[Coco] CoCoNet

[jdaggett at gate.net]

On 27 Dec 2008 at 19:08, Roger Taylor wrote:

> On top of that, a DB-9 to bluetooth wireless device can be attached to
> the CoCo, and a cheap bluetooth USB dongle on the PC (to add a
> wireless COM port), and you've got a wireless CoCo with internet and
> virtual disk capabilities.  The internet support will grow but for now
> you can fetch web files, and by appending parameters to the request
> URL, a LOT can be done to give the CoCo the power to use the internet.
> 
> How about a multiplayer CoCo game, anyone?  If each game posts it's
> status to a web server and the readback file contains the other
> player's statuses, there you go.

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how about a USB interface to read thumb Drives and USB hardrives? Add some software 
and about $20 and that could be done. FTDI makes the Vinculum chip. Use their VDIP1/2 
modules and you can access any USB storage device. It handles all the FAT requirements. 
It can be accessed in FIFO mode, SPI mode or serial mode. The only drawback I have seen 
on this chip is that in FAT 32 mode it will not support long file names.. Only 8.3 format. 
There is a simple command set that is communicated to the chip. 

Also program the same chip with different software, freely available, and add VS1003 chip 
and you have a WMA/MP3 player. Both could be done for about $50. 

james