The Final Cooler

The Final Cooler

 The last round with the TDP cooler   There’s no need to rehash it – if you’ve been reading (you havem haven’t you?), you know this TDP was a bit of a hot head. You also know I’ve tried several different types. Mainly for fun, but...
Symphony or Philharmonic?

Symphony or Philharmonic?

Symphony 12  by Speech Systems   When it comes to sound, the stock CoCo (1, 2 or 3) are limited to the DAC. While a lot can be done with the DAC, as well as compressed audio samples, all of the coco models have been hamstrung for audio capability, when compared...
Modern Solution for 8-bit Problems

Modern Solution for 8-bit Problems

Floppy Storage Need Solved What to do when you buy floppies and realize you have no safe storage? Then you realize the zip-lock baggie they were sent in may provide safety from dust, but noting else. Well, when you have a 3d printer and some free time to design...
Cool My CoCo Part 2

Cool My CoCo Part 2

Cooling a hot blooded TDP-100 With the heating issues this TDP was facing, I decided to go another route. Yes, the original design was cool (I thought, anyway) but was way over designed in some ways with a focus that wasn’t on the area that needed to be cooled....
Cool My CoCo

Cool My CoCo

Cooling a hot blooded TDP-100 My TDP-100 isn’t really a TDP-100. It’s an ‘F’ board CoCo. I won an auction, the CoCo 1 was badly damaged in shipping; this gave me the opportunity to utilize a TDP-100 shell I bought from Tony Padroza a number of...