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

[Kip Koon]

Hi Joe, 
I'm way ahead of you on that front!  :)  

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 Joe Grubbs
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 1:14 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through Hole Chips
> 
> 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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