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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 />
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*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)]] / [[CoCoDAC-16]] - Stereo Music Synthesizer DAC<br />
*[[Speech/Sound Cartridge (26-3144A)]] - Music and Speech Synthesizer AY3-8913 Programmable Sound Generator and an SPO256-AL2 Speech Processor<br />
*[[Game Master Cart]] - Flash ROM and SN76489AN Digital Complex Sound Generator<br />
*[[CoCo PSG]] - YM-2149F OPL3 Programmable Sound Generator<br />
*[[MEGA mini MPI]] - YM-262F OPL3 FM Synthesizer<br />
*[[The Voice]] - Speech Systems' Speech Synthesizer SP01<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 />
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==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 />
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==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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== Floppy Disk Controllers ==<br />
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* [[Other Floppy Disk]] - notes and information about the CoCo FD controllers<br />
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=== Tandy/Radio Shack floppy disk controllers ===<br />
* [[26-3022]]<br />
* [[26-3029]]<br />
* [[FD-500 (26-3129)]]<br />
* [[FD-501 (26-3131)]]<br />
* [[FD-502 (26-3133)]]<br />
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=== Third party floppy disk controllers ===<br />
* [[SDC Floppy Emulator]]<br />
* [[Disto Super Disk Controller]]<br />
* [[Disto Super Disk Controller II]]<br />
* [[Disto Mini Controller]]<br />
* [[J&M/Owl-Ware]]<br />
* [[Hard Drive Specialists]]<br />
* [[Sardis Technologies 'no-halt' Controller]]<br />
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=== Hacking floppy disk ===<br />
*[[Hacking Disk]] 40, 80 Track, 2 Sides<br />
*[[26-3029 CoCo Disk Controller High Density Modifications]] - ([http://users.digitalindigo.net/~techno/coco_floppy.html source])<br />
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=== Alternate floppy disk controller ROMs ===<br />
*[[ADOS/ADOS-3]]<br />
*[[RGBDOS]]<br />
*[[JDOS]]<br />
*[[MYDOS]]<br />
*[[CDOS]]<br />
*[[OWLDOS]]<br />
*[[HDB-DOS]]<br />
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==Hard Drive Controllers==<br />
* [[Disto Hard Disk II Adapter]]<br />
*[[Tandy Hard Drive Controller]]<br />
* [[CoCo XT]] / CoCo XT-RTC by [[Burke & Burke]]<br />
*[[KenTon]] - SCSI<br />
*[[Gleside IDE Interface]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 SuperIDE Interface]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 TC^3 SCSI Interface]]<br />
*[[Owl-Ware]]<br />
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==Input Devices==<br />
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=== Tandy / Radio Shack ===<br />
*[[Joystick]]<br />
*[[Deluxe Joystick]]<br />
*[[Mouse]] (1 Button)<br />
*[[Deluxe Color Mouse]] (2 button)<br />
*[[Tandy Hi-Res Joystick Adapter]]<br />
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=== Third party ===<br />
*[[The Glove]]<br />
*[[Le Stick]]<br />
*[[Wico Deluxe Joystick]]<br />
*[[HJL-57 upgrade Keyboard]]<br />
*[[X-Pad]]<br />
*[[Koala Pad]]<br />
*[[Diecom Light Phaser Interface]]<br />
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=== Accessories ===<br />
*[[Atari to CoCo 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 />
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==Memory Upgrades==<br />
*[[Tandy 512K Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Performance Peripherals 512K Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Cloud-9 512K Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Disto 1MB Upgrade]]<br />
*[[Disto 2MB Upgrade]]<br />
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==MIDI Interfaces==<br />
*[[CoCo MIDI]]<br />
*[[MIDI Maestro]] and [[MIDI Maestro+]]<br />
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== Monitors and displays ==<br />
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* Radio Shack<br />
** 26-3010 - Color Video Receiver (introduced in 1981, TRS-80 Catalog RSC-4)<br />
** 16-230 - TC-130 Color Television (introduced around 1982/83, 1983 general Radio Shack catalog)<br />
*[[Tandy CM-8]]<br />
*[[Maganavox 1CM135]]<br />
*[[Maganavox 8CM515]]<br />
*[[15KHz SVGA Monitors]]<br />
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==Arithmetic Processor Units==<br />
*[https://github.com/barberd/coco9511pak CoCo AM9511 Pak]<br />
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==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 />
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==RS232 Devices==<br />
*[[Deluxe RS232 Pak]]<br />
*[[Direct Connect 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 />
*[https://github.com/barberd/cocousbserial CoCo USB Serial Pak]<br />
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==Video Digitizers==<br />
*[[Rascan]]<br />
*[[DS-69 Digisector]]<br />
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== 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 />
*[http://cocovga.com/ CoCoVGA for CoCo 1, 2, MC-10, Dragon]<br />
