[Coco] Color Computer Learning Lab

[Bob Devries]

John,
The top two pins are the motor control.
The centre of the remaining three is the ground pin, and the other two are 
in and out.

--
Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John T Chasteen" <johnchasteen.2 at juno.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Color Computer Learning Lab


> Thanks Bob for this info.
> Hope someone has the pin location that control the motor-on
> signal.
>
> John
>
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:22:06 +1000 "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> writes:
>> John,
>> One problem I found with the DIN socket on the coco is that after a
>> lot of
>> use, the tiny fork inside the socket holes become bent out of shape,
>> and
>> don't make good contact.
>>
>> Using a very small screwdriver blade, I prised the forks towards the
>> centre
>> of the hole to make better contact. The screwdriver needs to be
>> approximately 1 millimetre in width. The one I have came in a set
>> sold by
>> the 'Shack.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> --
>> Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
>>
>> Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
>> the capacity to be his spokesman,
>> so that I know how to help the weary.
>>
>> website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
>> my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John T Chasteen" <johnchasteen.2 at juno.com>
>> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Color Computer Learning Lab
>>
>>
>> > Thanks George for this information.
>> >
>> > I have several RAINBOW cassette tapes 1984.  Several of the
>> programs
>> > won't run so
>> > I haven't got back to checking  the Learning Lab tapes .
>> >
>> > One problem is a flaky tape player.  How are the ways to clean the
>> DIN
>> > connector?
>> >
>> > I disconnected the "motor-on" cable from the computer and the
>> cassette
>> > player is working.. fwd, rewind and play is
>> > working.  I don't have another cassette cable (to coco3) . I tried
>> to
>> > plug and unplug the din connection to coco3.
>> >
>> > John
>> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>>
>>
>
>
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