[Coco] Radio Shack… Maybe there's hope after all?

[Robert Layten]

I'm glad to hear that.  I just got my first CoCo 2 awhile back and am
trying to figure out what to do with it.  Its just the computer itself,
What kinds of things can I get for this machine?  I'm guessing the minimum
would be a monitor and disk drive?  I also need a source for software too.
Its not like my C-64 where software and peripherals are everywhere.
Speaking of, can I use my C64 disk drives on me CoCo 2? They are from about
the same era...



On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Frank Pittel <fwp at deepthought.com> wrote:

> I tried the Arduino stuff a while back and wasn't that happy with it. I
> likethe Parallax
> Propeller a lot better. Something about the idea of an 8 core mucro
> running at 80MHZ that
> I like. :-) You can get Parallax "stuff" at Radio shack as well!
>
> The Other Frank
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 08:41:43AM -0600, Boisy Pitre wrote:
> > I just had to share this little story.
> >
> > I haven't been inside of a Radio Shack for the better part of a year,
> but over the last week, I've been to two different stores in my area, and I
> have to say, I like what I'm seeing.
> >
> > My trips were to scrounge for parts for a project, and much to my
> surprise, Radio Shack now has a dedicated projects area and are selling, of
> all things, Arduino boards.  These are ATMEL AVR based micro controller
> boards for projects, and are really cool.  Even the packaging is superb.
>  The board comes in a nice little box with a placard of instructions, and
> there's even ethernet boards that plug in.  In addition, the Radio Shack
> stores I went to were selling little electronics kits of different
> varieties.
> >
> > This so reminds me of the days of the CoCo, where going to Radio Shack
> was an experience in amazement and wonderment.  Some 25 years later, I
> think Radio Shack has captured that same experience by selling these kits
> and boards.  It's not CoCos as we knew them, but I believe it's the modern
> day equivalent.
> >
> > So, just maybe, there's hope for Radio Shack after all.
> >
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