[Coco] Did you know that...

[Terrance Hale]

Heh, I was 10, but it was just about 5 years later that I eagerly devoured every Radio Shack catalog and ad I could get my hands on for many years.  Even worked there for a year when I was 21.

That catalog is fascinating, Christian.  The Intecolor looks like it might've had pretty nice graphics for the time.  Even has the Enterprise on the screen (was that a simulated picture? ha)  The format/style reminds me of... oh yeah, those old Sears catalogs!  'Course with the way technology has worked, back then a Model I would've been 100's of thousands of dollars...

Thanks for sharing!




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From: Sean <badfrog at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 11:56:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Did you know that...

I have no memories from this catalog.  I was 4 years old. :-)

Though that is an awesome piece of history, thanks for that link!

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Christian Lesage <hyperfrog at gmail.com> wrote:
> Long before the PC era, Tandy once sold computers made by other
> manufacturers, like the IMSAI 8080, the Vector-1, the SWTPC 6800, and the
> Sol-20.
>
> If you doubt it, take a look at this 1978 catalog :
> http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r/Tandy_TOC_Frames_Page.htm
>
> This is a strange catalog, indeed. I never heard of it before. Note that
> most of the third-party computers cost quite a bit more than Tandy's own
> TRS-80 Model I, which was featured on the very last page and the back cover.
> Marketing strategy? Were they really interested in selling those third-party
> computers?
>
> Did you buy any of these from Tandy? Tell us about your memories!
>
> Christian
>
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