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For those who just want to relive some fond memories, an emulator is a great way to do just that.<br />
= Emulators by Platform =<br />
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==Cross-platform==<br />
* [http://www.haplessgenius.com/mocha/ Mocha], by Brad Grier, is a CoCo 1/2 emulator written in Java that runs from a web browser. This emulator has been running online for 10 years now and has a vast collection of disk and cassette programs to run.<br />
* [http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?page_id=163 MAME], the current version of MESS has been merge into MAME. MAME runs on Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and other SDL-supported operating systems.<br />
* [http://www.6809.org.uk/dragon/xroar.shtml XRoar] is a [[Dragon]] and Coco 1/2 emulator for Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, Windows, and other platforms.<br />
<br />
==Linux==<br />
* The Windows-based [[VCC]] emulator has been shown to work under Linux using the WINE virtualization software.<br />
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==Mac (pre OS X)==<br />
* [http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Emulators/Coco%201-2/Virtual%20Coco/ Virtual CoCo] - A CoCo 2 emulator for the Macintosh. Not much is known of this emulator.<br />
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==Mac OS X==<br />
* [http://www.macmess.org/ MacMESS] - Multi-platform emulator that has a CoCo 1, 2 and 3 module. It is a front-end for [[SDLMESS]].<br />
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== PalmOS ==<br />
* [http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Emulators/Coco%201-2/Coconut/ CoCoNut] - CoCo 1/2 emulator for PalmOS v5 devices.<br />
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== MS-DOS ==<br />
* Jeff Vavasour's CoCo emulator.<br />
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== Microsoft Windows ==<br />
* [[MESS]] - Based on the MAME arcade emulator code, this project emulates various classic home computer systems.<br />
* [[AdvanceMESS]]<br />
* [[VCC]] - CoCo 3 emulator for Windows. (orignially called "Bjork")<br />
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= Using Emulation (Tutorials) =<br />
<br />
== General Information ==<br />
* [[Working With Emulator Disk Images]]<br />
* [[Using OS-9 on an Emulator]]<br />
* [[Using XRoar]]<br />
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= ROM Resources =<br />
Some places on the internet to download ROM and Disk images.<br />
* A functional set of ROM images is included with the VCC emulator.</div>Barrynhttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Emulators&diff=8106Emulators2016-10-12T19:44:24Z<p>Barryn: /* Cross-platform */</p>
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<br />
For those who just want to relive some fond memories, an emulator is a great way to do just that.<br />
= Emulators by Platform =<br />
<br />
==Cross-platform==<br />
* [http://www.haplessgenius.com/mocha/ Mocha], by Brad Grier, is a CoCo 1/2 emulator written in Java that runs from a web browser. This emulator has been running online for 10 years now and has a vast collection of disk and cassette programs to run.<br />
* [http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?page_id=163 MAME], the current version of MESS has been merge into MAME. MAME runs on Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and other SDL-supported operating systems.<br />
* [http://www.6809.org.uk/dragon/xroar.shtml XRoar] is a [[Dragon]] and Coco 1/2 emulator for Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, Windows, and other platforms.<br />
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==Linux==<br />
* The Windows-based [[VCC]] emulator has been shown to work under Linux using the WINE virtualization software.<br />
<br />
==Mac (pre OS X)==<br />
* [http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Emulators/Coco%201-2/Virtual%20Coco/ Virtual CoCo] - A CoCo 2 emulator for the Macintosh. Not much is known of this emulator.<br />
<br />
==Mac OS X==<br />
