[Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through Hole Chips

[Richard E. Crislip]

On Sat, 7 Mar 2015 11:39:48 -0500
"Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> Thank you so much to those who have already expressed an interest in
> the 512KB Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB and to those who have already
> made an order.  I really appreciate it. I tested this new 512KB
> Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB all night last night by running 2
> shells disassembling Basic09 in separate windows.  This morning when
> I woke up I checked the case to see if it was overly warm.  The great
> news is I could barely feel any heat at all!  I checked the monitor
> to make sure both tasks were still running and they were still
> disassembling BASIC09 to beat the band! I made a self-calling command
> file to do the disassembling job and to make it automatically
> recurring.  This morning I stopped one of them and ran procs.  I saw
> about 20 shells running with an mfree of about 224KB!  So I actually
> had a bunch a tasks switching back and forth!  Cool1  The test was
> better than I had hoped for!  I'm not sure how all the shells started
> because I was running only 2 shells in 2 windows last night.
> Hummm... that will be for another day to figure out.  Suffice it to
> say, this baby stays pretty cool.  Remember those tiny fans Pentium
> processors used to have mounted on top of them?  They barely covered
> the Pentium processor and both the heat sink and fan both were very
> short indeed!  Well, that is all it would take to keep this new 512KB
> Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB ice cold!  Even without it, the Coco 3
> is still cool.  Only a very light hint of heat at all.  I just
> thought you guys might want to know this.  :)  Thank you all for your
> time and interest in this project.  I really do appreciate it.  Take
> care my friends.
> 
> Kip Koon
> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Campos Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 6:27 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using
> Through Hole Chips
> 
> Hi Kip,
> 
> Please, put one 6809 6 chip kit for me and one of those 512Kb
> expansion as kit too!
> 
> Daniel
> 
> On 07/03/2015 01:54, Kip Koon wrote:
> > Hi Zippster,
> > I sure do.  The links below show the PCB installed in a Coco 3 and
> > the other two show bare PCBs. This picture shows the PCB fully
> > assembled and installed into a Coco 3.
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vmpkre4u5ki4gu/Pic_0306_402.jpg?dl=0 The
> > next two photos show bare PCBs.
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lajoquiqdf2z9x/Pic_0306_404.jpg?dl=0
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/pkrdn8d56s4t8sd/Pic_0306_403.jpg?dl=0
> > This product is fully functional running 512KB DECB applications as
> > well as running NitrOS-9 L2 perfectly.  No problems so far.
> >
> > Kip Koon
> > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> > Kip Koon
> > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of
> > Zippster Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:19 PM
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using 
> > Through Hole Chips
> >
> > That is awesome guys!  For The CoCo3, right?
> >
> > Do you have a pic of your prototype?  I’d like to see how it’s laid
> > out.
> >
> > - Ed
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Guys,
> >>
> >> Sylvain Rousseau and I would like to announce the availability of 
> >> 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs implemented with all through hole
> >> parts. Each fully assembled PCB is $55 or Kits are $45.  Bare PCBs
> >> are 15 dollars.  These prices require 20 PCBs to be ordered from
> >> the Fabrication house.  Otherwise, the prices for multiples of
> >> three will come into play.  Send funds and physical address to my
> >> paypal email address which is
> >>
> >> computerdoc at sc.rr.com.
> >>
> >> If I can order these PCBs as well as the 6 Chip 6809 Computer PCBs 
> >> together in the same order, only 10 of each kind of PCB will need
> >> to be ordered as I only need a total of 20 PCBs to get these
> >> prices.  If I can get all the orders in, PCBs ordered, PCBs
> >> received, parts ordered and received before the CoCoFEST, I will
> >> bring all this to the CoCoFEST otherwise I will mail the kits out
> >> first then assemble and mail the finished PCBs.  Get your orders
> >> in soon so you can start having fun!  :)  Take care my friends!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kip Koon
> >
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Hi Kip,

Bring one of each to the Fest and I will buy them.

Cheers

Richard