[Coco] ADOS and other software

[Barry Nelson]

 Well, I'm glad to hear that now, but at the time I could not find it in any archives and no one else volunteered to send me a disk. I had posted, if I recall, on Atariage, and a few other places and sent emails. This was some time ago (2 years ago), and was for the original ADOS, not ADOS3. Google searches at the time came back with no good results. At the time ADOS3 was available in a few archives, but not ADOS. Also, if you had or have those (or other) disks in your collection, if you are so inclined, perhaps you could contact the author if needed for permission to post them and upload them to the archive sites as I did if they are not already there. As it stands now, I just tried a search and the only sites I found with the CoCo 1/2 version of ADOS available for download are the sites I uploaded it to. Another example of a piece of software that was hard to locate was Erland, a game that I own that my disk went bad. I have a good copy now, so I'm sure now I'll get 50 people telling me that they have had it all along. :)

FYI

> From: Guillaume Major
> Subject: Color computer Archive
> Date: December 2, 2013 5:33:16 PM EST
> To: "barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com" <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com>
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> Thank you for your submission to the Color Computer Archive. The original ADOS for coco 1-2 was missing and it will  be a good addition to the archive. I will put it online shortly.
> 
> Regards,
> Guillaume

On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Arthur Flexser  wrote:

> Glad to hear the disk was readable, and thanks for the nostalgia of
> seeing the screen shots, as well as for the .DSK file.
> 
> ~snip~
> 
> Art
> 
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Barry Nelson
> <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
>> I have received the disk and I was able to read it. I should be mailing back
>> out this weekend. I have attached an image in CoCo JVC disk image RS-DOS
>> format. This is readable by DriveWire for access on a physical Color
>> Computer, or it can be accessed on the MESS and other Color Computer
>> emulations. I will be forwarding it to some coco software archives for safe
>> storage. Please confirm your return address is:
>> ~snip~

On Nov 22, 2013, at 8:35 PM, Arthur Flexser  wrote:

> I located a copy of the original ADOS distribution disk in an old carton.
> 
> If you will send me a stamped, self-addressed return disk mailer, I'll
> send it to you IF you promise to send it back after making a copy.  I
> ask that because it was the ONLY copy of the original ADOS I could
> locate.  (Found lots of disks relating to ADOS-3 and Extended ADOS-3.)
> 
> I hope it is still readable--no way for me to check on that.
> 
> Art

On Nov 19, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:

> So, do you have a working copy of the original ADOS disks for CoCo 1/2? If so, can you send me an image of them?
>  
> Re:
>  
> Me: Hello, if you are the Marty Goodman of Tandy Color Computer infammy, I am trying to locate a still existing copy of the original ADOS for the CoCo 1/2, (not ADOS3). Please email me at barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com if you have this software. I have already tried contact the author, and he no longer has a copy. 3:32 PM
> ~removed_phone~: Yes... I am that Marty Goodman. Will get back to you if you email me at. ~snipped_email~ 5:29 PM


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