[Coco] Wordpak

[Arthur Flexser]

I have some recollection of the differences between the 3 models.  The Wordpak
II differed from the original PBJ Wordpak (or am I remembering PBJ as the
maker's initials on account of peanut butter and jelly?) in that its display
memory could be upgraded, to allow swapping in different screens worth of
display by switching the display origin.

The Wordpak-RS was a version sold by RS (though only through the Express Order
program, I believe), and had a different base address, presumably to avoid
address conflicts with something or other.

Art

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, Chuck Youse wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> It looks like tomorrow I'm going to be coming into possession of much
> cool Coco gear, including a "Wordpak".  Now, back in my 64K Coco 2 days
> I drooled much over this mystical item described in Rainbow magazine,
> and I'm very much looking forward to getting it going.
> 
> Question is, does anyone know ANYTHING about it?  Google isn't too
> helpful, I see references to a Wordpak, Wordpak II, and a Wordpak RS.
> There is a NitrOS-9 driver for the Wordpak II that sheds some light.
> (Looks like a 6845-based card.) But does anyone know what the
> differences in the models are?  Does it have a composite output?  Any
> info appreciated.
> 
> C.
> 
> 
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