smcgee%albion.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Scott Mcgee) (07/03/90)
I posted a plea for information a while back and have gotten no
response. I am posting once more just in case someone out there
saw it but thought "he'll get lots of other responses with more
info!" I didn't.
I own a Tandy Color Computer 3 and also a Radio Shack Plug 'N
Power color computer programable controller (cat no. 26-3142).
This controller was designed to be programmed from a coco 1 or 2
but the software cartridge will not work with the coco 3. I am
sure my coco 3 can talk to it but I have no software and no idea
how to program it.
If anyone out there has ANY information regarding availible
software, OS-9 drivers, how to comunicate with the controller, etc
I would be very grateful. I programmed the controller with my mom's
computer but would really like to use it with my own!
Scott
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butter side down! (Unless * email : smcgee%albion@cs.utah.edu
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Would YOU mistake these opinions as anyone's but my own?dzuj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (07/07/90)
In article <1990Jul3.104013.24425@hellgate.utah.edu>, smcgee%albion.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Scott Mcgee) writes: > I posted a plea for information a while back and have gotten no > response. I am posting once more just in case someone out there > saw it but thought "he'll get lots of other responses with more > info!" I didn't. > > I own a Tandy Color Computer 3 and also a Radio Shack Plug 'N > Power color computer programable controller (cat no. 26-3142). > This controller was designed to be programmed from a coco 1 or 2 > but the software cartridge will not work with the coco 3. I am > sure my coco 3 can talk to it but I have no software and no idea > how to program it. > > If anyone out there has ANY information regarding availible > software, OS-9 drivers, how to comunicate with the controller, etc > I would be very grateful. I programmed the controller with my mom's > computer but would really like to use it with my own! > > Scott 26-3142? that's the same one I have; pretty worthless for the CoCo 3; I've heard they never really worked that well for the 1 or 2 either; there is no OS9 driver; this Plug 'N Power controller hooks up through the cassette port on the CoCo; For $50, you can get a standard Plug 'N Power controller (which is to say, a standard BSR X-10 controller), which works off of any serial port. There is a public domain probram called X10 (available on the CoCo List, and undoubtedly elsewhere) which will control it. It's too bad, actually. The 26-3142 has some nice features that the standard doesn't have, I believe, most notable the ability to store 256 events. Some people have been occasionlaly trying to convert the 3142 to serial port use, but it's been too hard; One of these days, I'll open up mine and see what I can do, but I don't have too high hopes. More knowledgeable people than me have tried and given up. If anyone knows differently about this PnP controller, PLEASE speak up! Jerry Stratton DZUJ@crnlvax5