[COCO] Makin' new stuff

[James C. Hrubik, Sr.]

All this talk about interfaces and hardware add-ons and new software, 
what it costs, and whether or not it is kosher CoCo, has been ignoring 
a hard reality.  The days of producing a CoCo product just for the 
economic gain it might provide are over.  All of the new products, from 
Cloud 9's gadgets to Roy's VGA interface to Roger's software, are 
labors of love.  They start with an idea of what the innovator would 
like to see, they proceed with the fun of actually making something 
new, and they are sold (with the exception perhaps of the SuperIDE) 
after the working model has been proven and the fun of discovery and 
assembly has come to a close.

If you >want< a particular item badly enough, go ahead and develop it.  
If you succeed, then offer it for sale to others (or give it away, it's 
your baby).  It's fine to publish a wish list, but the discussion seems 
to have gotten somewhat pushy, as though people were implying that 
someone else >ought< to develop these things because they might have 
the skill or tools to do so.  Those who have actually made a product 
and offered it to others, either free or for a cost, are the heroes of 
this list.

Viva la CoCo!
	
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