[Coco] The Deluxe Color Computer

[Arthur Flexser]

Never mind, overlooked the book's reference to Greg Zumwalt having
done the ROM changes for the Deluxe CoCo.

Art

On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
> Bill, the book indicated that Microsoft declined to do the ROMs for
> the CoCo 3.  May I take it that they DID do the changes to the
> original ROMs that the Deluxe CoCo would have required?
>
> Art
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Bill Loguidice <bill at armchairarcade.com> wrote:
>> I don't know how many more sales it would have garnered Tandy, honestly. I
>> think they were happy with the sales volume the CoCo was bringing in and
>> probably correctly weighed the added costs and hassle versus just the
>> incremental updates they eventually went with. It pretty much translated to
>> steady, reliable (though unspectacular compared to something like the C-64)
>> sales and revenue. With that said, for the CoCo 3, it REALLY would have
>> been nice if they found a way to get an oboard SSC or equivalent - among
>> other improvements - considering the time of its release. Of course, again,
>> it was clear they had very specific cost control/profit margins in mind
>> that favored incremental progress over anything radical. While we may
>> begrudge that strategy, that path did allow the platform to last a good
>> decade at retail, something that few other platforms can lay claim to.
>>
>> -Bill
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>> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Glen VanDenBiggelaar <glenvdb at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> So, I have read half the book now and have deiced to take a break, get a
>>> coffee, maybe go for a walk..
>>> Without giving too much away, I loved the coverage on the Deluxe CoCo. To
>>> myself anyway, the Deluxe has always been my favorite mystery, even more
>>> then the 256 color mode in the GIME.
>>> I am wondering though if Tandy made the right decision in pulling it. I
>>> can see and understand the reasons why, but one has to ask "Would it really
>>> have sold that well?" I know us all probably would have got one,but did it
>>> offer a real choice over the CoCo 2 to the point it could have competed or
>>> outsold the CoCo 2?
>>> anyways, it's food for thought. In the end, Tandy probably made the right
>>> choice, but should have "offered" it as an incomplete kit through mail
>>> order.. Just my 2 cents..
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