[Color Computer] Fw: [coco] wondering about 68k machines

[George Ramsower]

One thing I've learned is that the Mac 512 is a dead issue. Even though it 
has a 68000, it has no support, no mods, no hacks, nothing.
It's good for parts. I.E. >chips.

I've been thinking of repacking a coco into my Mac 512. Even if I have to 
put a TV into the danged thing to get a display.
I've also thought of incorporating it into my rock fence as a novelty. 
(Remember?)

 If you think Lonnie and Disney have things corralled, check into Apple's 
thinking on sharing.
 Remember RatShack's proprietary OS and hardware? Even though it was MS, if 
you didn't buy it from RS, it won't work on their machines.

 Everyone in those days were paranoid and possessive... until IBM decided 
that it would be a good idea to share the info on their machines so anyone 
could write software and build hardware for those boxes.
 The computer industry exploded with new software and hardware to support 
those machines and now we have the biggest, baddest, fastest machines we 
could have ever imagined.
 Now, with the power and speed at hand, we can make more mistakes in less 
time than ever before!!!


George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James C. Hrubik, Sr." <jimhrubik at earthlink.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [coco] wondering about 68k machines


> Don't know about the Amiga end, but there are tons of 68030 and 68040 Macs 
> available for cheap, and they should run penguin stuff.
>
>
> On Jul 9, 2005, at 7:06 PM, RJRTTY at aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 7/9/05 4:58:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> gene.heskett at verizon.net writes:
>>
>> << -)  Yes, I've been in that boat too, finding some of my amiga stuff
>>  where I least expected it.  Do I care now?  No, my machine died.   >>
>>
>>     I have been thinking of getting an old 68k machine like the
>> Amiga 500.     I always wanted a 68k machine but never got
>> around to getting one.     I guess I was subconciously always waiting
>> for a 68k based coco4 from Tandy.
>>
>>          How hard is it to get hardware and software support for the 
>> Amiga
>> nowadays.  Would it make a good approximation to what a 68k coco4
>> would be or would the Atari 520 ST be a better example.    It's clock is 
>> 8 Mhz
>> I think?     Does that make it 4 times faster than the coco3?  Does it
>> "feel" 4 times faster when executing machine  code or basic?
>>
>> just wondering if it would be worth the trouble...
>>
>> Roy
>>
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