[Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco

K. Pruitt pruittk at adelphia.net
Tue Feb 14 19:39:19 EST 2012


Got it.  Thanks, Chris.

I'll contact you off list.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Hawks" <chawks at dls.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco


> K. Pruitt said the following on 02/14/2012 04:22 PM:
>> Thanks Mark and Aaron.
>>
>> I Googled him and sent him an email to see if the software is still 
>> available.
>> It's a address from 2006 so who knows if it even works.
>
> Yes, still works, still here, and just sent you more info.
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco
>>
>>
>>> I have the Hawksoft product as well and recommend it.
>>>
>>> it runs on coco 3 and I am fairly cetain it functions only with the
>>> white, newer plug n power unit. The older grey style is quite a
>>> different device. I started with the old grey style and Chris sent me
>>> some test code that I believe verified it does not work at all like
>>> the newer style does.
>>>
>>> The old grey type seems to be really just a signal converter with very
>>> little or no logic within. The white model is much fancier and
>>> "programmable" with its own logic circuits.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Mark Marlette
>>> <mmarlette at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hawksoft has a product, I own a copy of one. Which I believe does what 
>>>> you
>>>> want it to do...work. :)
>>>>
>>>> Chris??? Still available????
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>> http://www.cloud9tech.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "K. Pruitt" <pruittk at adelphia.net>
>>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:35:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco
>>>>
>>>> Just a small update...
>>>>
>>>> The pnp program available on the various coco ftp sites does not work 
>>>> on the
>>>> Coco 3 running either Level 1 or 2 OS-9. I tested it on both the 
>>>> 26-1182
>>>> (gray) and 26-3142 (white) models. The gray model shows activity on the
>>>> data light while the white model shows no activity. Both the gray and 
>>>> white
>>>> units I am using are known working units.
>>>>
>>>> The program from the February issue of Rainbow also does not work on 
>>>> either
>>>> Plug 'n Power units using the Coco 3.
>>>>
>>>> The ROM Pak that comes with the 26-3142 (white) does not work on the 
>>>> Coco 3.
>>>>
>>>>
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