[Coco] Multipak redesign/replacement (was: Educate meaboutY-Cables)

[David Ladd]

On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Al Hartman <alhartman6 at optonline.net>
wrote:

> 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.
>

​That would be cool, but one problem.  The MPI specs provides 12V also
besides 5V.  So those who have controllers or other devices which depend on
the 12V wouldn't be able to use this if you go strickly 5V.  Just a heads
up there :D​



>
> 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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