[Coco] XPander-Coco lives!

[Zippster]

I’m not really sure which one we’re talking about now, and I don’t want to hijack
Jim’s thread.  I just wanted to answer his question, so I’ll bow out now.

There will be a separate announcement on my project in the future.

- Ed


> On Apr 25, 2016, at 7:23 PM, Hendrikus Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Any idea on a price point for it yet?
> 
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>  Original Message
> From: Zippster
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 7:42 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] XPander-Coco lives!
> 
> 
> Hi Jim (and everyone),
> 
> Well, I started out wanting to create a simple adapter that would let you use a CoCo SDC
> along with a floppy controller for easy transfer to and from actual floppies.  Sort of a Y-cable
> type thing on a PCB.  I learned pretty quickly from Darren that full MPI register functionality
> would be required.
> 
> So it’s basically a two-slot MPI, with a standard MPI register implemented, and a switch which
> sets the second slot as either 2, 3, or 4, as needed for software compatibility depending on
> what you’re trying to do.
> 
> I’ve been sharing about it on the Facebook group while developing it for those who wanted to sort of
> follow along.  It’s not intended to compete with a full-featured MPI like yours, it’s just a minimal
> solution for someone who just wants to plug in only two carts.
> 
> So no, there’s nothing there you’d need to worry about supporting.
> 
> John Strong AFAIK intends to produce cases for the Mini-MPI, and I just wrapped up my last
> round of hardware tweaks and put in an order for what should be final version test boards, and
> the prototypes are working great, so they should be out before too long.
> 
> A few pics here…
> 
> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1sgl615FlGnU0p0VEtNUlJVaFk <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1sgl615FlGnU0p0VEtNUlJVaFk>>
> 
> - Ed
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 25, 2016, at 6:13 PM, RETRO Innovations <go4retro at go4retro.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 4/25/2016 4:18 PM, Zippster wrote:
>>> That is awesome.
>>> 
>>> Between this and the Mini-MPI, the MPI shortage should be a
>>> thing of the past.  :)
>> Where's the scoop on the Mini-MPI?  Is there something I should make sure I support?
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
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