[Coco] Laptop Conversion for Coco

David golgotha at toughguy.net
Wed Feb 2 23:37:50 EST 2005


I must agree with Mark that Jeff's debugger is FANTASTIC - one of my main 
reasons for using an emulator, actually :)

David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Marlette" <mark at cloud9tech.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Laptop Conversion for Coco


> At 10:26 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote:
>
> Steve,
>
> Do the laptop(s) have a PCMCIA port? 68 pin slot a bit larger than the 
> size of a credit card.
>
> Not much of an emulator guy. I have most of them but I spend most of my 
> time on the real thing.
>
> So far none of them are like the real thing...... Some better than others. 
> Jeff's debugger is GREAT.
>
> Mark
>
>
>>I'm looking for some advice from the hardware experts here.
>>
>>I have two old IBM 360CSE laptops with decent hard drives, one running Win 
>>3.1 and the other running Win95, and both having floppy access only - no 
>>CD drives.  I want to be able to make at least one of these into a Coco 
>>emulator to take on the road with me.  Right now neither can access the 
>>internet - no modem nor network card.
>>
>>As a first step in the conversion to an emulated Coco, I'd like to have 
>>internet connectivity so I can download emulator files.  Is there a 
>>network card made for these old laptops?  I'm sure there has to be a modem 
>>available for slow speed access.  Where would I look (eBay?), and what do 
>>I look for?  I'd prefer a broadband connection via network card, but will 
>>settle for a modem if that is the only available option.  I do have a 
>>fairly bulky interface kit to connect optional equipment to these laptops, 
>>but an internal network card or modem would be preferred.
>>
>>Mark, can Cloud 9 get any of these parts, or do this conversion for me?
>>
>>Thanks everyone for the help!
>>
>>-- Steve --
>>
>>
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