* [http://www.macmess.org/ MacMESS] - Multi-platform emulator that has a CoCo 1, 2 and 3 module. It is a front-end for [[SDLMESS]].<br />
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== PalmOS ==<br />
* [http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Emulators/Coco%201-2/Coconut/ CoCoNut] - CoCo 1/2 emulator for PalmOS v5 devices.<br />
<br />
== MS-DOS ==<br />
* Jeff Vavasour's CoCo emulator.<br />
<br />
== Microsoft Windows ==<br />
* [[MESS]] - Based on the MAME arcade emulator code, this project emulates various classic home computer systems.<br />
* [[AdvanceMESS]]<br />
* [[VCC]] - CoCo 3 emulator for Windows. (orignially called "Bjork")<br />
<br />
= Using Emulation (Tutorials) =<br />
<br />
== General Information ==<br />
* [[Working With Emulator Disk Images]]<br />
* [[Using OS-9 on an Emulator]]<br />
* [[Using XRoar]]<br />
<br />
= ROM Resources =<br />
Some places on the internet to download ROM and Disk images.<br />
* ...</div>Barrynhttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=VCC&diff=8105VCC2016-10-12T19:40:39Z<p>Barryn: </p>
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The VCC Emulator (Originally called "Bjork") is one of the most versatile Windows Based Emulators out there rivaled only by M.A.M.E. (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) which now includes what used to be M.E.S.S. (Multiple Emulator Super System). Current version (as of October 2016) is 2.01b, released on February 6, 2016.<br />
[[Image:VCC screencap.jpg|thumb|480px|right]]<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
VCC is a small (under 1 MiB) modular Color Computer 3 emulator.<br />
The installer includes all that is needed to run the program, and it can be used as a portable application without needing any modification, making possible the concept of "CoCo in a pocket".<br />
<br />
Version 1.42 or later can emulate a CoCo 3 with [[6809]] or [[6309]] CPU (overclocking up to 89.4 MHz), 128, 512, 2048 or 8196 KiB of RAM, 2 Joysticks, 4 Floppy Disk Drives with the [[FD-502]] controller, 1 Hard Drive with [[Cloud9]] controller (with real time clock), [[Multipak|MPI]] and [[Orchestra-90 CC]].<br />
<br />
It can simulate RGB and composite video output in windows or full screen.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
VCC was initially created under the name of "Poco", latter changed to "Bjork" as an homage to [[Steve Bjork]], reaching version 7.35, and finally changing to "VCC" in June 2007, resetting the version count to 1.0.<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0em 0em 1em 1em;"<br />
|-<br />
! align="center" colspan="2" | <big>VCC Version history</big><br />
|- <br />
! 1.05<br />
| Introduced support for an emulated 4th floppy disk drive<br />
|- <br />
! 1.06<br />
| First version to use Direct Sound.<br />
|- <br />
! 1.11<br />
| Support for 2 joysticks.<br />
|- <br />
! 1.40<br />
| Major update/rewrite. Support for cassette.<br />
|-<br />
! 1,41<br />
| Finally updated the Virtual Hard Disk image to Nitros9 Version 3.2.8 and added Multi-Vue Use DOS 255 To launch.<br />
| Fixed problem with version check in FDRAWCMD<br />
| Added Some Bit-Banger output support, It can be directed to a text file now<br />
| Added IDE emulation. This will be of interest to anyone with a Super-IDE or Glenside controller<br />
| You can use your PC to take a backup of a CF card and run it in VCC! (maybe)<br />
|-<br />
! 1.42<br />
| Updated documentation<br />
| Added Monitor Console for BitBanger Output.<br />
|-<br />
! 1.43<br />
| Introduced Becker port support.<br />
|-<br />
! 2.0<br />
| Major rewrite, source code updated to support Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Community.<br />
| Becker port support moved to a hard disk controller dll.<br />
| Cleaned up most of the keyboard code. Renamed existing keyboard layouts to CoCo and Natural.<br />
| Added keyboard layout 'Compact' (does not need number pad).<br />
| Made keyboard layout tables easier to read and edit.<br />
| Moved keyboard related code from config.c to keyboard sources.<br />
