[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Digest Number 773

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

That Might have been true in the US, but here in Canada, It was different 
story.
I have just had a conversation with one of the employees of the first 
"Repair centers" here in Alberta, The FACTS were that yes HALF of the ram 
was bad in the 32K units in the beginning, so the official stand was in a 
64K upgrade, all of the old RAM was removed, and replaced with the 
"official" 64K RAM upgrade. Mike remembers this well, as at the beginning, a 
lot of people were complaining when the "Bad" ram was really flakey when 
running 64K programs. So the policy was made for all of Western Canada, to 
replace everything and not even try to run the 32's at 64's. But he then 
Admits, that they did everything "By the Book" with RS and this could have 
been just company propaganda to sell the 64K upgrades.
-Glen
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>Jan..
>
>This Coco has 64k of RAM. The idea that Tandy used
>half bad 64k RAM is a rumor.
>
>In all my years of working with Coco's, I've NEVER
>seen one.
>
>Every 32k unit, except early home-upgraded units with
>piggy-backed 16k chips, were 64k.
>
>And I NEVER said the Composite Adapter was standard. I
>just said, one was in there...
>
>ROFLMAO!
>
>It's sold already, (pending my emailing the first
>person who responded to my email) and there's no point
>in posting a picture of it. It looks NO different from
>ANY Coco I you can see on any website.
>
>All the differences are internal.
>
>Al
>
> >    From: "Jan Vanden Bossche" <jan80 at scarlet.be>
> > Subject: RE: Looking for a Coco I 64k?
> >
> >
> > Hallo,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > I have a Coco I 64k with the chicklet keyboard.
> >
> > AFAIK, there was no such thing. As I recall, the
> > maximum RAM for a Coco
> > I was officially 32 K. But because Tandy used 64 KB
> > memory modules, you
> > actually could use 64 KB RAM, but not supported or
> > guaranteed by Tandy.
> > Actually, the chips they used were - by rumour - out
> > of spec RAMchips.
> >
> > > I think this unit even has a Video Out Adapter
> > > preinstalled.
> >
> > Never seen that standard on a Tandy Cococ. Didn't
> > know it was an option.
> > Couls you post photos, somewhere ?
> >
> > > Al
> >
> > Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus
> > Jan-80 >
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