[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: New here...

[Frank Pittel]

Sounds like your close enough for an easy drive to join us
next april for the 2008 last cocofest!! 

Frank


On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 09:32:42PM -0000, badfrog_188 wrote:

> Hi there Ed.

> 

> I'm not much of a poster here, but I'm in the St. Louis area too

> (Chesterfield to be exact).  I actually have my CoCo set up at a desk

> at home, but it hasn't been powered on in years.  I went to the

> Chicago CocoFest in '90 or '91, don't quite remember.

> 

> 

> --- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Ed Siler" <ed_s_429 at ...> wrote:

> >

> > I just discovered this group, and I've VERY surprised to see there's

> > still much interest in the CoCo! I haven't had one of mine fired up in

> > years, but I was very much a true CoCo nut back in the day. Even

> > attended Rainbowfest in Chicago in '83 or '84. 

> > Still have all my goodies stored in their original boxes - CoCo's,

> > MC10, Dragon, multipaks, drives, tapes, modem, X pad ...  the works.

> > Some Frank Hogg & Dennis Kitz stuff. Tons of software. Full rank of

> > mags too - ALL the Rainbows mags, from beginning to end. Hot CoCo.

> > Color Computer mag. Undercolor. All carefully boxed away.

> > Opened that closet the other day & the memories poured out, that's

> > what got me looking on the 'net.

> > 

> > While I know beyond a doubt the CoCo was the best & the 6809 had it

> > all over the rest, just what can you do with one TODAY?? Didn't true

> > development of the platform stagnate over a decade ago? 

> > 

> > Anyway, it's good to see some are still interested - maybe I'll drag

> > one out & see if I can remember how to start it!

> > 

> > Ed

> >

> 

> 

> 

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