| Changed file open dialogs so you cannot change focus back to the main window until closing the dialog.<br />
| Added compile time switch to choose modal or modeless main configuration dialog <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==System Requirements==<br />
*CPU: Pentium III at 500Mhz+<br />
*OS: Windows 95 or latter with DirectX 8 or latter.<br />
Additionally, Windows 2000 or latter and a supported Controller chip are required for RAW disk access.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
[https://github.com/VCCE/VCC/releases Download page for the new VCC 2.x]<br />
<br />
[https://github.com/VCCE/VCC GitHub source code page for the new version of VCC]<br />
<br />
[http://www.coco4.com/vcc/download.shtml VCC Homepage (old)]<br />
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The VCC Emulator (Originally called "Bjork") is one of the most versatile Windows Based Emulators out there rivaled only by M.E.S.S (Multiple Emulator System). Current version (as of May 2015) is 1.43beta, released on April 2013.<br />
[[Image:VCC screencap.jpg|thumb|480px|right]]<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
VCC is a small (under 1 MiB) modular Color Computer 3 emulator.<br />
The installer includes all that is needed to run the program, and it can be used as a portable application without needing any modification, making possible the concept of "CoCo in a pocket".<br />
<br />
Version 1.42 can emulate a CoCo 3 with [[6809]] or [[6309]] CPU (overclocking up to 89.4 MHz), 128, 512, 2048 or 8196 KiB of RAM, 2 Joysticks, 4 Floppy Disk Drives with the [[FD-502]] controller, 1 Hard Drive with [[Cloud9]] controller (with real time clock), [[Multipak|MPI]] and [[Orchestra-90 CC]].<br />
<br />
It can simulate RGB and composite video output in windows or full screen.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
VCC was initially created under the name of "Poco", latter changed to "Bjork" as an homage to [[Steve Bjork]], reaching version 7.35, and finally changing to "VCC" in June 2007, resetting the version count to 1.0.<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0em 0em 1em 1em;"<br />
|-<br />
! align="center" colspan="2" | <big>VCC Version history</big><br />
|- <br />
! 1.05<br />
| Introduced support for an emulated 4th floppy disk drive<br />
|- <br />
! 1.06<br />
| First version to use Direct Sound.<br />
|- <br />
! 1.11<br />
| Support for 2 joysticks.<br />
|- <br />
! 1.40<br />
| Major update/rewrite. Support for cassette.<br />
|-<br />
! 1,41<br />
| Finally updated the Virtual Hard Disk image to Nitros9 Version 3.2.8 and added Multi-Vue Use DOS 255 To launch.<br />
| Fixed problem with version check in FDRAWCMD<br />
| Added Some Bit-Banger output support, It can be directed to a text file now<br />
| Added IDE emulation. This will be of interest to anyone with a Super-IDE or Glenside controller<br />
| You can use your PC to take a backup of a CF card and run it in VCC! (maybe)<br />
|-<br />
! 1.42<br />
| Updated documentation<br />
| Added Monitor Console for BitBanger Output.<br />
|-<br />
! 1.43<br />
| Introduced Becker port support.<br />
|-<br />
! 2.0<br />
| Major rewrite, source code updated to support Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Community.<br />
| Becker port support moved to a hard disk controller dll.<br />
| Cleaned up most of the keyboard code. Renamed existing keyboard layouts to CoCo and Natural.<br />
| Added keyboard layout 'Compact' (does not need number pad).<br />
| Made keyboard layout tables easier to read and edit.<br />
| Moved keyboard related code from config.c to keyboard sources.<br />
| Changed file open dialogs so you cannot change focus back to the main window until closing the dialog.<br />
| Added compile time switch to choose modal or modeless main configuration dialog <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==System Requirements==<br />
*CPU: Pentium III at 500Mhz+<br />
*OS: Windows 95 or latter with DirectX 8 or latter.<br />
Additionally, Windows 2000 or latter and a supported Controller chip are required for RAW disk access.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
