[Coco] Re: Converter update

[RJRTTY at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/05 1:49:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sock at axess.com 
writes:

<< << > Just another note, the ATtiny11
 > 
 > Cool... is 64 bytes of EEPROM enough space for the AL's parameters? That 
 > means this could be updated by the CoCo and initialize the AL. >>
 >
 >Maybe.   I haven't written the software yet but we'll see.    This
 >may be a possiblity for any future design.
 
 Also, since it's programmable, it may also be possible to do something like
 have a push-button on the device - that the MPU will toggle different video
 modes at the push of the button.
 
 ...Or, no buttons.  Maybe the little MPU could monitor the CoCo's VSYNC line
 - to count how many times a loop executes between VSYNC pulses.  This would
 allow automatically detecting wether the CoCo was 50 Hz PAL or 60 Hz NTSC
 and set the video chip's parameters automatically.
 
                                          John Kowalski (Sock Master)
                          >>

     Lots of great ideas.   Keep them coming.    I am filing away
all emails on the subject to review later.     When I have a final
design I will present it here before I build it and take public
comment on it to make sure I dont miss something.

        If only Radio Shack did that before they put a product
into mass production.    :)))))))

Roy