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John T Chasteen | 1 Jul 2007 02:32
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Re: Dragon 32 question

Steve 
I don't know either. I do have a dragon interface module to excess floppy
drives.
I bought mine from a chap in England. 
Bob (down under) suggested you compare the interface leads to determine
the possibility of letting white smoke leave either the Dragon or the
floppy drive interface unit.
 you can subscribe to this Dragon LIST.
To: dragonuser@...
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 16:13:48 +0100
Subject: [dragonuser] lots of Dragon equipment up for grabs
This fellow sent an e-mail to the coco LIST with all kind of dragon
supplies.
From: "william stanwix" <williamstanwix248@...
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:13:12 +0100 Steve.Lancaster@...
writes:
> Dear CocoNuts
> 
> I recently acquired a Glenside IDE board via Brian at the Glenside 
> Computer Club.
> 
> Does anybody know if this will work on a Dragon 32?
> 
> Steve
> MOORE STEPHENS
> Accountants and Business Advisors
> 6 Ridge House, Ridgehouse Drive, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 
> 5TL
> Tel: 01782 201120, Fax: 01782 201599
> Web: http://www.moorestephens.co.uk
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Roger Taylor | 1 Jul 2007 02:20
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off-topic humor, sorry I had to

Guys... did you know that FedEx and UPS are going to merge!?

Yes, the new company is going to be called FedUp.

Just thought I'd share some laughter.

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Nuxie | 1 Jul 2007 05:37
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Re: off-topic humor, sorry I had to


In a message dated 6/30/2007 7:20:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
operator@... writes:

Guys...  did you know that FedEx and UPS are going to merge!?

Yes, the  new company is going to be called FedUp.

Just thought I'd share some  laughter.

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That is too funny Roger! 
Good one!
Mary

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Hex Star | 1 Jul 2007 05:50
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Re: off-topic humor, sorry I had to

Thursday May 25 12:00 AM
  BBspot Labs: Hard Drive Noise Reduction  By BBspot Technical Staff

BBspot Labs will try to help computer enthusiasts with those problems that
plague every computer user. In this edition, we solve the problem of a
whining hard drive.
Problem

Nothing is more annoying than a whining hard drive, except for maybe a
whining co-worker, so if you don't need your hard drive to drown out your
co-worker then follow the steps below.
Back in the lab, we found a hard drive that is making too much noise.

There are no co-workers at BBspot, so let's find a solution.
Solution

The squeaky wheel gets the grease and so should the squeaky hard drive. Loss
of lubrication causes the annoying noises we too often hear. It's also the
chief cause of chafing.

The first step requires disassembling of the hard drive. This voids your
warranty, so be certain you cannot send your drive back for repair before
doing this. Normally, there are several screws which need to be removed in
order to remove the cover. After removing the cover you should take note of
the moving parts. These are the parts that will need greasing.

Now that you have the parts identified it is time to start applying the
grease. Make sure you've got some heavy duty bearing grease, because inside
a hard drive is a harsh environment.
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David J. Cooper | 1 Jul 2007 07:28

OK, I give in...

I've always been a Model I, III or IV kind of guy.  I've been reading through this list now for a while and have
developed a fascination with the color computer, too...i think.  I guess it's time I break down and buy one
and see!

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Bob Devries | 1 Jul 2007 07:29
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Re: OK, I give in...

David,
Since the Colour Computer is the top of the range of TRS-80 computers, how 
could you possibly go wrong? :P

Do try to get a Colour Computer 3 with at least 512K ram, though, and an RGB 
analogue monitor would be an assett too.

Welcome to the family!

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the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David J. Cooper" <trs80@...>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco@...>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 3:28 PM
Subject: [Coco] OK, I give in...

> I've always been a Model I, III or IV kind of guy.  I've been reading 
> through this list now for a while and have developed a fascination with 
> the color computer, too...i think.  I guess it's time I break down and buy 
> one and see!
>
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Jim Hickle | 1 Jul 2007 14:40
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Re: off-topic humor, sorry I had to


Hex Star <hexstar@...> wrote: Thursday May 25 12:00 AM
  BBspot Labs: Hard Drive Noise Reduction  By BBspot Technical Staff

BBspot Labs will try to help computer enthusiasts with those problems that
plague every computer user. In this edition, we solve the problem of a
whining hard drive.
Problem

Nothing is more annoying than a whining hard drive, except for maybe a
whining co-worker, so if you don't need your hard drive to drown out your
co-worker then follow the steps below.
Back in the lab, we found a hard drive that is making too much noise.

