[Coco] Help with floppy disk setup - first time user

[Mark McDougall]

On 2/02/2012 2:26 PM, Andrew wrote:

> @Mark McDougall:
>
> Really - your only "want" is a TI-99/4A (and a Vectrex)?

You need to draw the line somewhere. I was originally only interested in 
those machines that I grew up with. That started with the TRS-80 Model I 
circa 1978. Hence the reason I have nothing before then. FTR I/we owned 
a TRS-80 Model I, Coco, Model 4P & then Amiga 500.

Soon my interests expanded to encompass computers that friends had back 
in the day - like the Apple IIe and C64 - that I had occasionally used. 
Oh I should add a ZX80/81 to that list. Then they expanded again to 
computers that I knew about and for various reasons I thought would be 
'cool to have', like the IIGS, A1200 & Acorn A3000/Archimedes - the 
TI/99A is in this class. In addition, I was offered a few freebies which 
I knew little about, but have since developed an interest in - 
particularly the BBC Micro, Spectrum (clone) and Mac SE/20.

As for consoles, I never owned any growing up; they were a late interest 
sparked by my (very non-geeky) wife of all people. Pretty much the only 
console I don't have, and for which I'd be prepared to part money with, 
is a Vectrex. I'd accept a donated Colecovision, but that about rounds 
it out for me.

So as for the older and rarer machines you mention - I don't really have 
a burning desire for any of them. Nor the 'odd-ball' machines that 
didn't make much of a ripple, like the Jupiter Ace. They're all cool in 
their own way, but I don't collect just for the sake of collecting.

I think my collection atm is 'managable'; there's more than enough to 
keep me busy in my retirement, and I sort-of have almost enough space to 
keep them.

Not surprisingly I am most fond of those machines I owned - which 
includes the Coco. I currently have a Coco3 (only) which satisfies my 
'coco desire'. I try to spread my time across all my interests (I 
haven't even mentioned my arcade games), and perhaps work on projects 
related to each, but it's not easy.

Regards,

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