[Coco] Hidden 256-color mode

[James C. Hrubik, Sr.]

On Aug 10, 2005, at 3:47 PM, Nickolas Marentes wrote:

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> JDAGGETT WROTE:
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> NICK REPLIES:
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> I'm really looking forward to this "CoCo3-in-a-chip" design. Maybe 
> once completed, a few extra functions could be squeezed in to make it 
> qualify as a CoCo4?
>
> Any plans for an expansion bus? Maybe a small "microbus" 
> idea...something that allows for expansion cards but takes up little 
> space and uses a small connector (IDE type connectors)?
>
> I guess the easy route would be a drop in replacement motherboard to a 
> standard CoCo3 case and to finish the job...a replacement case badge 
> that says "Color Computer 4"!
>
> I'd wanna be one of the first in line to buy that!

Maybe you don't want to sell all those extra CoCo2s yet!  A 3x5 card 
sized motherboard, an IDE interface with dual GBit+ memory cards for 
drives, ethernet (gotta have ethernet?) somehow or USB to cable modem, 
and Roy's monitor adapter, all in a re-badged CoCo2 running Nitros9.  
Talk about a hobby machine project...

Radio Shack, you missed the boat on this one!

Hmmm.  Several years ago, I was told on this list that USB was out of 
the question for a CoCo.  Now it's within reach.  Firewire, anyone?

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