There are no co-workers at BBspot, so let's find a solution.
Solution

The squeaky wheel gets the grease and so should the squeaky hard drive. Loss
of lubrication causes the annoying noises we too often hear. It's also the
chief cause of chafing.

The first step requires disassembling of the hard drive. This voids your
warranty, so be certain you cannot send your drive back for repair before
doing this. Normally, there are several screws which need to be removed in
order to remove the cover. After removing the cover you should take note of
the moving parts. These are the parts that will need greasing.

Removing the cover can allow entry of harmful dust particles.  To avoid disassembly I recommend boring a 1/4
inch hole into the side of the housing. Run a 1/4-28 tap into hole, being careful not to scratch the paint on
the outside of the housing.  Install a grease fitting, 1/4 turn past hand tight.  Pump grease into it until it
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Robert Gault | 1 Jul 2007 15:11
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Re: OK, I give in...

David J. Cooper wrote:
> I've always been a Model I, III or IV kind of guy.  I've been reading through this list now for a while and have
developed a fascination with the color computer, too...i think.  I guess it's time I break down and buy one
and see!
> 
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco@...
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
> 

And start by using one of the emulators to get a feel for the Color 
Computer. MESS is a good choice because it supports so many platforms. 
There are several other emulators that are also quite good and in some 
cases perhaps better.

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Andrew | 1 Jul 2007 19:20
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Re: Checking/Testing a 68B09P

All:

Yesterday, I picked up a set of 6809 40-pin DIP processors (from a local 
Phoenix electronic junkstore - Apache Reclamation and Electronics). I 
wondered if anyone could tell me whether they are worth keeping or not, 
plus if there was a way to test them without using a real CoCo?

Of the lot, I have 6 pieces of HD68B09P, and one MC68B09P (I also found 
a wierd floppy drive controller chip - FDC1795 - does anyone know 
anything about this - I found a datasheet, but I am wondering if it 
could be useful for building a more modern FDC board for an Altair I 
have sitting waiting for restoration?).

I found data sheets for all of these parts - so, for the 6809 pieces, 
they seem to be 1.5 MHz processors (B), plastic (P) - HD=Hitachi, 
MC=Motorola. The spec sheets seem to be for all 6809 products, and they 
say they are pin-compatible.

Unfortunately, none are of the 2 MHz variety for the CoCo 3...

They seem like they might make a good upgrade or replacement CPUs for 
the CoCo 2 (they may even work in a CoCo 3?) - however, I don't know 
what the condition of these chips are - they were stored on anti-static 
foam, but were contained in a large mix of "junk" parts. None were 
labeled as bad, but that doesn't mean anything.

Does anyone know how I could test these to verify that they work? I have 
both a Color Computer 2 and 3, but I don't want to smoke these units 
(they are my first computers from my youth - I try to take good care of 
them).
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David J. Cooper | 1 Jul 2007 21:20

Re: Checking/Testing a 68B09P

I've become out of control.  When I travel on business I look for the local
electronics recyclers to see if they have anything I might want.  Is this
nuts or what?  (yes, it's nuts).

Well, I'm not sure how to test them, but if you decide you don't want them
I'll have a good home for them.  I have a couple of vectrex's that I think
have dead processors.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew" <keeper63@...>
To: <coco@...>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Checking/Testing a 68B09P

> All:
>
> Yesterday, I picked up a set of 6809 40-pin DIP processors (from a local
> Phoenix electronic junkstore - Apache Reclamation and Electronics). I
> wondered if anyone could tell me whether they are worth keeping or not,
> plus if there was a way to test them without using a real CoCo?
>
> Of the lot, I have 6 pieces of HD68B09P, and one MC68B09P (I also found
> a wierd floppy drive controller chip - FDC1795 - does anyone know
> anything about this - I found a datasheet, but I am wondering if it
> could be useful for building a more modern FDC board for an Altair I
> have sitting waiting for restoration?).
>
> I found data sheets for all of these parts - so, for the 6809 pieces,
> they seem to be 1.5 MHz processors (B), plastic (P) - HD=Hitachi,
> MC=Motorola. The spec sheets seem to be for all 6809 products, and they
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