[Coco] FPGA the future of coco?

[Al Hartman]

MiST doesn't have a Coco Cartridge port, so it wouldn't work for me.

Vince Briel sells the Replica 1 pretty cheaply. I don't see why a cloned 
Coco 3 wouldn't come in at a similar price point.

-[ Al ]-

-----Original Message----- 
From: Nick Marentes
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 4:29 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] FPGA the future of coco?

That's what the FPGA CoCo3 has. It just needs to someone to pick up the
project where it's stalled.

I keep saying this but... the most cost effective way to create a
"CoCo4" or at least a "CoCo3+" is to tap in to an existing FPGA design
so as to eliminate the need to design/build a new board.

The MIST board is a good option and has a wide market potential since it
taps into various other markets to achieve a wider cost distribution
than a design which relies on the weight of the small CoCo market alone.

Nick


On 14/09/2014 4:25 AM, Al Hartman wrote:
> I would just like to see a Coco 3 version of a Replica I. A reproduction 
> of the Coco 3 that has VGA output, uses PS/2 or USB keyboards, 512k on 
> board minimum, real RS-232 (Deluxe RS-232 Pack compatible), all the other 
> ports, and has a cartridge port for backward compatibility with Coco 
> Hardware.
>
> Possible enhancements could be an ethernet port, stereo sound (Speech and 
> Sound Pak compatible), hi-res joystick interface (CocoMax), SD-Card port, 
> parallel port, 80-column Wordpak compatibility, and anything else 
> appropriate for an old 8-bit computer.
>
> We need something that will run existing software, not a new incompatible 
> platform that few will code for.
>
> -[ Al ]-
>


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