[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Complete Commodore 64 home computer on a single chip

[George H]

Oh, I guess the only thing is RS would pro'ly screw it up, as they did
a poor job of marketing the CoCo to begin with.  - George

--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "glenvdb" <glenvdb at h...> wrote:
> 
> First the C1 board and now this, I want to marry this gal!
> Now if we could bring her from the dark side and get her to work on 
> the CoCo.:)
> although, the CoCo in a joystick form would be useless, but if we 
> could redesign, and incorporate the CoCo on a new board (like 
> cloud9's superboard) who know wher it would end (CoCo 4.01?)
> -Glen
> 
> --- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Morrison" 
> <neilsmorr at h...> wrote:
> > 
> > FYI
> > 
> > "Jeri Ellsworth has squeezed the entire circuitry of a two-decade-
> > old Commodore 64 home computer onto a single chip, which she has
> > tucked neatly into a joystick that connects by a cable to a TV
> > set. Called the Commodore 64--the same as the computer system--her
> > device can run 30 video games, mostly sports, racing and puzzles
> > games from the early 1980s, all without the hassle of changing
> > game cartridges.
> > 
> > She has also included five hidden games and other features--not
> > found on the original Commodore computer--that only a fellow
> > hobbyist would be likely to appreciate. For instance, someone who
> > wanted to turn the device into an improved version of the original
> > machine could modify it to add a keyboard, monitor and disk dive".
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/6q8k5








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