[Coco] Why "TRS-80" Color Computer?

[KnudsenMJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/25/04 12:19:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jimcox at miba51.com writes:

> Does anyone know why Tandy/Radio Shack insisted on 
>  labeling virtually all Color Computer products "TRS-80 
>  Color Computer?"

Probably just marketing, riding on the coat tails of the very popular and 
successful "Trash 80" Z-80 sets  (I used to call them "black & white trash" to 
distinguish from the Color Computer).

After all -- there is "80" within "6809".  Not that it means anything, 
luckily!
--Mike K