[Coco] Of Multi Pak Interfaces...

[Richard E. Crislip]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:05:47 -0400
Rogelio Perea <os9dude at gmail.com> wrote:

> With the recent trend on the MPIs becoming a hot item on Ebay (for one
> on-line selling venue), I wonder how those who have an MPI on active
> duty are using it for. Radio Shack pushed the MPI first as a
> convenient way to switch between Paks. With the accessories that came
> later the MPI 4 slots could be taken as not enough ;-)
> 
> I have two on MPIs duty, one with an F board (a 3024 MPI) and one
> with a CoCo (upgraded 3124). The setup on both is almost the same:
> 
> Slot 4 - Disk Controller , a 3029 for the CoCo 1 and a FD-502 for the
> 3 Slot 3 - Speech and Sound pak on the CoCo 1, Rulaford Research MIDI
> on the 3 Slot 2 - Orchestra 90 on both for the most time, sort of the
> wild card slot for both CoCo setups
> Slot 1 - CoCo SDC, has become the mainstay on both MPIs
> 
> Beyond this I don't do much Pak swapping, maybe an occasional RS232
> here or there, a game once in a while (many on SDC images nowadays).
> Can say the list above is the official setup.
> 
> 
> -- RP
> 

I was wondering... can you dasie-chain MPIs using an extension
(short) cable??