[Coco] Re: philosphical ... discussions

[Charlie]

The CoCo is from a time before the IBM pc really took over. It has its own
charm. Fun software and amazing abilities for a little "simple" computer.

Plus the community is awesome. Everyone is so helpful.

And mostly cause it kicks the crap out of a Commodore 64.

Charlie

"Kevin Diggs" <kevdig at hypersurf.com> wrote in
message news:41631639.9070406 at hypersurf.com...
> Hi,
>
> Before we design the quattro (sp?), I think we should answer the question:
>
> Why did you dig this heap out of its box? (Or for some:  "why did you
> not pack this thing up and stick it in the attic where it belongs?) To
> put the question another way, what differentiates this thing from your
> PC or Mac? Something is unique about it or it would have been stored
> away under that box of eighties clothes, the lava lamp, and your beta VCR.
>
> I agree with Mark M. This thing is simple enough to be comprehended by
> meer (sp?) mortals yet is surprisingly capable. The 6809 was one of the
> most (if not the most) elegant of the 8 bit cpus. In other words it is a
> great learning platform. I also like the case.
>
> kevin
>
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