[Coco] Compaq IA-1 w/CoCo emulation 2GB CF card

[Roger Taylor]

At 07:03 PM 9/24/2010, you wrote:
>Roger, is this that thing that came with MSN internet? I think I 
>have one of those in a closet. Are there online instructions on how 
>to turn it into a machine like you have?

Yes, but you'll have to do the web searching since I don't have time 
to chat about it now, but if I did it, anybody can do it.  First you 
have to determine if the unit can be upgraded (don't worry, the case 
doesn't have to be cracked open that I'm aware of - I didn't for 
mine), then just get your stuff on it via a CF card.  This will 
replace the MSN browser with an OS of your choice if compatible.





>----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Taylor" <operator at coco3.com>
>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 6:31 PM
>Subject: [Coco] Compaq IA-1 w/CoCo emulation 2GB CF card
>
>
>>I am letting my prize-find Compaq IA-1 appliance/PC go for the 
>>highest offer which includes the 2GB CF card that boots straight to 
>>the Keil CoCo 3 emulator.  Any other MS-DOS based CoCo emulator can 
>>be launched instead, but I have it set up as such.  You can also 
>>exit to MS-DOS, or remove the Flash card and boot to Midori Linux 
>>which can also be replaced by any other lite Linux .img 
>>compatible.  There are several blends of IA-1 compatible Linux 
>>builds and I just went with Midori because it looked the best at 
>>the time.  Some have installed Windows 98 on their IA-1.
>>
>>The unit is very compact and it uses a wireless keyboard.  I'ved 
>>tried lots of vintage system emulators like the other Keil 
>>emulators, so there's lots of ways to use this as a compact 
>>multi-emulator or whatever you want to do with it.  I'll hate to 
>>see it go, but I need the funds more than the unit at this 
>>time.  The lowest offer accepted will be $150.  Currently there are 
>>none listed on ebay which is odd because there are usually some 
>>listed.  If no offer is made by tomorrow night, I'll list it on ebay.
>>
>>I only have read that some can be upgraded and some can't.  This IS 
>>the upgradeable version!  You can flash the internal memory or boot 
>>from a CF card.
>>
>>Here are some pics that google has compiled.  Somehow they listed 
>>my own pic from coco3.com showing my son playing Mary and the Bees on the unit.
>>
>>http://www.google.com/images?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGLL_enUS389US389&q=compaq+ia-1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=-DKdTNzVH8KC8gb7q5WhDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDIQsAQwAw&biw=1600&bih=733
>>
>>I encourage anyone interested to google up all they can on the IA-1 
>>and see how neat this thing is.  It would make a good recipe 
>>terminal in the kitchen or
>>
>>This is just one of many sites showing what people are doing with their IA-1.
>>http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl?Action=ShowBoard&Board=CIA
>>
>>http://linux.boeldt.net/IA-1_Description.asp
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>>~ Roger Taylor
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