[Coco] Wiring inputs to the Coco

[Bruce W. Calkins]

There was a serial to parallel interface in the mix, but I'll have to review 
the whole system again before I make any declarations as to viability of the 
system today.

Bruce W.

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----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Bob Devries"

> Bruce Chubb still has a web page dealing with that. It was called C/MRI. 
> Find it here:
>
> http://jmri.sourceforge.net/help/en/html/hardware/cmri/CMRI.shtml
>
> If I remember correctly, the software was in the cartridge space $C000, 
> which precluded using a disk drive. :(
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>
>
> On 12/01/2015 1:49 PM, Bruce W. Calkins wrote:
>> Back in the '90s there was a series of articles in Model Railroad
>> Magazine for an interface to run a model railroad with an 8 bit
>> computer.  There were adapters for most of the popular 8 bitters and the
>> CoCo was one.  I did save the articles, but have no idea if the
>> components and circuit boards can be obtained today.
>>
>> Bruce W.
>>
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>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jamie"
>>
>>> Thanks for this!  Looking for projects to connect to the outside world.
>>> Jamie
>>>
>>> For those not really handy at building circuits for your Coco....
>>> The ORC-90 sound cart has two, eight bit output chips that are
>>> used to create the sounds. These chips can also be used to control
>>> SIXTEEN relays or transistors to control other things.
>> ---


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