done it again!

First there was your Rainbow IDE that's perfect for "Retro Programmers" 
that want to write code using modern tool sets.  Then you came up with 
the idea of CoCoNet so the CoCo could access files on a PC or the 
Internet. (I've got some plans for great CoCoNet sites in the works!)

But your Wireless RS-232 Pak takes the cake.  Besides adding a little 
modern computer technology to the CoCo via bluetooth, it's also a 
replacement part for those dead RS-232 Paks.

Best of all is the price.  It's about 1/2 the price that Tandy sold the 
Deluxe RS-232 Pak for.  (Way to go Roger!)

Can wait to plug a CoCo Net ROM in your latest creation.  Now, there is 
a killer CoCo product.

Should anyone need to get a class 1 USB bluetooth dongle go for about 
$10-$20 at places like www.newegg.com.  (If your computer does not have 
bluetooth already.)

Someday, we got to get you out to a CoCoFEST.  Why not fly out this year 
with a bunch of CoCo Wireless RS-232 Pak?  I'm sure they would sell out 
within the first hour of the show!

Once again, Great job Roger!

Steve (6809er) Bjork


Roger Taylor wrote:
> Just a note to those who asked, the pak can be ordered now.  There's 
> no fancy ad or graphics but enough info is there to give you an idea 
> of what the pak does.  Besides pretending to be a Tandy Deluxe RS-232 
> Pak, it's also wireless.  :)  Any PC with a bluetooth connection can 
> see the CoCo and connect to it, and the rest is practically 
> transparent to the CoCo.  No extra software is needed.  Your bluetooth 
> equipped PC is ready to go.  Load your favorite RS-232 Pak compatible 
> software on your CoCo.
>
> It works on all CoCo systems.  Let me know if you have any other 
> questions and I'll be glad to answer.
>