[Coco] uses for a coco 1/2?

[Aaron Wolfe]

This came up a little bit in the coco conference.  APRS/packet is
popular, and a coco 2 should be able to act as a packet node just
fine.  You could probably decode weather fax transmissions on HF with
the right software, not sure if it exists.  You might even be able to
use a coco 2 as a controller for PSK31 or other digital modes, the
throughput on most of them is not outside the realm of a coco 2 to
manage.  And, I suppose you could use the coco 2 as a dedicated
logbook computer, although probably better ways to do that.


On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:14 AM, John Guin <johnguin at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Are there any roles for an old Coco in the amateur radio world nowadays?
>
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> Subject: Re: [Coco] uses for a coco 1/2?
>
> Nice burglar alarm, or very dedicated hvac controller... are the first that
> comes into my mind.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Richard Ivey <rrivey at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I can't recall right now, but there are some coco1/2 games that the
>> coco3 can't run.
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 1:04:26 PM
>> Subject: [Coco] uses for a coco 1/2?
>>
>> Topic for discussion -- if you already have a working coco3, what are
>> good uses for a coco 1 or 2?
>>
>>    -- dedicated operation of some peripheral
>>
>>        -- sound/speech pak for chip tunes
>>
>>        -- X10 controller
>>
>>    -- dedicated operation of some application
>>
>>        -- audio spectrum analyzer
>>
>>        -- MIDI sequencing
>>
>>    -- hacking platform for physical computing
>>
>>        -- weather station?
>>
>>        -- animatronics?
>>
>> Does anyone use these for gaming?  As Nick M. points out, they are a
>> bit A/V challenged even amongst there peers...
>>
>> What else?  Maybe you can bring your idea to the Skype conference
>> tonight?
>>
>> There are a bunch of these floating around -- might be good to find a
>> use for some of 'em... :-)
>>
>> John
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