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

Sat Mar 14 00:06:12 EDT 2015

Hi Vincent,
My 512KB Static Memory Upgrade is installed exactly the same as the Cloud-9 version.  Clip C65 and C66 then install the PCB and you're done.

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 Vincent Tran
> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 3:42 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through Hole Chips
> 
> Hi -- I am interested in getting one. Please excuse the newbie question, but how is it installed? Would I need to remove the exisiting
> memory and clip the two caps like the cloud9 upgrade?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Richard E. Crislip <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 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
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