[Coco] Greetings from a old coco user

[Paulo Garcia]

Thanks, it is being hard to keep up with all that is happening in the
"retro" scene all by myself....but it is fun nonetheless...

Cheers

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Marcelo Cannella <marcelo.cannella at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Yes!!
> Very good job on your site. Bookmarked!.
>
> Regards,
> Marcelo
>
> 2016-06-08 14:45 GMT-03:00 Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>:
>
> > Ha, close enough!
> >
> > Nice to meet you!
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Marcelo Cannella <
> > marcelo.cannella at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > You're welcome Paulo
> > > I'm Argentinean!. The only one of Argentina on this list!
> > > And descendant of Italians.
> > >
> > > Marcelo Cannella
> > >
> > > 2016-06-08 14:24 GMT-03:00 Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > Thanks Marcelo! By your name, I suppose you are Brazilian? (could be
> > > > Italian I guess)....
> > > >
> > > > Paulo
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Marcelo Cannella <
> > > > marcelo.cannella at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Welcome Paulo !!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Marcelo
> > > > >
> > > > > 2016-06-08 0:01 GMT-03:00 Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Barry,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > this is a pretty cool project. I will make sure to add a post
> > linking
> > > > to
> > > > > > the article! Thanks for the tip!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:22 PM, Barry Nelson <
> > > > > > barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >  Maybe you can include a link from your page to my CoCo 3 RGB
> ->
> > > > SCART
> > > > > ->
> > > > > > > HDMI converter cable project. It's a great way for a CoCo 3
> owner
> > > to
> > > > > get
> > > > > > > RGB video on a modern HDMI TV set.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > https://hackaday.io/project/7366-coco-3-rgb-to-scart-to-hdmi-cable
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Paulo Garcia paulo.astuser at gmail.com
> > > > > > > > Tue Jun 7 15:54:34 EDT 2016
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hey guys/gals
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > After subscribing to this list for a lot of time, I decided
> to
> > > > write
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > say
> > > > > > > > hi:)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am Paulo, the owner/maintainer/janitor of Vintage is The
> New
> > > Old
> > > > (
> > > > > > > > http://www.vintageisthenewold.com) and for many time I've
> been
> > > > > playing
> > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > lots of different retro computers that I can put my hands on
> > (and
> > > > my
> > > > > > wife
> > > > > > > > allows me to bring home :) ).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Although I have 3 CoCos (two CoCo2 and one CoCo3) I never
> spend
> > > > much
> > > > > > time
> > > > > > > > with them, until now. This week I decided to bring the CoCo3
> > out
> > > of
> > > > > its
> > > > > > > box
> > > > > > > > and spend time with it. I have a disk drive but no software
> at
> > > all
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > now.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Interestingly enough, the computer I grew with was a CP-400
> > > > > (Brazilian
> > > > > > > CoCo
> > > > > > > > clone - but probably you all know that already) and with it I
> > > > learned
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > program and spend hours and hours coding my own games.
> > > > Unfortunately
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > sold
> > > > > > > > it back then and now that I live in Canada it won't be easy
> to
> > > get
> > > > a
> > > > > > > CP-400
> > > > > > > > again but the original Tandy ones will do just fine :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am planning to, while I remember my ways with the CoCo, to
> > > > increase
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > computer coverage on my site as I find new things (to me)
> about
> > > it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If any of you have an interesting material and want it
> > published
> > > > > there
> > > > > > > too,
> > > > > > > > just let me know....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I will probably write more with basic questions that piled up
> > > over
> > > > > > these
> > > > > > > 30
> > > > > > > > years since I had my CP-400. All the new hardware accessories
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > > > CoCo
> > > > > > > > are new to me!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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Paulo