[Coco] Fresh new retro computing article!

[rcrislip]

On Mon, 27 May 2019 19:28:10 -0400
"tonym" <tonym at compusource.net> wrote:

> Has ANY other group of user around a machine ever had as much
> in-fighting as the CoCo has over the past 2 decades? We've had so
> many "events," battles, and situations, that it is absolutely beyond
> belief.
> 
> I can only imagine where we'd be retro hardware-wise if this hadn't
> occurred so often... This is not to slight our hw providers in any
> way - they've been INVALUABLE in what we have been given!!
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: "Brian Blake" <random.rodder at gmail.com>
> Sent: 5/27/2019 7:22:59 PM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Fresh new retro computing article!
> 
> Anymore, the Facebook group sucks.
> 
> People like Stevie is why. He thinks that his opinions hold more
> water than anyone's because of his 'popular' video show - you know,
> nobody knew about the CoCo until he showed up.
> 
> He doesn't like it when people question friends of his, or try to
> discuss the fact we are a small group, and product duplication tends
> to flood an already small market.
> 
> There's a MUCH longer story about this that started right before
> CoCoFest...
> 
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 27, 2019, 6:19 PM tonym <tonym at compusource.net> wrote:
> 
> > What's all the brouhaha with Stevie Strow's comment? Something with
> > the Boyson RAM upgrade?
> >
> > Lately, I don't have the time to keep up with the email and facebook
> > groups.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message ----
> > From: neil at neilscomputerservice.com
> > Sent: 5/27/2019 11:29:51 AM
> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Subject: [Coco] Fresh new retro computing article!
> >
> >    Hot of the press! A new article from our very own Boisy Pitre
> > talking about duplication of hardware in the retro computer
> > communities.
> >
> >    Hope all of you enjoy!
> >
> >    https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/stepping-on-toes-addressing-duplicat
> >    ion-of-hardware-in-the-vintage-computing-marketplace/
> >
> >    -Neil Blanchard
> >
> >    (CoCo Crew Podcast) www.cococrew.org "often imitated but never
> >    duplicated!"
> >
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> 
Apparently you missed the Amiga Wars 8-/. People fighting over the bones
and scraps left by the fall of the Amiga were heart rending 8_( sniff.
As if there was a fortune to be made by selling the Amiga 4. Sound
familiar???