[Coco] CoCoRX

[John W. Linville]

We really ought to put at least a 555 oscillator on there to test
the audio signal coming back from the cartridge... :-)

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 05:58:59PM +0000, Mark Marlette wrote:
> John makes a great point here. 
> 
> It really should be on a cart, otherwise all kinds of assumptions are being made to get the program loaded. There are assumptions on the pak approach as well, just not so many.
> 
> 
>  Mark Marlette
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> 
>       From: John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
>  To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
>  Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 12:22 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCoRX
>    
> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 12:12:42PM -0500, Boisy G. Pitre wrote:
> > I am working on an idea for a CoCo program…. CoCoRX
> > 
> > The vision is a complete system test program that checks out a CoCo from top to bottom including:
> > 
> > - RAM
> > - Video
> > - Cassette
> > - Serial
> > - Joysticks
> > 
> > It’s a 6809 assembly program, and must work on any CoCo. Adaptability to test CoCo 1/2 as well as CoCo 3 features is a must.
> > 
> > I’d like to make this an open source project on GitHub, but only if I can get committals from people who can contribute.
> > 
> > If you’re serious about working on this with me and have the 6809 skills and understanding of the components of the CoCo to test, let me know!
> 
> I could probably get into this.  I've never really written any diag
> stuff, but it could be a good skill to develop.
> 
> Are you thinking of using some sort of test harness to exercise
> the external ports too?  Will you be producing a cartridge for the
> software? :-)
> 
> John
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