[Coco] Got a DUMB QUESTION???

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 29 June 2019 01:36:04 L. Curtis Boyle wrote:

> It does NOT require an MPI. It even has a Mini Bus connector inside of
> it, that Disto sold multiple cards for (the maximum functionality was
> the 4 in 1 board, which added a hardware serial port, parallel port,
> SASI hard drive interface, and a real time clock, if I remember
> correctly).

Thats close, but without the mpi, it (the 4n1 version) will need a 12 
volt wall wart plugged into a jack in its edge as the serial port can't 
get it from the coco3. I never bothered with it as I've an mpi, which 
can supply that voltage.
>
> L. Curtis Boyle
> curtisboyle at sasktel.net
>
> > On Jun 28, 2019, at 11:13 PM, Joe Schutts via Coco
> > <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I (THINK - BUT I'M NOT SURE YET - BUT I'M HOPING) that I just bought
> > a Disto II Super Controller for the CoCo (on E-Bay - sorry guys)...
> > My question is, WILL THIS CONTROLLER work on a CoCo III WITHOUT an
> > MPI Interface OR does it require it???
> >
> > Thanks guys...
> >
> >
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