[Coco] Slot Pack 3, MC-1, etc.

[Chuck Youse]

On Jul 12, 2008, at 3:27 PM, Mike 0rtloff wrote:
>
> HUGE differences, Chuck - 3 slots, no onboard slot selection, same  
> dimensions as a long disk controller. Mostly useful under OS/9 but  
> I seem to recall it worked under DECB to allow a RS-232 pak & disk  
> controller to be used simultaneously & the 3rd slot prevented  
> beating on your CoCos expansion port when using ROM games. The  
> buffering allowed the use of Y-cables too, AFAICR.
>

Hmm, how did they manage slot selection at all?  Without some  
mechanism for controlling who gets CTS* and SCS* a lot of cartridges  
simply won't work together on the same bus ..

C.