[Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco

Christopher Hawks chawks at dls.net
Tue Feb 14 19:37:32 EST 2012


K. Pruitt said the following on 02/14/2012 04:22 PM:
> Thanks Mark and Aaron.
>
> I Googled him and sent him an email to see if the software is still available.
> It's a address from 2006 so who knows if it even works.

	Yes, still works, still here, and just sent you more info.

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco
>
>
>> I have the Hawksoft product as well and recommend it.
>>
>> it runs on coco 3 and I am fairly cetain it functions only with the
>> white, newer plug n power unit. The older grey style is quite a
>> different device. I started with the old grey style and Chris sent me
>> some test code that I believe verified it does not work at all like
>> the newer style does.
>>
>> The old grey type seems to be really just a signal converter with very
>> little or no logic within. The white model is much fancier and
>> "programmable" with its own logic circuits.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Mark Marlette
>> <mmarlette at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hawksoft has a product, I own a copy of one. Which I believe does what you
>>> want it to do...work. :)
>>>
>>> Chris??? Still available????
>>>
>>> Mark
>>> http://www.cloud9tech.com
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "K. Pruitt" <pruittk at adelphia.net>
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:35:16 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Plug 'n Power Controller for the Coco
>>>
>>> Just a small update...
>>>
>>> The pnp program available on the various coco ftp sites does not work on the
>>> Coco 3 running either Level 1 or 2 OS-9. I tested it on both the 26-1182
>>> (gray) and 26-3142 (white) models. The gray model shows activity on the
>>> data light while the white model shows no activity. Both the gray and white
>>> units I am using are known working units.
>>>
>>> The program from the February issue of Rainbow also does not work on either
>>> Plug 'n Power units using the Coco 3.
>>>
>>> The ROM Pak that comes with the 26-3142 (white) does not work on the Coco 3.
>>>
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