[Coco] Re: Coco Repack

[John A Podraza]

Mark and Curtis should have info on the hardware.....
They both have one.

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 03:11:31 +0000 farna at att.net writes:
> Someone should be able to dig out a copy of Rainbow from around 88-90 
> (stopped in 92 or 93, right?) and scan a copy of the TC-9 ad. IIRC 
> it was a back plane design with multiple expansion boards. It was 
> compatible with OS-9 only. There had been plans for DECB 
> compatibility early on, but that feature never surfaced. There was a 
> 68K expansion board for it though. All in all I think it a bit more 
> complicated than the simple CoCo. If you want something faster or 
> has more features, there are plenty computers out there. Of course 
> the repack could be faster than the original, but if it were to be 
> truly CoCo compatible it would have to have a hard or software "slow 
> down" to at least ~2 MHz to keep some programs happy (timing 
> issues). Other than that I don't see why it shouldn't be run at 4-10 
> MHz if the FPGA supports it. A variable speed control of some sort 
> would be a nice feature though. Maybe a hardware selectable 
> crystal?? Would have to turn it off and reboot to select a differen
>  t speed that way, but would be nice for some projects. 
> 
> 
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> -------------- Original message from coco-request at maltedmedia.com: 
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> 
> > Message: 1 
> > Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:03 -0500 
> > From: Allen Huffman 
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Re: Coco Repack 
> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
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> > How about a return of the Tomcat TC-9? 
> > ___ 
> > Sent from my PalmOS cell phone. Please excuse the typos. 
> > 
> > Allen 
> > 
> > I h ave no idea of what the schematic or function of the TC9. 
> Would 
> > be interested if I could at least see a schematic or some 
> > documentation of it. 
> > 
> > james 
> > 
> 
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