[Coco] Re: Multipak redesign/replacement (was: Educate

[chadbh74]

   This is my philosophy for the 256K EEPROM pack im working on..advance
   the design in stages..

   Stage 1 - Done!

   Test board for reading and selecting up to 32 banks via jumpers

   Stage 2 - test PCBs on the way

   Implement optional interface via ribbon cable to LCD/push button
   interface for remote selecting and activating different banks

   Stage 3 - to be developed later

   Add in ability for the CoCo to write to the currently selected bank.

   Stage 4 - new project

   New design based on Flash or SRAM utilizing experience gained through
   the previous stages ti create a single bank board that can be flashed
   from SD card .ROM/.CCC files.

   Sent from my Galaxy S4

   --------- Original Message ---------
   From: Joe Grubbs
   To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
   Date: Sat Feb 21 10:34:16 CST 2015
   Subject: Re: [Coco] Multipak redesign/replacement (was: Educate
   Yep... "Scope creep". Start with a simple idea and before long it
   becomes a trainwreck to manage :)
   > From: psergm at gmail.com
   > To: coco at maltedmedia.com
   > Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:46:26 +0100
   > Subject: Re: [Coco] Multipak redesign/replacement (was: Educate
   >
   > hello,
   > I totally agree with you Al.
   > Most of the projects suffer this kind of problem. A lot of people,
   who will
   > not participate in the project, have lots of good ideas
   > but wanting to accomplish most of them is a guarantee to failure.
   > Someone has to put limits to the project and, as you said, make a
   minimal
   > first approach that is a good starting point for
   > most of the users and later, other versions could be designed and
   built
   > Keep it as simple as possible!
   >
   > cheers
   > pere
   >
   > Ps I own an MPI but would like to have something that could stay
   behind the
   > computer, not attached at his right side
   > Probably a simple buffered cable would be enough for me, but I love
   to
   > listen to other's ideas too
   >
   >
   > ------------------- Original Message --------------------------
   > Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:52:14 -0500
   > From: Al Hartman <alhartman6 at optonline.net>
   > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
   > Subject: Re: [Coco] Multipak redesign/replacement (was: Educate
   > meaboutY-Cables)
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   >
   > What's really needed for a first release is a multi-pak clone that
   runs off
   > a 5v Mini-USB power supply. It could have lights showing which slot
   was
   > active, and for power. I wouldn't go further than that.
   >
   > It could have an optional buffered cable extender so it doesn't have
   to hang
   > off the right side of the Coco, but could go behind it.
   >
   > Once that is debugged and is 100%, perhaps thought could be given to
   adding
   > things to it like a high speed DW port.
   >
   > Just my .2 cents. Take a lesson from the Coco 4 tries, where people
   argued
   > about features and never got anything accomplished.
   >
   > -[ Al ]-
   >
   >
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