MrDave Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hey i was able to install a usb port on my coco2 ! Hello 2020. .. There are some demo videos on youtube ..just search Coco2 usb mouse ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Wow, that CoCo is barely a CoCo anymore:) Does it still have the original motherboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 64k korean coco2 6309 / 6809 cpu I use a raspberry pi 3 to convert usb signals from the rgb keyboard and wireless pad as well and mouse put the data out the rpio pins into the original coco keyboard connector. The coco does not know it gets its new data from the pi ! I also transmit real time clock and date all thru the keyboard port 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) On 3/13/2020 at 3:29 PM, MrDave said: 64k korean coco2 6309 / 6809 cpu I use a raspberry pi 3 to convert usb signals from the rgb keyboard and wireless pad as well and mouse put the data out the rpio pins into the original coco keyboard connector. The coco does not know it gets its new data from the pi ! I also transmit real time clock and date all thru the keyboard port Wow, I was half expecting it to run a raspberry pi with an emulator. It's extremely sacrilegious, but pretty cool! Did you install new roms into that coco or is it coming from that sd card? Edited March 15, 2020 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Not sure about it being sacralegious lol The pi is being used as an inexpensive interface giving the coco data 8 bits at a time. Actually it controls some 4066 ic switches that simulate a original keyboard input. The roms are original except for an update of the welcome screen and a built in poke to activate true lowercase. The mouse data gets converted to simulate arrow up down etc.. i run a coco sdc floppy drive simulator when i need it. Feel free to ask any more questions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacoOtaktay Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 10:18 PM, MrDave said: Hey i was able to install a usb port on my coco2 ! Hello 2020. .. There are some demo videos on youtube ..just search Coco2 usb mouse ! Great work, sir. There are so many nifty things you can do using µCU's these days. Really people like Mark Marlette who have been using µCU's for keyboard adapters for a long time. Like Mark Marlette's XT Keyboard interface, AT Keyboard interface, and his more current PS/2 Keyboard interface. Just PS/2 keyboard and Mice at some point will become harder to find and USB is the standard right now. So why not try to take advantage of them. Just like people back in the day for the CoCo 1 that after market mechanical keyboard upgrade. Ed Snider (Zippster) has made a more modern CoCo 3 mechanical keyboard that will work just fine on the CoCo 1 or 2. The Tandy Radio Shack Color Computer's has been a large tinkerer/hacker type system. People have always been hacking on their CoCo's to get them to do things that Tandy just never intended and personally at the end of the day. It is the right of the machines owner to decide how they want to fix, upgrade, and maintain their systems. :D Isn't that right MrDave? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Having a usb port on my retro machine was so handy i put in a second one ! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacoOtaktay Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yeah another USB port can be handy Or..... (8) 10 PORT USB 3.0 HUBS. Now I have 80 ports Muahahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 A coco 'raid' wouldn't that be efficient lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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