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

[Blake Patterson]

Nice list, history. 

I've maintained my list in a file for years now. Here you go:

http://www.bytecellar.com/the-list/

:-)



bp

On Feb 2, 2012, at 2:29 AM, Mark McDougall wrote:

> 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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