[Coco] What if the next CoCo is made into a Tablet?

[RJLCyberPunk]

I did ask if there are any entrepeneurs willing to try to do this for a 
reason, all I got is the idea, nothing more,I haven't got the resources to 
pull something like this but somebody or a group of entrepeneurs 
particularly in the FPGA CoCo project could potentially adopt it.

I for one would love to unpack such a brand new CoCo and start playing with 
it right out of the box (After installing the batteries off course) :D
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Pittel" <fwp at deepthought.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] What if the next CoCo is made into a Tablet?


> Sounds like a plan!! Let us know when you have something to alpha test.
>
> The Other Frank
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 04:09:58PM -0400, RJLCyberPunk wrote:
>> Seeing the new Tablets on the market and how revolutionary they are. Why 
>> not make the Next generation color computer a Tablet instead of relying 
>> on PC arquitecture? Could it be done with FPGA hardware and made into a 
>> machine that can be sold on the market? A lot of people have asked what 
>> makes a CoCo a CoCo. Well a CoCo has to be able to run CoCo software with 
>> no problems and has to have the feel of a real computer which an emulator 
>> while good it cannot bring and the Tablet design can bring that back in 
>> 21st century format but we should also move the CoCo into the next 
>> century softwarewise so it should have built in apllcations that run from 
>> an Eprom and can be updated through the internet such as Word processing, 
>> Worksheet etc and it goes without saying that it must be able to browse 
>> the internet as well
>>
>> To Recap:
>>
>> It should have at least a maximum resolution of 800x600 if not more.
>>
>> It should have complete backward compatibility with CoCo software.
>>
>> It should have built in applications including an enhanced version of 
>> BASIC with a compiler.
>>
>> It should be able to handle old cartridges in an adressable manner, 
>> safely without damaging the data bus which was a problem the CoCo had and 
>> shouldn't
>>
>>
>> Online version of games like Ghana Bwana, Zaxxon you name it could be 
>> developed afterward. Imagine the rafe over such fresh new games that 
>> people can play online!
>>
>>
>> Well what do you guys think? Any Entrepeneurs willing to take the CoCo to 
>> the next level once and for all? I know this the world needs a next 
>> generation Color Computer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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