[Coco] Why do a next Gen CoCo?

[Aaron Wolfe]

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
> Aaron said:
>
>> but a simple device that plugs straight to a TV would be convenient.
>
> Isn't that what the CD32 is/was?
>

sort of, i suppose... i think it was possible to add a floppy drive,
which would be needed for a500 games.  not as nice as the c64 in a
joystick type deals where the software is built in.  the minimig is
available as a standalone specialized device that can read off an sd
card, i suppose thats the closest thing these days.

> Regards, Bob Devries
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Why do a next Gen CoCo?
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 19/11/2010 3:03 PM, Luis Fernández wrote:
>>
>>> I have also a commodore 64
>>> and acquired a joystick that had a commodore in a single chip
>>> pc keyboard interface, floppy interface and / or think dd
>>> commodore 64 30 games in one joystick
>>
>> I fully pimped mine out with all the expansion connectors! :)
>>
>> Of course with the economies of scale it could be sold at less than 1/10th
>> the price of any potential Coco-On-A-Chip.
>>
>> There are also NES-On-A-Chip devices, not to mention other consoles, such
>> as
>> Atari 2600 & Genesis/Megadrive. I was disappointed to learn that the
>> "Flashback" A2600 wasn't actually an emulation of an Atari 2600, but
>> rather
>> ports of the games to a generic 6502-based emulation. :(
>>
>
> An Amiga 500 in a joystick would be pretty nice, some really great
> games on that system.  I've played with Minimig on the DE1 and it's
> fun, but a simple device that plugs straight to a TV would be
> convenient.
>
>> Regards,
>>
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