*[https://thezippsterzone.com/2019/03/27/gime-x/ GIME-X for CoCo 3]<br />
*[https://hackaday.io/project/7366-coco-3-rgb-to-scart-to-hdmi-cable CoCo 3 RGB -> SCART -> HDMI]<br />
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== Light Controller ==<br />
*[[X10 Lighting Control]]<br />
*[[Remote Command Controller 26-1182]]<br />
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== 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 />
*[https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2247877/ Nowhereman999's Color Computer 3D printable Raspberry Pi case]<br />
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[[Category:Hardware]]</div>Brandanhttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Timeline&diff=10313Timeline2023-01-23T22:37:08Z<p>Brandan: Added CoCoVGA release date.</p>
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If someone with Wiki experience wants to find an appropriate template for this, please do so. Ideally this would be a timeline of significant events in CoCo history, including introduction of various models and peripherals. It would also be nice to list specific new discoveries (like when the CoCo 3 prototype was first displayed in public, or when the GLOOM demo or Donkey Kong port came out).<br />
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A good starting point might be old Radio Shack catalogs, noting what items were announced each year.<br />
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==1980==<br />
* Radio Shack releases the TRS-80 Color Computer<br />
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==1983==<br />
* Color Computer 2 released<br />
* [[Color Logo]] released in disk and "Program Pak" version<br />
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==1985==<br />
* [[Sound/Speech Cartridge]] announced with a price tag of $99.95<br />
* [[Appliance/Light Controller]] announced with a price tag of $99.95<br />
* [[Koala Touch Pad]] announced with a price tag of $59.95<br />
* [[TRS-80 Electronic Book]] announced with a price tag of $24.95<br />
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==1986==<br />
* CoCo 3 released.<br />
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==1990==<br />
* First CoCoPro sponsored Atlanta CoCoFest<br />
* Oct 26th, Tandy announced they would drop the Color Computer 3 from its computer line.<br />
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==1991==<br />
* Tandy discontinued the Color Computer 3<br />
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==1992==<br />
* First (and only) CoCoPro sponsored Chicago CoCoFEST!<br />
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==1993==<br />
* Middle America Fest in Des Moines, Iowa.<br />
* Glenside CoCo Club takes over the Chicago CoCoFEST!<br />
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==1995==<br />
* Last Atlanta CoCoFest.<br />
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==1997==<br />
* Ron Bull hosts firt Pennsylvania CoCoFest (1997-2000).<br />
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==2000==<br />
* 20th Anniversary of original TRS-80 Color Computer.<br />
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==2005==<br />
* 25th Anniversary of original TRS-80 Color Computer.<br />
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==2009==<br />
* Roger Taylor's Bluetooth wireless RS232 pak released.<br />
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==2010==<br />
* 30th Anniversary of original TRS-80 Color Comptuer.<br />
* John Linville's full motion video player shown on CoCo 3 at Chicago CoCoFEST!<br />
* DriveWire 4 beta shown with internet support.<br />
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==2011==<br />
* 25th Anniversary of the Tandy Color Computer 3?<br />
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==2012==<br />
* Rasperry Pi released. While not a CoCo item, this $25 Linux machine is useable as a [[DriveWire]] server and can even run a CoCo emulator.<br />
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==2013==<br />
* March - [[CoCo-X]] project announced via Kickstarter project.<br />
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==2014==<br />
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==2015==<br />
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==2016==<br />
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==2017==<br />
* October - [http://www.cocovga.com CoCoVGA] by Brendan Donahe, Ed Snider, and Steve Spiller made available for sale at Tandy Assembly.<br />
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==2018==<br />
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==2019==<br />
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==2020==<br />
* Chicago CoCoFEST! postponed due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
* [[Gunstar]] by [[Nick Marentes]] released.<br />
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==2021==<br />
* TBA<br />
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==2022==<br />
* [https://github.com/barberd/cocousbserial CoCo USB Serial Pak] released<br />
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==2023==<br />
* TBA<br />
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