[Coco] A new idea for a CoCoSDC expander

[Brian Blake]

Video of Tom Gunnison's device:

Custom Multi-Pak Interface for the Tandy Radio Sh…:
http://youtu.be/zy8WdMEAF5Y

His documentation:

http://www.tandycoco.com/techdocs/ColorComputerExpansionInterface.pdf

It does connect to a CoCo via cable with a card edge connector to a 40 pin
socket. Kinda wierd but it works.

Brian
On Oct 14, 2014 11:41 PM, "Bill Pierce via Coco" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

> Ed, as far as I know, no one has ever built and tested?John's 8 slot
> expansion, or his 4-slot RS "clone" for that matter. I don't think John
> ever built one himself. He just did the design. He disappeared right after
> he made those posts to coco3.com. He also had Orch90, RS232, and FDC
> clones as well.
> Tom Gunnison has a 4 slot design that he HAS built but it's a little bulky
> compared to John's design.
> I also like John's idea of a "controller" that plugs into the Coco, cabled
> to a "main module" with the slots.
> ?
> ?
> As for MPI "clones"... look through the old Rainbows, Color Computer
> Magazines, and Hot?Cocos, and you'll find 10-15 (if not more) different
> models that have been put out through the years.? Eveything from a simple
> "buffered slot expander" to a full blown unit with 1 meg of memory,
> built-in floppy and HD controller, 2-4 RS232 ports, P-Printer port etc.
> There have been many; from homebrews to "nicer" than Radio Shack's model.
>
>
> Bill Pierce
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Oct 14, 2014 11:22 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] A new idea for a CoCoSDC expander
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> I read about half way through the info on this one so far.
>
> Was this one ever completed/produced?
>
> I like the 2 board concept.
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> - Ed
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