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From: pete@wlbreng1.UUCP (Pete Lyall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: Multipak Upgrades
Message-ID: <151@wlbreng1.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Dec-86 13:43:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 12 13:43:31 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 15-Dec-86 21:41:59 EST
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In article <1431@lsuc.UUCP> jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) writes:
>
>     I have been waiting for the upgrade to arrive for my old grey
>Multipak interface so I can use it with my new CoCo3.  Without it
>I can't use my disk controller at all (it is the original Shack
>controller which requires the 12 volt line) nor can I use the disk
>in conjunction with my RS-232 pak.  The local Shack has received
>shipment of the upgrade kit for the later white Multipak, but not
>the kit for the old grey ones.  Has anybody seen one *anywhere*?
>
>Cheers! -- Jim O.

Jim,

I understand that the decode logic in place in some of the older
Multipaks will work if you stuff your disk controller into slot 1 of
the pak.. Good Luck! Oh and YES... I have seen (and installed) the
upgrade for the older multipaks. Note that there are THREE multipak
types: 1) Old Grey 2) Old White (same as old gray) and 3) New White.
The last one requires a satellite board, while the 1st two require
only a $7.50 PAL chip.



                                                   Pete Lyall

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