[Coco] old newbie on the list

Kip Koon computerdoc at sc.rr.com
Sat Aug 15 10:09:50 EDT 2015


Hi Troi,
Here is a link to a "Color Forth.zip" file full of everything I have on Color Forth including a disk based version.  I hope this helps.
< https://www.dropbox.com/s/jtes9gv0ec5uwbz/Color%20Forth.zip?dl=0>
Have Fun!

Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of BlameTroi
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:37 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] old newbie on the list
> 
> Cool news. I went looking for Color Forth but since Charles Moore has his own project by that name, I couldn't find anything for all
> the noise. Color Forth is where I first got interested in the language. My wife will shoot me if I get any more toys for the year, but I'm
> watching and plan to get a real coco again soon. I was shocked and pleased to see so much available once I started looking.
> 
> On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Stephen Pereira <spereira1952 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > BlameTroi,
> >
> > Welcome back to the CoCo community!
> >
> > Please note that you can get back into Forth on the CoCo.  If you have
> > a CoCo, I have modified the Talbot Microsystems Color Forth to work on
> > any CoCo with Disk Extended Color Basic (DECB).  So, a CoCo with one
> > disk drive, or with Drivewire substituting for your disk storage will
> > give you the best of both - CoCo and Forth.
> >
> > Good luck to you,
> > smp
> > --
> > Stephen M. Pereira
> > Bedford, NH  03110
> > KB1SXE
> >
> >
> > > On Aug 15, 2015, at 8:10 AM, BlameTroi <blametroi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi. BlameTroi is Troy Brumley. I was an avid coco user back in the
> > > day
> > and
> > > wrote articles for Color Computer News, Rainbow, and Color Micro
> > Journal. I
> > > wrote a macro key assembler program as my first serious article in
> > > Color Computer News. I can't remember the name of the hard sectored
> > > DOS from a guy in Arizona, but that was my first set of disks for my
> > > coco. I even
> > did
> > > the soldered upgrade to 32K :)
> > >
> > > I can't find any of my old stuff digitized, and my paper copies are
> > > long gone after a messy divorce :(
> > >
> > > I got kicked out of the workforce a couple of years ago (disability)
> > > and
> > as
> > > I cast about for something to do, I discovered that retro computing
> > > is a thing. Right now I'm most seriously looking at relearning Forth
> > > but want
> > to
> > > start watching the coco community as well. As it was back in the
> > > day, all the attention seems to go to the more successful but less
> > > interesting systems, so I was surprised to find much of anything on
> > > the coco. There's some kickstarter for a C64 book, wtf :)
> > >
> > > L8r,
> > >
> > > Troy.
> > >
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