[https://github.com/VCCE/VCC/releases Download page for the new VCC 2.x]<br />
<br />
[https://github.com/VCCE/VCC GitHub source code page for the new version of VCC]<br />
<br />
[http://www.coco4.com/vcc/download.shtml VCC Homepage (old)]<br />
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<br />
The VCC Emulator (Originally called "Bjork") is one of the most versatile Windows Based Emulators out there rivaled only by M.E.S.S (Multiple Emulator System). Current version (as of May 2015) is 1.43beta, released on April 2013.<br />
[[Image:VCC screencap.jpg|thumb|480px|right]]<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
VCC is a small (under 1 MiB) modular Color Computer 3 emulator.<br />
The installer includes all that is needed to run the program, and it can be used as a portable application without needing any modification, making possible the concept of "CoCo in a pocket".<br />
<br />
Version 1.42 can emulate a CoCo 3 with [[6809]] or [[6309]] CPU (overclocking up to 89.4 MHz), 128, 512, 2048 or 8196 KiB of RAM, 2 Joysticks, 4 Floppy Disk Drives with the [[FD-502]] controller, 1 Hard Drive with [[Cloud9]] controller (with real time clock), [[Multipak|MPI]] and [[Orchestra-90 CC]].<br />
<br />
It can simulate RGB and composite video output in windows or full screen.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
VCC was initially created under the name of "Poco", latter changed to "Bjork" as an homage to [[Steve Bjork]], reaching version 7.35, and finally changing to "VCC" in June 2007, resetting the version count to 1.0.<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0em 0em 1em 1em;"<br />
|-<br />
! align="center" colspan="2" | <big>VCC Version history</big><br />
|- <br />
! 1.05<br />
| Introduced support for an emulated 4th floppy disk drive<br />
|- <br />
! 1.06<br />
| First version to use Direct Sound.<br />
|- <br />
! 1.11<br />
| Support for 2 joysticks.<br />
|- <br />
! 1.40<br />
| Major update/rewrite. Support for cassette.<br />
|-<br />
! 1,41<br />
| Finally updated the Virtual Hard Disk image to Nitros9 Version 3.2.8 and added Multi-Vue Use DOS 255 To launch.<br />
| Fixed problem with version check in FDRAWCMD<br />
| Added Some Bit-Banger output support, It can be directed to a text file now<br />
| Added IDE emulation. This will be of interest to anyone with a Super-IDE or Glenside controller<br />
| You can use your PC to take a backup of a CF card and run it in VCC! (maybe)<br />
|-<br />
! 1.42<br />
| Updated documentation<br />
| Added Monitor Console for BitBanger Output.<br />
|-<br />
! 1.43<br />
| Introduced Becker port support.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==System Requirements==<br />
*CPU: Pentium III at 500Mhz+<br />
*OS: Windows 95 or latter with DirectX 8 or latter.<br />
Additionally, Windows 2000 or latter and a supported Controller chip are required for RAW disk access.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
[https://github.com/VCCE/VCC/releases Download page for the new VCC 2.x]<br />
<br />
[https://github.com/VCCE/VCC GitHub source code page for the new version of VCC]<br />
<br />
[http://www.coco4.com/vcc/download.shtml VCC Homepage (old)]<br />
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==Hardware design and integrated circuits==<br />
Internally the CoCo 1 and CoCo 2 models are functionally identical. The core of the system is virtually identical to the reference design included in the Motorola MC6883 data sheet and consists of five LSI chips:<br />
<br />
*MC6809E [[Microprocessor Unit]] (MPU)<br />
*MC6883/SN74LS783/SN74LS785 [[Synchronous Address Multiplexor]] (SAM)<br />
*MC6847 [[Video Display Generator]] (VDG)<br />
*Two [[Peripheral Interface Adapters]] (PIA), either MC6821 or MC6822 chips<br />
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==Audio Digitizers==<br />
*[[Delta Pro]]<br />
*[[Max Sound]] - GimeSoft's audio recorder that used the joystick port.<br />
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==Audio Output Devices==<br />
*[[Orchestra-90 CC (26-3143)]] - Stereo Music Synthesizer<br />
*[[Speech/Sound Cartridge (26-3144A)]] - Music and Speech Synthesizer<br />
