[Coco] CoCo 3 to RBG...

[Steven Hirsch]

On Fri, 22 Jul 2011, gene heskett wrote:

> Hit the menu button, up arrow to 4 and press the menu button again, which
> will bring up a 2 choice and return menu, up arrow to highlight the 1 and
> tap the menu button again,  voila!  English menu's.
>
> But if we have to do this for every power up, it will be a bit of a bummer.
> However, if it remembers the rest of the settings, probably this won't be
> needed all that many times.

My impression was that settings are non-volatile.  I never had to go back 
and reset the language at any rate.

> Now, since Tim seems 'pre-occupied', I did find another video where a 
> capacitor and a pair of 510 ohm resistors was used to mix the separate H 
> & V syncs and feed the 'S' pin from an Atari ST.  But I have no clue 
> which polarity the sync sigs are coming out of an Atari ST.  I could 
> measure it of course since I managed to buy one at a cocofest in 
> Pittsburgh a decade back.  But I am inclined to see if there are any 
> spare gates in IC15 first. Or fly a bug on a handy chip and use that. 
> Time to go inventory my chips I guess.

I'll be pleasantly surprised if you ever receive a response.  I no longer 
bother even trying with Chinese OEMs.

Steve


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