[Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through Hole Chips

[Michael Brant]

I agree.
On Mar 7, 2015 1:14 PM, "Joe Grubbs" <jsgrubbs at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Kip, for your next project, I challenge you with reproducing the 2mb
> upgrades that I've read about
>
> :)
>
>
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> From: "Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com>
> Sent: March 7, 2015 11:40 AM
> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through
>      Hole Chips
>
> Hi Guys,
> Thank you so much to those who have already expressed an interest in the
> 512KB Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB and to those who have already made an
> order.  I really appreciate it.
> I tested this new 512KB Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB all night last night
> by running 2 shells disassembling Basic09 in separate windows.  This
> morning when I woke up I checked the case to see if it was overly warm.
> The great news is I could barely feel any heat at all!  I checked the
> monitor to make sure both tasks were still running and they were still
> disassembling BASIC09 to beat the band!
> I made a self-calling command file to do the disassembling job and to make
> it automatically recurring.  This morning I stopped one of them and ran
> procs.  I saw about 20 shells running with an mfree of about 224KB!  So I
> actually had a bunch a tasks switching back and forth!  Cool1  The test was
> better than I had hoped for!  I'm not sure how all the shells started
> because I was running only 2 shells in 2 windows last night.  Hummm... that
> will be for another day to figure out.  Suffice it to say, this baby stays
> pretty cool.  Remember those tiny fans Pentium processors used to have
> mounted on top of them?  They barely covered the Pentium processor and both
> the heat sink and fan both were very short indeed!  Well, that is all it
> would take to keep this new 512KB Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB ice cold!
> Even without it, the Coco 3 is still cool.  Only a very light hint of heat
> at all.  I just thought you guys might want to know this.  :)  Thank you
> all for your time and interest in this project.  I really do appreciate
> it.  Take care my friends.
>
> Kip Koon
> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Campos
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 6:27 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through
> Hole Chips
>
> Hi Kip,
>
> Please, put one 6809 6 chip kit for me and one of those 512Kb expansion as
> kit too!
>
> Daniel
>
> On 07/03/2015 01:54, Kip Koon wrote:
> > Hi Zippster,
> > I sure do.  The links below show the PCB installed in a Coco 3 and the
> other two show bare PCBs.
> > This picture shows the PCB fully assembled and installed into a Coco 3.
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vmpkre4u5ki4gu/Pic_0306_402.jpg?dl=0
> > The next two photos show bare PCBs.
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lajoquiqdf2z9x/Pic_0306_404.jpg?dl=0
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/pkrdn8d56s4t8sd/Pic_0306_403.jpg?dl=0
> > This product is fully functional running 512KB DECB applications as well
> as running NitrOS-9 L2 perfectly.  No problems so far.
> >
> > Kip Koon
> > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> > Kip Koon
> > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Zippster
> > Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:19 PM
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using
> > Through Hole Chips
> >
> > That is awesome guys!  For The CoCo3, right?
> >
> > Do you have a pic of your prototype?  I’d like to see how it’s laid out.
> >
> > - Ed
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Guys,
> >>
> >> Sylvain Rousseau and I would like to announce the availability of
> >> 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs implemented with all through hole parts.
> >> Each fully assembled PCB is $55 or Kits are $45.  Bare PCBs are 15
> >> dollars.  These prices require 20 PCBs to be ordered from the
> >> Fabrication house.  Otherwise, the prices for multiples of three will
> >> come into play.  Send funds and physical address to my paypal email
> >> address which is
> >>
> >> computerdoc at sc.rr.com.
> >>
> >> If I can order these PCBs as well as the 6 Chip 6809 Computer PCBs
> >> together in the same order, only 10 of each kind of PCB will need to
> >> be ordered as I only need a total of 20 PCBs to get these prices.  If
> >> I can get all the orders in, PCBs ordered, PCBs received, parts
> >> ordered and received before the CoCoFEST, I will bring all this to
> >> the CoCoFEST otherwise I will mail the kits out first then assemble
> >> and mail the finished PCBs.  Get your orders in soon so you can start
> having fun!  :)  Take care my friends!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kip Koon
> >
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