[Coco] WTB: PAL CoCo (1, 2, or 2B) for shipment to USA

[John W. Linville]

Thanks for the tip.  Now I need to decide if I want to pay that much
for shipping! :-)

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:19:53PM +0800, Jayeson Lee-Steere wrote:
> This fellow has a couple of Australian Coco 2's for sale:
> http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/cocos
> I have not purchased from him, but this looks like his eBay store:
> http://stores.ebay.com.au/TRS-80-Universe
> 
> Keep in mind that since the Coco 1/2's don't have composite out, you need
> equipment with an appropriate tuner, not just PAL composite capability. I
> have some evidence that the broadcast signal is not completely identical
> between the UK and Australia and looks to be quite different to the USA.
> Not sure if you can easily pick a composite signal from a PAL Coco - I can
> not find any technical info for any Coco 1/2 PAL models.
> 
> I have the backwards issue: want to display NTSC 60Hz from a Coco 1/2 and
> have NTSC composite capability, but not NTSC tuner capability. If anyone
> has a technical reference manual/schematic for a 1/2 PAL model, I'd love to
> have access to it. I would like to see if I can disable the extra lines on
> my PAL Coco 2 to output the VDG's original 60Hz timing.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jayeson
> 
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:08 AM, John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>wrote:
> 
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I've been working to tune the timings of my 44-color picture viewer
> > to work with PAL CoCo machines.  I found someone to do testing for
> > me and I think I have that working -- keep watching the "Stupid VDG
> > Tricks" for more information coming soon (hopefully)...
> >
> > Anyway, I think it would be nice if I could just do such testing for
> > myself in the future if I were to be working on another project.  So,
> > I'd like to acquire a PAL CoCo machine of my own.  Yes, I am properly
> > equipped to handle the different power and display requirements. :-)
> >
> > Does anyone on the list have an extra working PAL CoCo that they
> > would like to offer for sale?  It would need to be shipped to the
> > USA, Zip code 27302 (North Carolina).  Please contact me directly
> > (i.e. off list) with your offer!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> > P.S.  Yes, I checked ebay.co.uk and ebay.com.au -- apparently the
> > CoCo folks in the UK and Oz are holding tight to their CoCos...
> > I also tried ebay.de, but Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut...
> > --
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