[Coco] [Color Computer] [Downloading] Introduction 1.2......[Done]

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From: "Jeff" <immortalsoule at hotmail.com>

> I, like many, was really let down to discover the CoCo IV didn't
> really make it. I was one of those kids who made friends with ALL of
> the Radio Shack store managers within a 60 mile radius and i call them
> ALL to find out when new stuff would come out. You'd be amazed what
> bringing someone a coke every now and then could bring to bare.

Often as not, people in computer centers and other stores had _no_ advance warning about new products.  We found out about new products when they were carried into the store by the guy from UPS, or when the new catalog arrived.
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