[Coco] Re: Coco Digest, Vol 1, Issue 310

[Vern Burke]

Frank:
   IMHO, the problem with alternate platforms for OS9 is either finding
the hardware platform or finding OS9 for it. I always wanted a VME
based OS9 system. Finding VME stuff reasonable is easy, finding OS9
for it is HARD.

Vern

----- Original Message -----
From: <farna at att.net>
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Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 7:58 PM
Subject: [Coco] Re: Coco Digest, Vol 1, Issue 310


> The C-one board does indeed look like the best "upgrade" possibility to a
> CoCo 3. Apparently the FPGA isn't permanently programmed? I'm not that
> familiar with those devices -- I thought they were "burned" sort of like a
> ROM or PAL. What I'm reading in the C-one literature is that the FPGA can
be
> programmed on the fly? Okay, I'm way out of touch with electronics...
haven't
> messed with any in quite a while, and didn't do much back then...
> The only drawback I see is the $200 price tag -- and that doesn't include
a
> real 6809/6309, case, power supply, or other peripherals. Could one of you
> guys write the software to prgram one of these to work like the CoCo but
> still keep the enhancements like PS/2 keyboard and VGA monitor? That would
be
> the real issue. And what about CoCo software? If games and such (DECB
types)
> won't run on it, is it worth the effort? Surely OS-9 fanatics have better
> resources such as the Amiga 68K boards, other 68K machines, or even OS-
> 9000??? The only reason I can see an OS-9 person staying with the CoCo as
a
> platform is cost, which the C-one doesn't address. You can still find
> complete CoCo3 systems for $200, monitor and all, maybe a bit more -- it
> would cost around $400 for a complete C-one even if software for CoCo
> compatibility was already available. Experimentation is a big issue, but
that
> usually circles back to cost.
>
> Another possibility for the OS-9 users are the 68K Amiga boards also sold
by
> some of the C-one suppliers. Isn't there a version of OS-9 for the Amiga?
But
> then there's os-9000 too...
>
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