[Coco] Re: Coco3 ID

[Chris Hawks]

---Reply to mail from Rogelio Perea about [Coco] Re: Coco3 ID

> On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:45:10 -0500 (CDT) Chris Hawks wrote:
> 
>> I have a Coco3 I bought at an auction many yesrs ago. It looks just like
>> my other Coco3s (RS # 26-3334) except for the sticker on the bottom.
>> Mostly oblitterated, it says:
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>    NIS   U(?)                   PA      de C
>>         ARA
>>
>>    VOLTAJE: 127v 10%  RICUENCI
>>         AMPERAJE 0.25 A
>>
>>    MAR. REG.       NOM
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> Looks like a CoCo destined to be sold in Mexico. Have you powered up
> the CoCo and read the startup banner?
> 
> Both the voltage and current wording is in spanish.
> 
> MAR. REG. seems to point our Marca Registrada (Registered Trademark).
> 
> NOM seems to denote Norma Oficial Mexicana (Oficial Mexican Norm)
> which is a registry used pretty much like UL's (Underwriter's
> Laboratories) when any electronics equipment is imported for sale in
> Mexico.
> 
> It'd be interesting to see what the power up banner says.

    It powers up with the standard 'EXTENDED COLOR BASIC' banner.

Thanks guys!

    I upgraded it long ago to 512k and it will be at the 'fest' (not for
sale) along with the new products (RGB to S-Video, and CDF for Nitros9).

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Christopher R. Hawks
HAWKSoft
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