[Coco] The BIGGEST PROBLEM with (So-Called) NEW CoCo Hardware...

[Barry Nelson]

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> Sun Mar 5 21:30:42 EST 2017
> 
> Joe, I know you're frustrated, and I empathize, but I think you're 
> looking at this the wrong way.
> 
> The solutions are not being produced with you in mind :-)  I don't mean 
> that as dismissive, but rather how the devices are designed.
> 
>   * Enthusiast has an idea for an interface
>   * They know it's complicated
>   * They try to find the simplest way to get close to their goal
>   * They implement the simpler option
>   * If the simpler option serves their needs and others enjoy it, they
>     produce it
>   * No more work is done to refine the idea
> 
> VGA is easy (a bank of passive resistors and some open core Verilog).  
> HDMI is much harder
> 
> IDE is dirt simple, SATA is really complicated
> 
> 31250bps RS232 is easy, USB is hard
> 
> I think once the person gets things going, they want to start using the 
> solution, and refining it is not a top priority.  It is left to others 
> (or adapters) to make the additional changes.
> 
> JIm
Actually, HDMI is pretty easy. Just leverage a commercial and very cheap ($50 or less) SCART to HDMI adapter and my SCART cable.