[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Is this worth the buy?

[Arthur Flexser]

Do we know for a fact that a GIME cannot be ordered from Tandy?  Is
Tandy still repairing CoCos?  If so, you'd think they'd have a supply
of them around.

Art

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 6:37 PM, T. Franklin <tim at franklinlabs.com> wrote:
> Basically you are correct. The GIME chip was a custom chip made by tandy. They discontinued the part years ago so when it goes... Ebay "for parts" it should go!
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> From: Jeremy Michea [mailto:jmichea at bell.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 05:27 PM
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> Subject: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Is this worth the buy?
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> So if I hear this conversation correctly, Gime chips are irreplaceable and if one goes on one of our beloved coco 3’s we essentially have a nice paper weight?Now I’m concerned I have an infamous “86” chip in one of mine. Oh the stress of a hobby in old electronics. --Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttp://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
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