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

[Allen Huffman]

On Jan 5, 2009, at 3:12 PM, John Eric <jet.pack at ymail.com> wrote:

> was that the keyboard intended for the never released deluxe color  
> computer?

That seems to have been the understanding at the time.

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> From: Darren A <mechacoco at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 5, 2009 12:59:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Black CoCo 3 - WAS--> Another *WOW* auction at  
> Ebay
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> On 1/5/09, theother_bob wrote:
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>> Well I do have a CoCo3 keyboard that was made with black instead of  
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>> 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.
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>> Bob
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> That CoCo 3 keyboard (with the black bezel) was sold in Radio Shack
> stores as a generic hobbyist part and was not advertised as CoCo
> compatible.  Many astute CoCo 1 and 2 users realized that it would
> work quite nicely as an upgrade for their machines.
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> Darren
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