[Coco] 128k Bubble Memory

[Paul Fitch]

Well, if you were the only guy to loose his shirt during that timeframe, you
could consider yourself a failure.  The thing is, nobody got it all right
then, even a multi-million dollar a year company like Tandy managed to screw
the pooch.  

I always thought you hardware/software entrepreneurs (You, Marty, Mr.
Barden, Keven Darling + dozens of others not on the tip of my tongue) were
the next best thing to GODS back then.  You knew so much, and were willing
to pass it on.  If you had kept it all to yourselves, the rest of us would
have been poorer for it.

I'm glad you tried.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Dennis 
> Bathory-Kitsz
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 8:16 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 128k Bubble Memory
> 
> At 08:00 AM 7/26/2009, you wrote:
> >Doing some GOOGLEing yesterday, there is some interesting work being 
> >done with bubble logics.  The thing I thought most funny was 
> the units 
> >had to be "heated" up to 30-40 degrees C just to operate properly.  
> >Where would we be today if all our computers doubled as a 
> hot plate, and liked it<g>.
> 
> If I recall correctly, the crazy power supply requirements 
> were because the unit included its own heater. Can't recall, 
> but do remember the project being a bear start to finish. 
> Even the magazine screwed up, accidentally publishing the 
> placeholder copy of the circuit board instead of the final 
> one! The placeholder copy hadn't finished the power routing correctly.
> 
> I'm really glad that era is over. I made lots of friends, but 
> truly lost my shirt at Green Mountain Micro ... it took me 20 
> years to pay off the debt. I only started the company because 
> so many people assured me they wanted to buy the products 
> instead of making their own boards or typing in programs. And 
> then most of those same folks melted away once the products 
> were released. Even the best-selling items only ever sold a 
> few hundred -- I think "Learning the 6809" 
> topped the list at about 500 copies. (Taking stuff to the 
> dump yesterday brought a big sense of years lost to 
> technology that would quickly become obsolete.)
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> 
> 
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