[Coco] [Color Computer] and advertising of Yore

[James the Animal Tamer]

--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Glen VanDenBiggelaar" 
<glenvdb at h...> wrote:
> Actually, I aways thought the CoCo did rather well dispite Lack of 
> marketing. When all the other 8 bit machines had rather agressive 
marketing, 
> tons of TV commericals, Celebrty Endorsments (who could forget Bill 
Cosby 
> pumping the TI 99/4A), The CoCo contiuned to sell for at least 10 
years! 

The CoCo II had a celebrity endorsement, and TV commercials from Isaac 
Asimov.  I can still remember him saying, "What a bargain."  You'll 
find him in magazine ads of those times too.








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