[Coco] Which Mark? Marlette or McDougal or Ormond? was Re: Intro.

Sat Nov 13 19:16:11 EST 2010

Sounds like phishy went a trolling ...

Madagascar, CoCoNut -- Art, that does make sense in a strange way.

There will always be some people who desire to join a group just so  
they can "improve" it, and its just like us old curmudgeons to resist  
the "improvement".

Gotta keep telling myself there are people on this list who never  
knew a time when there were no personal computers.
Or even pocket calculators.
I like regaling the kiddies with stories about the party line; they  
can't fathom the idea of placing a call through an operator.
I miss my slipstick; my grandkids think I'm kidding when I talk of  
logarithmic scales.

On Nov 13, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Steven Triller wrote:

>
> I understand, but do you not think that Mark or V3 would made more  
> sense than just 3?
>
>> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:53:14 -0700
>> From: lost at l-w.ca
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Intro.
>>
>> On 10-11-13 02:13 PM, Steven Triller wrote:
>>>
>>> Well what is wrong with calling the Color Computer 3 the Mark 3?  
>>> That designation is accurate since it is the 3rd version of that  
>>> machine...somehow the Color Computer 3 without the the addition  
>>> of V or MK before the 3 seems improper....it is the 3rd version  
>>> or mark of the Color Computer....and that is why I have chosen  
>>> that designation...
>>
>> What's wrong with it is that it is not the designation from the  
>> original
>> manufacturer. It says right on the box "Color Computer 3". Thus, the
>> correct name does not include "Mark" in it.
>>
>> That aside, there is over 20 years of history which calls it "Color
>> Computer 3" with no "mark" in it. Thus, using that will likely  
>> confuse
>> people.
>>
>> As a side note, the "Mark #" designation scheme is not commonly  
>> used in
>> North America so it will likely confuse a substantial portion of the
>> people reached through this list.
>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:49:57 -0500
>>>> From: flexser at fiu.edu
>>>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Intro.
>>>>
>>>> Welcome, but I've gotta ask:
>>>>
>>>> What's an "MK 3" Color Computer?  Never heard of that beast.  Do  
>>>> you perhaps
>>>> mean a CoCo 3?  Or, is it one of those CoCo clones sold only in  
>>>> Madagascar
>>>> or someplace?
>>>>
>>>> Art
>>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Steven  
>>>> Triller<trillersmi at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, to introduce myself, I suppose I should say I am a collector
>>>>> interested in vintage electronics from the old-era, why?  
>>>>> Because they
>>>>> generally embody a better design both in the style of the  
>>>>> design and in the
>>>>> quality of the hardware, and perhaps most importantly are still  
>>>>> useful and
>>>>> certainly fun, in the case of vintage micro-computers they  
>>>>> offer all of the
>>>>> basic functions that we use on modern computers today-that is  
>>>>> to say with
>>>>> the right hardware and software you could even write a term- 
>>>>> paper on a Tandy
>>>>> Color Computer. Furthermore, they also play great old-style/ 
>>>>> arcade games, so
>>>>> they are great gaming machines. The second generation of  
>>>>> hardware, in terms
>>>>> of video games and computers was for me at least the best era,  
>>>>> so many
>>>>> simple but innovative games made in that era-in short I think  
>>>>> there was much
>>>>> more uniqueness in the design of games. As for the modern era- 
>>>>> games seem to
>>>>> follow a predetermined pattern and consensus, in other words  
>>>>> genres and
>>>>> franchises-in short what i
>>>>>   s successful, the modern era seems stagnant, it is just a  
>>>>> game of follow
>>>>> the leader. As for my interest in CoCo, I am interested in it  
>>>>> because of the
>>>>> reasons cited above and so I just acquired a MK 3 Color  
>>>>> Computer, but I have
>>>>>   no games for it.........so what I would really like is some  
>>>>> basic game
>>>>> code so I can enter the the game code itself so that I can start
>>>>> enjoying it-computers like the Commodore Vic-20 and The Coco  
>>>>> are really
>>>>> great gaming computers, and that is my main interest-the type  
>>>>> of games I
>>>>>   like are arcade-style games, Like Donkey Kong, Space  
>>>>> Invaders, Pacman
>>>>> and so on. Also I am also interested in the history of the  
>>>>> Machine and as
>>>>>   such would be interested in material like Consumer reports or  
>>>>> Ad's or
>>>>> other material produced-magazine articles or general articles  
>>>>> especially
>>>>>   those containing examples of game code, and introducing the  
>>>>> new CoCo.
>>>>> These material are desired on the subject of CoCo, articles  
>>>>> made at the
>>>>> height of The Color Computer's popularity from the early 80's  
>>>>> to the early
>>>>> 90's........
>>>>>
>>>>> Steven
>>>>>
>>>>>
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