[Coco] What would a CoCo successor have to have as a minimum?

[jdaggett at gate.net]

FTDI besides making Serial to USB devices also make a chip called Vinculum and 
VinculumII. Both are USB host as well as USB client. It also access USB drives via 
FAT16/FAT32 in 8.3 format. Long file names are not supported. M$ proprietary and requires 
royalties to M$. 

Still a useful chip as it can be accessed via FIFO method. The FIFO holds I think 256 bytes. 

james

On 26 Nov 2010 at 18:17, RJLCyberPunk wrote:

> If It's going to be a USB device that you plug to a PC or Mac. is going to 
> need to run on either system at least partially that's a given just FYI.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jorge Renato Machin Ibarra" <jorge_machin at hotmail.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 12:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] What would a CoCo successor have to have as a minimum?
> 
> 
> >
> > I am one of the few persons who don't want a new coco 4 as a "new kind of 
> > beast" because the machines I love are the original color computers. What 
> > I want it's a modern way to develop new programs for my old color 
> > computers or an easy way to play my old games. So this is my wish list:
> >
> >
> > 1. A modern text editor in DECB.
> >
> > 2. A modern file manager.
> >
> > 3. A modern ROM manager. Just select your rom and run it. The ROM manager 
> > could have screenshots like the wii or  the nintendo DSi .
> >
> > 4. A modern BASIC language compatible with the DECB. Just like Borland's 
> > Turbo Basic could compile GWBasic Programs and write new programs without 
> > line numbers. It would be great if you can compile the modern programs in 
> > machine language and run them in an old color computer.
> >
> > 5. A very high speed mode.
> >
> > 6. Include a Serial Pak.
> >
> > 7. Include Music and Voice Paks emulators.
> >
> > 8. Use memory cards or usb memory cards.
> >
> > 9. Compatible with Color Computer 2 and 3.
> >
> > 10. No windows/linux needed. Just turn on the device and see my beloved 
> > green screen.
> >
> > 11. Use modern display, keyboards and mices. It would be great If the coco 
> > 4 could have his own screen as an option.
> >
> > 12. A web browser mode to let me browse internet and download programs 
> > from Internet.
> >
> >
> > Several points of this wish list we already have them with the hardware 
> > and software of Cloud 9, Roger Taylor and others, but it would be great if 
> > you could have all this things in a new small hardware solution. Maybe my 
> > idea of a coco 4 is unviable. Just dreaming.
> >
> >
> > Thanks you very much for keeping the coco live
> >
> > Jorge Machin
> >
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