[Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one of these kits?

[Steve Batson]

When I asked if you needed to solder anything, this is the response I got. 
I can't say I totally disagree with him, but it would also seem a waste to 
me to let all that CoCo power just sit there and rot in a box for the sake 
of collecting something.

"Absolutely Yes! The motherboard is bare and every component would have to 
be soldered. And you can do that if you like. But this has far more value 
if kept un-assembled than if you put it together!! It would be like melting 
a 20dollar gold piece down into a drop of gold for the value of gold!! Look 
up the value of a 20 dollar gold piece. Then see what the few grams of gold 
would be worth!!
Best Regards,
Jay"

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From: "Steve Batson" <steve at batsonphotography.com>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 8:20 AM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one of 
these kits? 

I had no idea there was ever a kit form of the CoCo. Way back when, I'd 
have bought this as an extra CoCo just for the fun of putting it together. 

I'm still tempted now. I couldn't tell if you have to solder every 
component in, or just put the chips in (maybe they are socketed. I sent the 

seller the question. While I haven't soldering anything in years, I used to 

be pretty good at it, so that doesn't scare me...but i'm not sure I want to 

sit hunched over a desk assembling and soldering either. I still find it 
tempting though.

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From: "Sean" 
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:54 AM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
Subject: Re: [Coco] Very interesting eBay find... anyone ever seen one of 
these kits? 

Yeah, thanks a lot, I'm kind of tempted by this one too!

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Mike Craig wrote:
> Eric Keppel writes:
>
>>
>> Scroll down the listing a bit -- all the pieces are individually 
wrapped
>> and it's even marked "64K Extended Kit" on the original box. Very odd,
>> indeed!
>>
>>
> 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-Rare-TRS-80-Color-Computer-2-Kit-CoCo-2-/110690296

729?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c5a7e399
>
>
> That's really sweet! I never knew they existed in kit form. If it wasn't 

for
> some doctor bills hitting me atm, I'd snatch that one up.
>
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