[Coco] Electronic Computer Festival Badge Idea

[Salvador Garcia]

"...maybe the modern components would be objectionable to some in this case…"

I kind of hope not. After all, the celebration of the CoCo's legacy is its character, not its transistors.

(Besides, how in the 7734 would we fit a full CoCo on a badge using original components? <g>)


"Although a 40th anniversary tribute showing the old still alive and kicking, and melded to 
the new sounds kind of cool to me."

Nicely said! Give Mr. Z a Pulitzer!

Salvador
From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017, 1:22:19 PM CDTSubject: Re: [Coco] Electronic Computer Festival Badge Idea
And plenty of room for images to put on that display in the SD card.
Maybe even video driven by the 6809...

Looking at the LCD driver data sheet, this looks very doable as it even has a
parellel interface mode and the video ram is in the controller (no messing with
refreshing the screen directly).  A shift register setup for com with the SD in the
CPLD (and various decoding/registers) and everything should be pretty straight
forward from there.

If Jim wanted to nail down the hardware design I’d be willing to tackle the firmware,
but I sense maybe the modern components would be objectionable to some in this case…

Although a 40th anniversary tribute showing the old still alive and kicking, and melded to 
the new sounds kind of cool to me.

- Ed


> On Aug 30, 2017, at 12:50 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> Actually, I was visualizing something similar. Such a display would be an eye catcher and a wow factor when the uCoco is seen operated by using the touch screen!
> 
> I liked RETRO I's design, but have to admit that I find looking at an EPROM's exposed window just cool.
> 
> Salvador
> 
> From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017, 11:48:00 AM CDTSubject: Re: [Coco] Electronic Computer Festival Badge Idea
> That would be really neat.  :)
> 
> Would it be too much to put one of these on there for the display?
> 
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4-TFT-LCD-Display-Shield-Touch-Panel-ILI9341-240X320-for-Arduino-UNO-MEGA/192163706724?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41375%26meid%3De646d71cc57e467a97141f670a75c8f9%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D192163706724&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042 <http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4-TFT-LCD-Display-Shield-Touch-Panel-ILI9341-240X320-for-Arduino-UNO-MEGA/192163706724?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=41375&meid=4bd683138c46436b9e7f250d00300131&pid=100033&rk=3&rkt=8&mehot=pp&sd=162640966748&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042>>
> 
> It would make for a pretty cool badge programming possibilities.
> 
> - Ed
> 


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