Re: CoCo Serial to Ethernet Interface/Converter
"Richard E. Crislip via Coco" <coco-uNHYcr1XS/wmlAP/[email protected]>
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On Tue, 20 May 2025 16:54:35 -0500 "Christopher R. Hawks via Coco" <coco-uNHYcr1XS/wmlAP/[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 20 May 2025 14:56:35 -0400 > "Richard E. Crislip via Coco" <coco-uNHYcr1XS/wmlAP/[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks to all who replied. I'll look into the Drivewire suggestion, > > I do have several PIs and a couple ancient computers I may be able > > to use for this. The trick for me is to install Drivewire on Linux > > > > Once again, Drivewire is the answer! > > Maybe one of the hardware gurus should design a ROMPAK size board > with a 40 pin header for a Pi Zero to connect +5, ground, and the TTL > UART pins. Connect a '6551' to the UART pins (ala RS232 Rom Pak) and > add enough flash to hold the correct version of HDBDOS. > > Drivewire in a ROMPAK!! > > Unplug the PAK from the CoCo and connect power, keyboard, meese, > and display, for configuration. Easy to set any version of Drivewire > to auto-start against the serial port on the Pi. > > > Christopher R. Hawks > HAWKSoft Excellent suggestion! -- Coco mailing list Coco-uNHYcr1XS/wmlAP/[email protected] https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco