[Coco] Tandy Assembly Exhibit: CocoMEM

Zippster zippster278 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 6 13:21:51 EDT 2017


All that memory, and big graphics screens…  Now you need speed beyond a 1.78MHz CPU.   :)

- Ed



> On Oct 6, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote
> 
> But, but, I wanna brag too.... I like the 64 meg...
> 
> Not requesting, but thinking aloud (in silent text)...
> Given that you have now accomplished this feat of majik, could your design be used as a base to replace the GIME with an FPGA, then design a new GIME allowing new graphics modes (ala Coco3FPGA). Of course this would mean adding a new graphics circuit with VGA capabilities.... This gives creedence to the need for all that memory... BIG graphics screens!!
> Yes, I know, that's a whole new board design and a lot to ask for, but we already have a VGA design and the GIME has been emulated in FPGA on several boards, so we just need the graphics capabilities. The design of the Coco3FPGA is a good reference of moving "forward" to a new Coco 3 and maintaining backwards compatibility.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bill Pierce
> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
> 



More information about the Coco mailing list