[Coco] uses for a coco 1/2?

[O. Alan Jones]

As long as you have the right software and interface you can use the 
CoCo 1 or 2 for: RTTY, SSTV, Packet Radio, CW, etc.
I have a circuit I built back in the 80's for a RTTY interface that I 
built. I will see if I can find it and send it to you if you are interested.
For packet you need a TNC (terminal node controller) and a terminal 
program. I used to use MikeyTerm (please excuse the spelling).
Just set your baud rate on the TNC and you are in business. I also used 
to use Graphicom software for SSTV receive.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Al
N8WQ (ham op since 1971)

On 6/23/2011 12:14 AM, John Guin wrote:
> Are there any roles for an old Coco in the amateur radio world nowadays?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of camillus Blockx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 8:41 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> 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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