[Coco] CocoRPi3 update

Thu Apr 13 19:44:17 EDT 2017

Does this mean 8gig microSD cards are preferred to 16gig?

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Glen Hewlett <glen.hewlett at sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> 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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