[Coco] OS-9 80-column driver is ready

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

I just got a prototype board which has a simple desing and I'm starting
with it.

In future maybe a wordpak 2.0 and higher :)


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:27 PM, <nickma at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> > that why i love the coco1 and want to make more with it.
>
> You've nailed it. Now it's all clear.
>
> I too enjoy making my CoCo3 do more and better things, especially if
> it's something that was thought beyond it's abilities.
>
> You have the same feeling with your CoCo1 and I totally admire that
> spirit.
>
> Which is also why I'm not sold on emulators for anything but
> convenience. I like taking something small and making it do big
> things.
>
> An emulator on a PC/MAC is the opposite. It's taking something big and
> dumbing it down to do small things. I just can't get excited by that.
>
> The CoCo1 was never a favorite of mine. I hated the VDG chip. But I
> can't let this bias cloud my judgement and overshadow my respect for
> what you are trying to achieve.
>
> But, why only take it one step forward with that 80x24 mono video chip
> when there is another which, for not much effort more, can take it 2
> or 3 steps forward?
>
> Why just go to the next block when you could reach for the stars!
>
> Nick
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