[Coco] Dual Aracde 1up conversion

[rietveld rietveld]

Thanks.

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On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 10:17 PM rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com>
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> My first video game system as a kid was the Atari 2600.
> My first computer durring that same time period was the RadioShack Color
> Computer2.
>
> This is my Arcade 1up converted to a dual purpose retro machine letting me
> relive my youth with both systems.
>
> I am using both an Atari 2600 and a RadioShack Coco2 motherboard instead
> of emulation.  I made a custom joystick platform with dual pistol grib
> controllers.  The right controller works with the Atari while the left is
> for the Coco.  The single Atari joystick works with all games since the
> single player games used the same joystick input consistent ly.  The Coco
> is a different story as some games used the right controller port and
> others used the left; as a result of this I made a custom 'y' cable to tie
> the single pistol grib to both right and left ports of the coco motherboard.
>
> An 'A/B' switch on the back of the Arcade 1up switches easily between
> either system as seen in this video.
>
> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c81CESvwVXY
>
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