[Coco] Multipak redesign/replacement (was: Educate

[S Klammer]

To keep a redesign as simple as possible, then it should have no more than
two slots.  Then, after that is working, thought could go in to modifying
it for more, like having four or even eight slots.

Seriously though, without knowing what will end up being beneficial to
endusers (like the number of slots, physical placement, high speed DW,
etc), it could end up being a complete redesign (noise reduction, line
buffering, power rails, etc) at each step.

Dreaming here; but, if there were a few FPGAs that could actually be
reprogrammed by the enduser, accessible DB15(s), USB, SD slot... then some
of those physical MPI slots could eliminated... as current or even new
functionality could just be programmed in.

As for physical placement, what about just going over the top of the Coco?
No cable.

To quote, just my two cents... even though we no longer have pennies here :)

I do not currently have the skillset to design/build it myself and have
need of having at least two slots, I will likely be purchasing whatever
becomes of this project - and for that, I thank-you...

Shain
On Feb 21, 2015 11:34 AM, "Joe Grubbs" <jsgrubbs at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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