[Coco] Reglazed CoCo 1

[Aaron Banerjee]

Regarding the putting the Coco3 keyboard on the Coco1, I had good luck
putting a Coco 2 keyboard on my "D" board Coco 1.  In addition, I've got
some support circuitry in that (modified) coco that was originally
intended to run a model 1 monitor.  It seems to work quite nicely on the
video jack for a TV.  The schematic has been gone for years, and I can't
remember exactly what I did, but I try looking into this if anyone's
interested.
                         - Aaron


On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Roger Taylor wrote:

> Hey gang,
> 
> I just refinished a nice gray-cased CoCo 1 with the same gray then an 
> overcoat of super gloss, and I plan on posting some high-res digital 
> pics in the CoCo Gallery when I get it back together tonight.  The 
> total cost of items was maybe $5.
> 
> www.coco3.com/gallery
> 
> For those who want to reglaze a CoCo 1, remember not to not use too 
> much spray paint (I think I might have).  Do it in thin layers, let 
> it dry, buff it in circles with an old sock (the inner side) instead 
> of fine sandpaper, and do this for 2 or 3 thin layers of gray but 
> don't buff the last layer, and it will have a semi-gloss already 
> before you even put the mirror-like finish on it.
> 
> You'll need:
> masking tape, exacto knife for trimming excess tape from around 
> covered labels, etc., a 96-cent can of gray spray paint from Walmart 
> :), and a spray can of extra thick super-gloss clear coat paint which 
> was about $2.70.
> 
> I'd like to replace the chiclet keyboard with a CoCo 3 keyboard, but 
> I'll probably have to make the fitting since my CoCo 1 uses a real 
> pin header connection and not the mylar ribbon.  After that I'd like 
> to look into a solution for converting the 3-component video upgrade 
> coming out of back into VGA so I can sit my gray KDS flat panel 
> monitor on top.  That will be a sight to see when it's running.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Roger Taylor
> 
> 
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