[Coco] Black CoCo 3 - WAS--> Another *WOW* auction at Ebay

[theother_bob]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:

> On Jan 5, 2009, at 6:42 AM, Rogelio Perea wrote:
>
>> maybe a collector in dire need of them would pay the price. If it were to
>> be
>> the prototype Black CoCo 3 I would take more than a second look at
>> something
>> like this.
>>
>
> Black CoCo 3, did you say?
>
>                -- A
>

Yup... supposedly there was a prototype CoCo 3 within a black molded case.
That discussion dates to a few years ago while Marty Goodman was still an
active CoCoist.

It'd be neat to custom mod a CoCo to such a color. The case would not be a
problem at all but the keyboard: white lettering on black keycaps could be a
challenge to get... unless some rather painstaking process to repaint the
caps and lettering was embarked upon.

Maybe I'll try that. Have the can of black paint for the case already :-)

-=[ R ]=-



Well I do have a CoCo3 keyboard that was made with black instead of grey plastic.
Keys are the usual white though, but it's still somewhat of a novelty.
I put it in my CC3 Portable, along with a black cartridge door to match.

Bob