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From: mwjester@wsucsa.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: CoCo UART cartridge
Message-ID: <13259@wsucsa.uucp>
Date: 14 Feb 90 11:18:41 GMT
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In article <1243@sumax.UUCP>, becker@sumax.UUCP (Ted Becker) writes:
> ... stuff deleted ...
> Second: Is there a uart card available that can plug into the cartrage slot?
> The control interfaces will be RS232 serial and the application is a semi-
> realtime opperation that can't tolerate waiting for the CoCo to count on
> it's fingers for printer port output.

Tandy at one time marketed an RS232 cartridge with the regular DB25 connection
that plugs into that slot.  I have neither the cartridge nor the doc with me
and don't recall right now if it was interrupt-driven, but I can look that up
this weekend if nobody else posts the info first.
 
> Thanks in advance.

You're welcome.

Max J.