[Coco] x-pad on coco 3

[wdg3rd at comcast.net]

----- "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2010 9:46:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [Coco] x-pad on coco 3
>
> Hi,
> 
> I recently bought a TRS80 X-PAD gt -116 for cheap off evilbay.  Trying
> to
> test it out on the coco 3 and it seems it may be a dud but just
> wondered if
> there might be another explanation.
> 
> The manual shows that you should be able to read status info from
> 65376,65377,and 65378.  Reading these addresses gives constant values
> no
> matter what I do with the tablet and pen.  Would the addresses need to
> be
> changed when using a coco 3, or any other ideas?

Downgrade to a CoCo One, you might get lucky.  That piece of crap was 50% dead from the box before the CoCo Two was released.  My RSCC refunded six of the ten we sold.

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