[Coco] Including an SSC (was: CocoSDC)

[S Klammer]

I've already posted an extensive reply to another thread that showed up for
me as an earlier thread (not intending to discuss email clients).

I'm one who personally agrees with Nick.

No pins left on the CPLD for a SSC or inclination/time/skills/etc to
otherwise add SSC functionality, oh well.  If it was possible to *drop in*
a MP3 chip and be able to access the same SD card to play selected tracks,
then great... if not, then oh well.

As I'd suggested, if some header pins *could* be added, this could be used
to add such functionality at a later time.

And yes Nick, a potential, future, variation of Darren's great CocoSDC
would be a hard sell as most who wanted that  functionality, would indeed
be reluctant to purchase another as they already would have that *base*
functionality.  As you said, this is the reason that the SSC did not have
much support, back in the day.

If you build it, they will come ;)
(but, if it is not to be, then oh well, we tried)

Shain
On Oct 10, 2014 7:53 PM, "Nick Marentes" <nickma2 at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>
>  On 11/10/2014 7:40 AM, Al Hartman wrote:
>>
>>> It's my vote that the CocoSDC not be changed to add any extraneous
>>> functionality.
>>>
>>> If I need an SSC, I'll buy one on eBay.
>>>
>>> -[ Al ]-
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Just to refocus the discussion ...
>
> This is about adding *Expansion Potential* to the CoCoSDC.
>
> Sound is just one of the many examples but it's about EXPANSION.
>
> This is not a redesign or the adding of any extra circuitry to the
> CoCoSDC. It's about adding a simple expansion header *if* it is at all
> possible with very little distruption to the existing design. A case of
> bringing out some of the CoCo Bus signals to a connector to allow people
> the possible future provision to design/connect additional hardware in a
> tidy, professional and self contained add-on for those who don't have,
> don't like or have no room for a multipak interface.
>
> The sound, RS-232, USB, ethernet, zero gravity or time displacement
> options could be added later.
>
> Nick
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> Nick
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