*[[Super Voice]] - Speech Systems' Speech Synthesizer device that could sing.<br />
*[[Real Talker]] Voice Synthesizer by Colorware<br />
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==Bus Expander==<br />
*[[Multi-Pak|Tandy Multipak (26-3024)]]<br />
*[[Multi-Pak|Tandy Multipak (26-3124)]]<br />
*[[Colorburst|Colorburst By Maxsys]]<br />
*[[Howard Medical Slotpak]]<br />
*[[Orion Technologies XPort]]<br />
*[[CoNect Xpander]]<br />
*[[CoNect Y Box]]<br />
*[[Y-Cable]]<br />
*[[Solderless Proto Board]]<br />
<br />
==Computers & Clones==<br />
*[[TRS-80 Color Computers]] (A list of all available models)<br />
*[[Dragon]]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_MC-10 MC-10 Micro Color Computer]<br />
*[[CP400]]<br />
*[[TDP-100]]<br />
*[[LZ Color64]] Brazilian clone<br />
*[[Dynacom MX-1600]] Brazilian clone<br />
<br />
==Tandy/Radio Shack Tape Drive Systems==<br />
*[[CCR-81 (26-1208)]]<br />
*[[CCR-82]]<br />
*[[CCR-83]]<br />
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==Other Tape Drive Systems==<br />
*[[Exatron Stringy Floppy]]<br />
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==Tandy/Radio Shack Floppy Disk Systems==<br />
[[Floppy Controllers]]<br />
*[[26-3022]]<br />
*[[26-3029]]<br />
*[[FD-500 (26-3129)]]<br />
*[[FD-501 (26-3131)]]<br />
*[[FD-502 (26-3133)]]<br />
*[[Other Floppy Disk]]<br />
===Hacking===<br />
*[[Hacking Disk]] 40, 80 Track, 2 Sides<br />
*[[26-3029 CoCo Disk Controller High Density Modifications]]<br />
[http://users.digitalindigo.net/~techno/coco_floppy.html Extracted from]<br />
<br />
==Other Floppy Disk Controllers==<br />
*[[SDC Floppy Emulator]]<br />
*[[Disto Super Controller]]<br />
*[[Disto Super Controller II]]<br />
*[[Disto Mini Controller]]<br />
*[[J&M/Owl-Ware]]<br />
*[[Hard Drive Specialists]]<br />
*[[Sardis Technologies 'no-halt' Controller]]<br />
<br />
==Alternate Floppy Disk Controller ROMs==<br />
*[[ADOS/ADOS-3]]<br />
*[[RGBDOS]]<br />
*[[JDOS]]<br />
*[[MYDOS]]<br />
*[[CDOS]]<br />
*[[OWLDOS]]<br />
*[[HDB-DOS]]<br />
<br />
==Hard Drive Controllers==<br />
*[[Tandy Hard Drive Controller]]<br />
*[[Burke & Burke]] - CoCo XT/CoCo XT-RTC<br />
*[[KenTon]] - SCSI<br />
*[[Gleside IDE Interface]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 SuperIDE Interface]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 TC^3 SCSI Interface]]<br />
*[[Owl-Ware]]<br />
<br />
==Input Devices==<br />
*[[The Glove]]<br />
*[[Le Stick]]<br />
*[[Joystick]]<br />
*[[Deluxe Joystick]]<br />
*[[Wico Deluxe Joystick]]<br />
*[[Mouse]] (1 Button)<br />
*[[Deluxe Color Mouse]] (2 button)<br />
*[[X-Pad]]<br />
*[[Koala Pad]]<br />
*[[Diecom Light Phaser Interface]]<br />
*[[Atari to CoCo Joystick Adapter]]<br />
*[[Tandy Hi-Res Joystick Adapter]]<br />
*[[Colorware Super Hi-Res Interface]]<br />
*[[Hawksoft Dual Hi-Res Joystick Adapter]]<br />
*[[Puppo Keyboard Adapter]]<br />
*[[OWL Keyboard Adapter]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 AT Keyboard Adapter]]<br />
*[[HJL-57 upgrade Keyboard]]<br />
<br />
==Memory Upgrades==<br />
*[[Tandy 512K Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Performace Peripherals 512K Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 512K Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Disto 1MB Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Disto 2MB Upgrade]]<br />
<br />
==MIDI Interfaces==<br />
*[[CoCo MIDI]]<br />
<br />
== Monitors==<br />
*[[Tandy CM-8]]<br />
*[[Maganavox 1CM135]]<br />
*[[Maganavox 8CM515]]<br />
*[[15KHz SVGA Monitors]]<br />
<br />
==Multi Devices==<br />
These are items that serve more than one purpose, such as Cloud-9's SuperBoard.<br />
*[[SuperBoard]]<br />
*[[FHL Eliminator]]<br />
*[[Disto MEB]]<br />
<br />
==RS232 Devices==<br />
*[[Deluxe RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[Tandy DC Modem Pak]]<br />
*[[Orion Technologies RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[Disto RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[PBJ Dual Serial Port Pak]]<br />
*[[Kenton Dual Serial Port Pak]]<br />
*[[Quad Serial Port Pak]] - Who made this?<br />
