[Coco] CocoRPi3 update

[Glen Hewlett]

I just posted this on Facebook too.

This is great Ron <https://www.facebook.com/ron.klein.9461?hc_location=ufi>, I'm looking forward to playing with the image you created.

About a year and a half ago I 3D modelled a CoCo 1 and uploaded it to thingiverse. At the time I also hacked my model to hold a Raspberry Pi 3! I found my STL file and I just uploaded it to thingiverse for anyone who wants to 3D print there own CoCoPi The link to the 3D model is: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2247877 <http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2247877>

Enjoy,
Glen

> On Apr 12, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com <mailto:ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> 
>> This is great Ron, are you going to be at CoCoFEST! again this year?
> 
> 
> Yes, I plan to be at CocoFEST again this year.  I live about an hour north
> of there (in Kenosha, WI).
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Will
>> you bring one to demo? Love to see it, and I'd be interested in getting a
>> CoCoPi at some point if it was user friendly enough, I'm not hardware handy
>> with soldering and assembly of boards and such.
>> 
> 
> I'm bringing a few things this year and sharing a table by Brett.  I'll
> have a real Coco 3 and Roger's Nanomate (to use with Brett's
> Fuzix/networking presentation).  I'm also bringing my RPi3 along with a
> handful of 16GB SD cards with the CocoPi3 distribution ready to run.  The
> RPi3 doesn't require any building.  Just add an SD card and power supply
> (unless you by a package that includes it).  Check out Amazon...
> 
> 
>> 
>> Now we just need John Strong to make a 3D CoCo shaped case for it, if he
>> hasn't already.
>> 
> 
> Oh heck yes!
> 
> 
> 
>> What is the output? HDMI? What do you use for controllers? any standard
>> USB?
>> 
>> 
> Built-in HDMI.  It also has composite video available on the GPIO header
> block.
> 
> 
> 
>> How is the software selection and menu updated?
>> 
>> 
> It uses Raspbian as the base OS (Linux based).  I just add the emulators,
> menu and a few scripts to it.  The SD image I will be providing has
> everything ready to go.  Copy the image to an 8GB (or higher) SD card and
> you're ready to go.  The RPi3 has built-in 100Mbit network jack, WiFi,
> Bluetooth and 4 USB ports.
> 
> I use a USB keyboard and mouse.  I also have a Nintendo Wii-U Pro
> Controller that works perfectly with the Bluetooth.  Raspbian supports it
> right out of the box.  I chose that controller as it has digital and analog
> controls.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Is there a blog/project site for this? Love to add it to my CoCo links
>> page.
>> 
> 
> I do not.  :(  I need to think about setting one up.
> 
> 
>> 
>> Thanks for putting in the effort, what a cool project.
>> 
> 
> Thank you.  I hope others find it interesting enough to try.
> 
> 
>> 
>> Steve Strowbridge, aka
>> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
>> http://ogsteviestrow.com
>> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Ron Klein <ron at kdomain.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi just posted this on Facebook as well, but wanted to post here as well
>>> (for those of you not on Facebook).
>>> 
>>> The initial CocoPi3 distribution image has been created. It only needs to
>>> be downloaded and copied to an SD card. It will automatically boot right
>> to
>>> a menu system. A few things to note:
>>> 
>>> The file system size came in just under 4 GB but would not quite fit on a
>>> 4GB SD card. When I created the image, I did so from an 8GB card. When
>>> compressed (via zip) the download file size will be approximately 3.3GB.
>> I
>>> will continue to look for ways to improve the package and distribution
>>> system, but for now it is what it is.
>>> 
>>> I have created some initial documentation to provide with the SD card
>>> image. It will need updating and I'm sure I've missed things, but wanted
>> to
>>> make something available as quickly as I could. For those who are
>>> interested in trying this distribution, I welcome any feedback (good or
>>> bad). I'm hoping others will find the project enjoyable and expand/modify
>>> it as they see fit. It would be great to see other ideas, etc., shared
>> with
>>> the rest of this great Coco community.
>>> 
>>> I've been contacted by a few people who were kind enough to offer some
>>> hosting options for me. I will make sure to provide links for the SD card
>>> image and documentation soon.
>>> 
>>> One final note - I've thoroughly enjoyed my time spent on getting Coco
>>> emulation running the RPi3. It's not perfect, but it's certainly a very
>>> good start to something I think may become more popular as an
>> "alternative"
>>> way to enjoy a Coco experience. I will still always prefer my real Coco
>>> hardware but this project may help expose others to the Coco world and
>> get
>>> them more interested in our hobby. Perhaps enough to look for real Coco
>>> equipment. I realize that emulation can be run any many types of
>>> workstations. The CocoPi3 projects provides a standard platform for
>> running
>>> the emulators -- using the exact same equipment, software., etc.. From a
>>> community support perspective, it has it's pluses.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> -Ron
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