[Coco] CoCoNet/serial pak survey
George Ramsower
georgeramsower at gmail.com
Sun Feb 1 23:12:14 EST 2009
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Taylor"
> Which one of these would you likely pick for CoCoNet or general purpose
> RS-232 CoCo-to-PC communications?
>
> 1) least expensive, game pak sized, bitbanger version of CoCoNet (ROM Pak
> + 5 foot serial cable), 57600/115200 bps
> 2) more expensive, game pak sized, Wireless/bluetooth RS-232 pak, approx.
> ~100ft range, up to 115200 bps
> 3) average cost, game pak sized, new RS-232 Pak with DB-9 port
>
> 1 and 2 will be produced soon and contain the CoCoNet EPROM which will
> give your CoCo a Disk BASIC 1.1 virtual floppy drive system + HTTP request
> capabilities using your PC as the resource base and enhanced BASIC
> commands for all functions. In other words, CoCoNet is "transparent" and
> ready on power-up.
> --
I'm sure my system is different than most others on this list. I only use
OS9 and I do have serial ports(6551).
Make your ideas work with this and I'll bite.
George
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