[Coco] Current Status of the "Help Send A Fellow CoCoNut To This Year's CoCoFEST" Campaign

[Joe Grubbs]

Hi John,

I had similar questions about the WordPak2+. It seems information on it is a bit elusive; I got to watch a few YouTube videos that only demonstrated it but offered little technical detail. However here is what I understand of it:

It is meant to replace the functionality of the stock MC6847 (CoCo1-2) or GIME (CoCo3) video display generator. It uses a Yamaha V9958 video display IC which is a much more capable device. It does require the use of external drivers in order to function. So on every boot, you'd need to load the BASIC driver at least. NitrOS9 also presumably has its own driver as well. 

It does have a VGA output for use with a VGA monitor, but you have to use a monitor that is capable of the television-like 15.7kHz hsync and not the more typical 31.5kHz.

-Joe


> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:17:45 -0500
> From: jrobbs at gmail.com
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Current Status of the "Help Send A Fellow CoCoNut To This Year's CoCoFEST" Campaign
> 
> Kip,
> I would love to have one of the RGB2VGA converters. I asked Roy Justus
> about it months ago and he said he was waiting for parts.  I don't know
> what the WordPak is. Do I want one of those, too? How much are they?
> John Robbs
> On Feb 14, 2015 1:34 AM, "Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > First of all, much thanks goes out to all those who have already ordered
> > either the RGB2VGA Converter or the Wodpak2+ or both fully assembled PCBs.
> > Every order will certainly help send a fellow CoCoNut to this year's
> > CoCoFEST - namely me!  :P  I do appreciate everyone who has participated so
> > far.
> >
> > I will be finalizing the PCB order with the fabrication house in the next
> > day or the day two, so if any of you who are interested but have not yet
> > ordered, please do so as soon as possible.
> >
> > So far I have paid orders for 3 RGB2VGA Converters and 3 WordPak2+ fully
> > assembled PCBs.  Thank you again for all who have ordered thus far.  I'm
> > sending in the PCB designs in tonight and will do the final order probably
> > Monday.  I was going to ordering from a Chinese PCB Fabrication house, but
> > they are having their New Year's Day celebrations this month, so I'm going
> > with my original plan to use OSHPark.  After the PCBs' order is done
> > Monday,
> > I should have the finished PCBs back in about 10 days.  By then, the parts
> > orders should be about ready to arrive as I will put together the finalized
> > orders for parts Monday and sending in those orders as well.
> >
> > I'm delighted to put these PCBs together for you guys or should I say for
> > Y'all!  :)  To correctly pronounce Y'all, it should be held out
> > approximately 1 to 2 seconds.  :P  Thank you all again.  Take care my
> > friends.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kip Koon
> >
> >  <mailto:computerdoc at sc.rr.com> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> >
> >  <http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon>
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> >
> >
> >
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