[Coco] Multi Pack Replacement

[Brian Blake]

I must have missed this initial thread - I don't remember it at all.

However, I do like the idea behind it - an MPI with added functionality 
sitting under the CoCo, similar in fashion to how the SegaCD sat under 
the Genesis (sorry for the video game reference, but, that's how I 
envision this).

Sounds promising....



On 2/23/2015 12:36 AM, Camillus Blockx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
> It is strange that I mentioned a couple weeks ago that i was working
> out an MPI for myself.
>
> I spoke with some friends here on how I want to make my design, and I
> said that it is gonna be a extensionbox, that sits under the coco. In
> there space for 2 floppy 3.5 and 5.25. Also all controllers for
> floppy, Hdd, and the SDC floppy emulator will have its place in this.
>
> I want to design the pcb's myself after an 8 slot MPI schematic that
> was available on the archive and proved to work.
>
> In this expansion box wil also be a powers upply, and room for 4
> exchangable rompacks, the other 4 ports (mpi) will be inside for the
> above mentioned controllers.
>
> I was hoping to meld the floppydisk and IDE HDD controller in to the
> design for the MPI. This will be a serious pcb, but with the  smd
> parts available now I see no problems. The controllers are not that
> complex ( I hope... LOL ).
>
> Being this said, I do have a question for the ones that have developed
> one or more of those controllers, or for the guru's that have good
> program skill with CPLCD/FPGA.
>
> Would it be possible to have ONE CPLD/FPGA that gives us a floppy and
> hdd (ide/scsi) controller. Is this possible or to far fetched?
>
> I will draw a sketch soon of what my design will look like.
>
>
> Any way now I see that there is a lot of talking about MPI
> replacements and or mini MPI's
>
> I was hoping that the ones who have any interest would contact me and
> see if can agree on building just one project. I will go one with mine
> anyway, but maybe more people are interested in having a box that
> allows to connect there coco on top of it and all the I/O is there.
> Power up and ready. My idea is simple to reduce clutter and safe
> space. And maybe just maybe, the misses let's us then put oure coco
> back in the living eraa...lol
>
>
> Camillus
>
> Interested ones pls contact me of list on my Email, strongly encrypted
> for saety reason ...LOL
>
>   ( camillus dot b dot 58 at gmail dot com )
>


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