[Coco] FS: CoCo 3 in Seattle area.

[jimcox at miba51.com]

This was forwarded to me by a friend.  I already bid 
$25.00 
Maybe one of you out there needs it more than me, so feel 
free to drop him a line.

Jim

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Subject: Radio Shack Color Computer 3

From: "This space for rent!" <franz at rdwarf.com>

Newsgroups: seattle.forsale.computers

   Radio Shack Color Computer 3 with 128K RAM Catalog 
Number 26-3334 Serial 1147563

   Includes the following documentation:

  

     -Introducing your Color Computer 3

     -Color Computer 3 Extended BASIC

     -Color Computer 3 Extended BASIC Quick Reference 
Guide

   Plus three cartridges:

     -Tandy "Download" Catalog number 26-3046

     -Tandy "Soko-Ban" Catalog number 26-3161

     -Tandy "Springster" Catalog number 26-3078

   Computer and cartridges are all in original packaging, 
although a bit worn from time.  The television switch box 
is not present, probably still attached to the previous 
owner's television.
   
The machine itself is very clean and in virtually as-new 
condition.  Some writing on the cardboard box indicates it 
was a gift back when it was new.
The new owner probably used it for a short time and then 
packed it away into a closet where it sat for 15 years or 
so until it ended up in my hands.  The original bag that 
the machine was wrapped in is still present although it
has a rip in it.  The original styrofoam packing inserts 
are also present, as is the original box.

I took it out of the package and powered it up, it works 
fine and I ran a fewsimple programs written in BASIC to 
test functionality.  It has outputs for RF television on 
either channel 3 or 4, composite video and RGB video for a
monitor.

With a disk drive you can run OS/9 on this machine.  It 
can be expanded to 512K RAM with the addition of a RAM 
expansion card.

Asking price is $35.  I was thinking of selling it on eBay 
but decided to let anyone local to Renton have first crack 
at it.

I'd also be willing to trade it for a 7200 RPM IDE drive, 
or a 10K 68 pin SCSI drive, depending on capacity, or a 
600 watt power supply.