[Coco] Introduction and Hardware project question.

[Steve Strowbridge]

Very nice to meet you Alexander.
I share much of the same joy and emotion for the CoCo that you do, and it's
even better when your kids get a kick out of it as well.
My youngest daughter who is 8 likes to play CoCo games with me.


On Apr 3, 2017 8:06 PM, "Alexander Wallace" <alexander.o.wallace at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Salvador, Thanks for the quick reply!
>
> This morning I thought I'd requested then looked again and so the option to
> request again so I thought it was not granted.
>
> I just looked again and it says Pending so things should be flowing as
> intended.
>
> I look forward to belong there as well.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>
> > Nicely said!
> > Alex, regarding the fb group. I joined a while back and did not
> experience
> > any problems. If you go to the group, do you still see the "Join" button?
> > If so, try it again. If you get a rejection message screen capture the
> > message and post the image or provide a link to where it can be
> downloaded.
> > Regards, Salvador
> >
> >
> >       From: Rietveld Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
> >  To: Alexander Wallace <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> >  Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 4:30 PM
> >  Subject: Re: [Coco] Introduction and Hardware project question.
> >
> > Welcome home
> >
> > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> >   Original Message
> > From: Alexander Wallace
> > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 5:26 PM
> > To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> > Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: [Coco] Introduction and Hardware project question.
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > My Name is Alex Wallace. I live in Arteaga México, close to my hometown
> > Saltillo.
> >
> > My first computer was a CoCo 2 Back in 1982 or so, I fell in love with it
> > right away and due to lightning died at a good time when it opened up the
> > door to get a CoCo3. I’ve never loved a computer more. And this is still
> > true. I’m a software developer like many of you probably, and work with
> > modern hardware/software but nothing beats the feelings I still have for
> > that old computer. It has gone with me everywhere i’ve lived, included
> USA
> > for 10 years, 10 years ago.
> >
> > Recently I pulled the old box out. Still have the CoCo 3 with 512k, a
> > disto super controller with Ados3, a couple of joysticks, a few broken
> > deluxe joystick, a couple of floppy drives 5.25 & 3.5 and a bunch of
> disks,
> > a few cartridges, the RGB monitor, modem, cassette cable, should have
> some
> > cassettes somewhere (with Popeye and donkey king, and can’t remember what
> > else).  My 13 year old kid got hooked right away! And I’m as excited
> about
> > it as back then. Incredible! I don’t know what it is about this thing
> that
> > provokes such emotions…
> >
> > I’m very excited to find out that there is such a vibrant community. I
> > want to set it all up and keep it running, get some of the modern
> hardware
> > the community has made and keep the fire alive.
> >
> > That’s my intro.
> >
> > Now with the question:
> >
> > I am currently making an electric vehicle and I need to bottom balance my
> > lithium batteries… I was wondering if someone here can tell me if the
> below
> > is possible with no extra hardware or with something easily procurable:
> >
> > 1 - Can i measure battery voltage with the CoCo? I need to monitor 2
> > voltage thresholds: 2.5 and 2.8 volts of some batteries, the max charge
> in
> > them is 3.5. I know the joysticks can measure the voltage the CoCo
> > generate, but what about external voltage?
> >
> > 2 - If i can see those thresholds, can I make the CoCo turn on Off/On a
> > motor (or lights) (running from the battery being monitored), something
> > that pulls ideally 25 amps. I know It has the MOTOR ON/OF switch, can I
> use
> > it to open/close a circuit using a contactor that pulls maybe 1.5 amps?
> >
> > Anyways, that’s it for now…
> >
> > I’m very excited about reaching out to the community!
> >
> > PS: Is there anything special I need to do to be accepted to the FB page
> > BTW? I thought I saw my request being rejected?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
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