*[[CoCoPro! RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[CoNect Dual RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[CoNect RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[CoNect 16550 Pak]] - what is the official name?<br />
*[[Metric Model 101p Serial to Parallel Converter]]<br />
*[[Dayton Industries Blue Streak Ultima Serial to Parallel Converter]]<br />
<br />
==Video Digitizers==<br />
*[[Rascan]]<br />
*[[DS-69 Digisector]]<br />
<br />
== Video Out==<br />
*[[Video without RF Box]]<br />
*[[PBJ Wordpak/Wordpak II]]<br />
*[[Lucas Industries 2000 AutoDim]]<br />
*[[CoCo-1 Monocrome video]]<br />
*[[CoCo-1 composite video]]<br />
*[[CoCo-2 Composite Monitor Adapter]]<br />
*[[CoCo-3 RGB to CGA/EGA Adapter]]<br />
*[[RGB to VGA Converter]]<br />
*[[RGB to S-Video Converter]]<br />
*[https://hackaday.io/project/7366-coco-3-rgb-to-scart-to-hdmi-cable CoCo 3 RGB -> SCART -> HDMI]<br />
<br />
== Light Controler ==<br />
*[[X10 Lighting Control]]<br />
*[[Remote Command Controller 26-1182]]<br />
<br />
== Mods & Hacking ==<br />
*[[CoCo Turbo Light]]<br />
*[[DCModem to RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[Disk Drive power LED]]<br />
*[[CoCo repack in PC]]<br />
*[[Speech & Sound Pack Modification for High Speed]]<br />
*[[CoCoEPROMpak]] Schematic board<br />
*[[Fahrfall]] New Game Cartridge and pak <br />
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== Hooking Up the CoCo 3 ==<br />
<br />
<br />
The CoCo 3 is very similar to the original TRS-80 Color Computer in its capabilities. Most significantly for this section, they have the same connections to the outside world.<br />
<br />
What's in the Case?<br />
<br />
The CoCo 3 is a pretty simple computer as shipped. Inside they have a Motorola 68B09E microprocessor, 128K of dynamic RAM, and a built-in keyboard. A 512k RAM upgrade is available. On the right side is the expansion slot, where you can plug in Program PAKs (cartridges housing a program in a ROM chip), disk controllers, and other hardware expansions. On the back are DIN sockets for the serial port (often referred to as the "bit-banger"), the cassette port, and two joystick interfaces. There is also an RCA jack for the RF modulated audio/video output and a switch to select between channels 3 and 4 as well as a NTSC composite video output, an audio output, and a 10 pin connector on the bottom of the computer that is a 15khz RGB analog video output.<br />
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The only peripheral strictly necessary for interactive use of an unmodified Color Computer 3 is a television set. The television is the CoCo's video monitor, and the TV's speaker plays the sounds the CoCo produces. The CoCo's video signal is RF modulated, which just means that it is converted to a radio frequency signal so that it can be injected through the TV's antenna connector to the TV's tuner, which is designed to pick up a radio frequency signal. NTSC composite video is also available.<br />
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But all this conversion of the video signal to RF and back again degraded the signal and added noise to the picture. Don't expect a razor sharp display like what you're used to on your modern computer monitor. The CoCo 3 can also be plugged into the composite video input on a more modern TV and get an improved (though still far from perfect) picture. There is also a mono audio line out next to the video jack.<br />
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Another option to hook up a CoCo 3 to a modern TV is to convert the RGB analog output to HDMI using the circuit described in the project: [https://hackaday.io/project/7366-coco-3-rgb-to-scart-to-hdmi-cable CoCo 3 HDMI interface]<br />
This will produce a much sharper picture and will allow you to use the 80 column text screen capabilities of the CoCo3, however, some games (not all) designed for the CoCo 1 or 2 will display in black and white when using the display in RGB mode. Many of these games do have patches available to allow them to display in color on a CoCo 3 RGB display however.</div>Barryn