[Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using Through Hole Chips

Vincent Tran vincent at webmasterofmydomain.com
Thu Mar 12 15:41:58 EDT 2015


Hi -- I am interested in getting one. Please excuse the newbie question,
but how is it installed? Would I need to remove the exisiting memory and
clip the two caps like the cloud9 upgrade?

Thanks

On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Richard E. Crislip <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Mar 2015 11:39:48 -0500
> "Kip Koon" <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys,
> > Thank you so much to those who have already expressed an interest in
> > the 512KB Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB and to those who have already
> > made an order.  I really appreciate it. I tested this new 512KB
> > Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB all night last night by running 2
> > shells disassembling Basic09 in separate windows.  This morning when
> > I woke up I checked the case to see if it was overly warm.  The great
> > news is I could barely feel any heat at all!  I checked the monitor
> > to make sure both tasks were still running and they were still
> > disassembling BASIC09 to beat the band! I made a self-calling command
> > file to do the disassembling job and to make it automatically
> > recurring.  This morning I stopped one of them and ran procs.  I saw
> > about 20 shells running with an mfree of about 224KB!  So I actually
> > had a bunch a tasks switching back and forth!  Cool1  The test was
> > better than I had hoped for!  I'm not sure how all the shells started
> > because I was running only 2 shells in 2 windows last night.
> > Hummm... that will be for another day to figure out.  Suffice it to
> > say, this baby stays pretty cool.  Remember those tiny fans Pentium
> > processors used to have mounted on top of them?  They barely covered
> > the Pentium processor and both the heat sink and fan both were very
> > short indeed!  Well, that is all it would take to keep this new 512KB
> > Static Ram Memory Upgrade PCB ice cold!  Even without it, the Coco 3
> > is still cool.  Only a very light hint of heat at all.  I just
> > thought you guys might want to know this.  :)  Thank you all for your
> > time and interest in this project.  I really do appreciate it.  Take
> > care my friends.
> >
> > Kip Koon
> > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Daniel
> > Campos Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 6:27 AM
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using
> > Through Hole Chips
> >
> > Hi Kip,
> >
> > Please, put one 6809 6 chip kit for me and one of those 512Kb
> > expansion as kit too!
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > On 07/03/2015 01:54, Kip Koon wrote:
> > > Hi Zippster,
> > > I sure do.  The links below show the PCB installed in a Coco 3 and
> > > the other two show bare PCBs. This picture shows the PCB fully
> > > assembled and installed into a Coco 3.
> > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vmpkre4u5ki4gu/Pic_0306_402.jpg?dl=0 The
> > > next two photos show bare PCBs.
> > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lajoquiqdf2z9x/Pic_0306_404.jpg?dl=0
> > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/pkrdn8d56s4t8sd/Pic_0306_403.jpg?dl=0
> > > This product is fully functional running 512KB DECB applications as
> > > well as running NitrOS-9 L2 perfectly.  No problems so far.
> > >
> > > Kip Koon
> > > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> > >
> > > Kip Koon
> > > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of
> > > Zippster Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:19 PM
> > > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> > > Subject: Re: [Coco] Announcing 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs Using
> > > Through Hole Chips
> > >
> > > That is awesome guys!  For The CoCo3, right?
> > >
> > > Do you have a pic of your prototype?  I’d like to see how it’s laid
> > > out.
> > >
> > > - Ed
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi Guys,
> > >>
> > >> Sylvain Rousseau and I would like to announce the availability of
> > >> 512KB Static Ram Memory PCBs implemented with all through hole
> > >> parts. Each fully assembled PCB is $55 or Kits are $45.  Bare PCBs
> > >> are 15 dollars.  These prices require 20 PCBs to be ordered from
> > >> the Fabrication house.  Otherwise, the prices for multiples of
> > >> three will come into play.  Send funds and physical address to my
> > >> paypal email address which is
> > >>
> > >> computerdoc at sc.rr.com.
> > >>
> > >> If I can order these PCBs as well as the 6 Chip 6809 Computer PCBs
> > >> together in the same order, only 10 of each kind of PCB will need
> > >> to be ordered as I only need a total of 20 PCBs to get these
> > >> prices.  If I can get all the orders in, PCBs ordered, PCBs
> > >> received, parts ordered and received before the CoCoFEST, I will
> > >> bring all this to the CoCoFEST otherwise I will mail the kits out
> > >> first then assemble and mail the finished PCBs.  Get your orders
> > >> in soon so you can start having fun!  :)  Take care my friends!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Kip Koon
> > >
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>
> Hi Kip,
>
> Bring one of each to the Fest and I will buy them.
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard
>
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