[Coco] Proto CoCo

[Mike Pepe]

jdaggett at gate.net wrote:
> Gene
> 
> I   have come across a vendor that will do PCBs 2 sided with solder mask and silk 
> screen for reasonable price. Requirements that the boards need to be less than or 
> equal to 20 square inches and minimum order is 5. 
> 
> It would not take long to design a 4x5 card with the COCO 40 pin PCB pattern 
> with a bunch of holes and/or pads for smt parts. Could do either or both. 
> 
> I would say that a 4x5 card with holes for breadboarding along with busses for 
> +5VDC,  +12VDC, -12VDC and ground would be in the $25 to $35 range. Hardest 
> part is to route the board for the connector to fit in to the MPI or expansion slot. 
> Having a PCB house do that would increase board cost significantly. Also gold 
> contacts also increase costs. 
> 
> james
> 

I'd say with Gene's woodworking ability, a jig and a flush-cut bit in a 
router wouldn't be too hard to come up with.

:)

-Mike