[Coco] 80 column pak prototype

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 23 October 2013 21:28:39 Steven Hirsch did opine:

> On Wed, 23 Oct 2013, Wayne Campbell wrote:
> > When I had my coco3, I drilled 2 small holes on either side of the
> > slot of the computer case, 2 matching holes on the mpi case, and used
> > small bolts and nuts (with lock-washers). That eliminated the chance
> > of the computer and mpi moving separately. If you had that board
> > then, and I knew about it, I would have bought one. That was 89-93,
> > so I don't know if you had them or not.
> 
> When I picked up my first Coco 3 at an estate sale it came with an "L"
> shaped plastic plate with 4 holes drilled for the MPI and computer
> plastic feet.  You plug the two units together and drop them into the
> holes and it locks things together very snugly.
> 
> Was this a "real" product back in the day or something that the previous
> owner cooked up?  Either way, it's a great idea.
> 
> Steve

It was a  real product, heavily advertised in the Rainbow back in the day.

Cheers, Gene
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