[Coco] 8-Bit Microcomputers

[Theodore Evans (Alex)]

On Jan 23, 2004, at 12:58 PM, Brad Grier wrote:

> A few questions...
>
> Were there any other home computers based on the 6809 besides the 
> CoCo? I know there were quite a few arcade games. Perhaps some failed 
> platform or something used outside of the United States?

The Dragons used 6809s the parent company was Welsh (hence being a 
Dragon), but they were sold under license by a couple companies 
including TANO (Technical Associates of New Orleans, part of the 
petroleum industry) which sold a few in the U.S.  There were a couple 
Japanese home computers, and the Commodore SuperPET.  There may be a 
couple other, but that is all that comes to mind.  A number of these 
are sometimes referred to as CoCo clones, but considering how closely 
Radio Shack followed a Motorola application example in producing the 
CoCo, it is probably more a case of a common source.