[Coco] Old techies

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 10 February 2009, Frank Pittel wrote:
>While I'm a long way away from 74 I'm hardly "new blood"!! I'm currently 45
>and the Coco 2 was the first computer I owned that was assembled and working
> out of the box!!
>
>Frank
>
Chuckle.  The coco was the 3rd assembled computer I owned, but I built and 
programmed 3 machines, one even before the first timex 1000.

So my history is somewhat eclectic, doing the programming for the 1st three by 
looking up the nemonic for the command, and entering the hex code for it 
using the machines hex monitor.  When I finally got a coco, and os9, having 
an actual assembler was the equ of a heated mud hog heaven for me.

As for what machine has taught me more?  Its the coco, hands down.  Without 
that, I would not be the semi literate that I claim to be when in my cups.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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