[Coco] coco 2 vs coco 3

[Nick Marentes]

Certainly superior. If it wasn't for the CoCo3, I would have moved on 
from the CoCo. I recall back in '85 that I was evaluating the then new 
MSX systems. I almost bought a Sega SC-3000 (which wasn't strictly MSX) 
but when I heard that the CoCo3 was coming out, I stopped to check it out.

The vastly improved graphics modes, 512k RAM, andvanced interrupt 
handling and higher clock speed sold me.

I saw great potential in the CoCo3 and the fact it was available in so 
many Tandy/Radio Shack stores worldwide made me stick with the Radio 
Shack line.

I know many of us mock Radio Shack but we must acknowledge that they 
kept the CoCo alive for just over 10 years which is pretty good when 
compared to many other 8 bit systems of the time.

Nick

On 30/09/2014 1:46 AM, Arthur Flexser wrote:
> A CoCo 2 is essentially the same as the original CoCo.   The CoCo 3 is far
> superior, with, as you note, better graphics and more memory.  It features
> 40 and 80 column text in addition to the 32 columns available on the
> original CoCo.
>
> Art
>