[Coco] CP-400 pics available (was Re: CoCoFEST! 2012 Introduces LogiCall V7 for CoCo)

[John Donaldson]

[Quote] The other main problem with mine is that the power switch is broken.
It has a few swollen caps too... Oh, well, something to fix!

Oh, to have the old days when one could repair our computers instead of throwing 
them away. Back when if you needed more memory, just piggyback another set of 
memory chips, bend out the access pin, cut a couple traces, use wire-wrap wire 
to re-route signals and such, and BINGO you just doubled the memory on the 
computer.

John D.
Fairfax, VA 




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From: John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sun, August 12, 2012 5:20:56 PM
Subject: [Coco] CP-400 pics available (was Re: CoCoFEST! 2012 Introduces 
LogiCall V7 for CoCo)

On Thu, Aug 09, 2012 at 02:57:54PM -0300, Juan Castro wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:47 PM, <Clubbbs at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > and Tony Podraza's CoCo 2 clone from Brazil.
> >
> 
> Wait, wait, WHICH clone was that?

Actually, it was mine -- a CP400 Color II by Prologica.

I put some pictures of it here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/46860287@N03/sets/72157631037380094/

It seems to be compatible with the CoCo and CoCo2.  It even runs
Fahrfall... :-)

The downside, of course, is that it outputs "PAL-M" video (i.e. NTSC
video timings with PAL color encoding).  So it shows-up as black and
white on NTSC televisions.  I do have a tuner box that understands
that mode, so it isn't all bad.

The other main problem with mine is that the power switch is broken.
It has a few swollen caps too...  Oh, well, something to fix!

John
-- 
John W. Linville        Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville at tuxdriver.com            might be all we have.  Be ready.

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