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

[Ken H.]

Cloning the DragonPlus board would be very cool!
I haven't seen the schematic anywhere.
I think the closest thing we have so far is this photo and sketch:
http://archive.worldofdragon.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=584



On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com>wrote:

> course i'm thinking on coco3 and dragons as well.
>
> i need to find the schematics of the dragon plus :)
>
> On 2013-10-08, at 6:08 PM, Tormod Volden <lists.tormod at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Nick Marentes wrote:
> > I assume that this is for a CoCo 1/2 or Dragon?
> >
> > Because on a CoCo3... what's the point?
>
> I don't think anyone been thinking about the CoCo3 here.
>
> >
> > That definately will improve the OS-9 experience on these older CoCo's...
> > but running Level 1 OS-9 at .89Mhz? Duel video may be a novelty.
> >
> > Can this chip create a bit mapped display rather than just a text screen?
> >
> > I can see it being usefull if it could do a bit mapped display even if
> only
> > monochrome. Otherwise, these old style 70's terminal displays are just
> so...
> > out-of-date.
>
> lol, out-of-date :) You mean that as good or bad? This is the CoCo
> mailing list isn't it?
>
> >
> > Certainly not a head turner I'm afraid.
>
> If you have been constrained to 32x16 characters, this is definitely a
> head turner.
>
> Tormod
>
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