A new “Dragon 64 Attract Mode” option has been added to the CoCo-Pi which showcases John Whitworth’s 6×09 SuperSprite FM+ add-on board for the Dragon and CoCo computers. You can find out more about the board from John’s site: https://www.dragonplus-electronics.co.uk/super-sprite-fm-plus/ Thanks to Nigel Barnes for adding support to MAME for this device (as of MAME […]
New MAME 0.236-1 (official) package available
It’s a great day for emulator updates for the CoCo-Pi. First, a new XRoar and now the latest MAME 0.236. Perform an “Update CoCo-Pi from git repo” on the Administration (Utilities) Menu and then install the latest MAME package (from the same menu). Select mame-0.236-1 as the default version and enjoy!
A new XRoar WIP package is available (0.37.1111)
Perform an “Update CoCo-Pi from git repo” on the Administration (Utilities) Menu and then install this latest package. Minor fixes in this version. For those interested in downloading these WIP builds from Ciaran, you can find them here: http://www.6809.org.uk/tmp/xroar/
A new XRoar WIP package is available (0.37.1065)
Perform an “Update CoCo-Pi from git repo” on the Administration (Utilities) Menu and then install the this latest package.
Lot’s of updates to CoCo-Pi (09/17/2021)
It’s been a busy day today for updates to the CoCo-Pi distribution. A MAME bug fix update was posted earlier today. Since then, I have resolved some script issues, MAME ini file updates and even added a new feature (which will be covered in detail at a later date). For now, more information about this […]
New MAME 0.236-prerelease-tlindner-1 package available (bug fix)
A new version of MAME is available that contains a bug fix related to the coco3 driver and the GIME. (You would see this as a blank green screen when launching a CoCo 3 with DECB). Big thank you to Tim Lindner resolving this issue! Perform an “Update CoCo-Pi from git repo” on the Administration […]
Ron Delvaux’s picture gallery
Even though the CoCo-Pi SD card installation image comes with a collection of Ron Delvaux’s pictures, I’ve created an automated process for updating this. As Ron creates new pictures (and shares them with me) they will be made available to CoCo-Pi users. To access this, you need to update your CoCo-Pi. Perform an “Update CoCo-Pi […]
A new XRoar WIP package is available (0.37.756)
Perform an “Update CoCo-Pi from git repo” on the Administration (Utilities) Menu and then install the this latest package. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359462640/permalink/10159460524692641/ Thanks, Ciaran!
Experimental GUI Menu launcher
I’m experimenting with a new GUI based Menu launcher for CoCo-Pi. It’s not complete yet, but you are welcome to try it. Select “Update CoCo-Pi from git repo” on the Administration (Utilities) Menu and then select “Run CoCo-Pi fix script’ on the same menu. After a reboot, you should see a new icon on your […]
Raspberry Pi OS updates
It’s important to perform Raspberry Pi OS updates (separate from CoCo-Pi component updates) to ensure you are using up-to-date packages and the latest security patches. You can do this from a terminal session by issuing the following command: sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y Performing this step […]
