[Coco] coco 2 vs coco 3

[Nick Marentes]

On 30/09/2014 5:22 AM, Bill Loguidice wrote:
> Definitely. While the IBM PC is the obvious champion when it comes to
> long-term value from a single platform (1981 - present), the CoCo is easily
> in the upper echelon of the top 10 along with platforms like the Apple II,
> Atari 8-bit, C-64, and MSX (one could argue Macintosh is in the mix (1984 -
> present), but the multiple changes in architecture break up the chain a
> bit). Of course one could also argue it's amongst the worst of that group
> in terms of mainstream support and of course modern day recognition and
> fan-base, but there's no denying it's still part of an elite class of
> platforms. No one can ever take that away.
>
> -Bill
>
>


There was a large fan base at the time. Just look at the number of 
people attending the Rainbowfests back then. Oh don't forget the large 
distribution of the long running Rainbow magazine (and Hot CoCo, Color 
Computer Magazine etc)

I think the CoCo enthusiasts were a different crowd to the C64 crowd. 
CoCo people were more interested in learning how to use the computer. We 
had a better BASIC, A Unix like OS (OS-9) and a great CPU (6809).

C64  and Atari people were more the games and graphics.

I must admit, I too was a games and graphics guy but I saw the C64 
market as saturated and decided the CoCo had a market opportunity for games.

Of course, the fact I was always a "Tandy guy" since I bought my TRS-80 
model 1 in 1980, I was an employee of Tandy for awhile and I just 
preferred the 6809 over the 6502 helped swing my preference. :)

Nick