[Coco] Re: Second Edition of Tandy's Little Wonder (PayPal or credit card)

[farna at att.net]

A couple people have asked me what address to send PayPal payments to.
Send to farna at att.net. 

If you want to use a credit card you can! I almost forgot that I have a setup with PayPal to process credit card payments WITHOUT having a PayPal account. Go to http://farna.home.att.net/purchase.html then scroll down until you see the "PayPal Click Here to Buy" button. That will take you to a credit card processing page where you type in your info and the amount ($12). All PayPal is doing is processing the credit card information -- they are acting as my merchant account. They will not contact you nor retian any or your information. I know some people are funny about PayPal but I've been using this setup for 6-7 years with never a complaint or problem. 

--
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Independent 
Magazine" (AIM)
For all AMC enthusiasts
http://farna.home.att.net/AIM.html
(free download available!)

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> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:50:50 +0000
> From: farna at att.net
> Subject: [Coco] Second Edition of Tandy's Little Wonder
> 
> I had intended to get the second edition of "Tandy's Little Wonder: The Color 
> Computer, 1979-1991" printed so a few copies could be sent to the CoCoFest this 
> weekend. I got notified a couple months ago that I'll be deploying to 
> Afghanistan May 8 through mid September and just couldn't get everything done! 
> It is now ready, but since I'm leaving soon I can only offer to e-mail the 4MB 
> file to those with a PayPal account. I'm asking $12 for the book e-mailed to 
> you. Of course it's copyrighted and I ask that the file not be shared with 
> others. You may keep one electronic copy and one printed copy for your personal 
> use at all times. I can only fill orders through Thursday, May 4th!! Sorry about 
> this, but Uncle Sam sending me away means I have to limit to PayPal and e-mail. 
> I'll offer CD-ROM versions for $15 (sent anywhere in the US) and possibly a hard 
> copy when I return. 
> 
> For those who aren't familiar with "Tandy's Little Wonder", here's the table of 
> contents:
> 
> Writting Conventions 6
> 
> Introduction 7
> 
> History 8
> CoCo Hardware Prices: 1980-1991 34
> CoCo Clones 36
> Dragon Systems/Tano Dragon 36
> FHL TC-9 38
> Operating Enviroments &Programming Languages
> Color Basic 39
> ADOS 43
> Compiled BASIC 45
> Converting Between BASICs 45
> Other DECB Programming Languages
> CoCo-C 46
> CF-83 FORTH 46
> Machine/Assembly Language 48
> Binary & Hexadecimal Conversions 49
> Microwares' OS-9 50
> NitrOS-9 53
> 
> Support
> Glenside Color Computer Club 54
> Cloud-9 54
> Internet Resources 55
> The CoCo Library 56
> Past Magazines 57
> A Tribute to "The Rainbow" Magazine 58
> 
> Technical Reference
> Peripherals
> Video Display Devices 59
> Mass Storage 63
> Printers 68
> Expansion Devices 70
> Miscellaneous Devices 74
> 
> Hardware Upgrades & Modifications
> ROM Upgrades 75
> RAM Upgrades 76
> Upgrading the Keyboard 78
> The Hitachi 6309 CPU 79
> Putting It All In One Case 81
> Repairs
> General Procedures/Tools 82
> General Trouble Shooting 83
> MC6809E CPU 85
> MC6821/6822 PIA 85
> MC6883 and 74LS783/785 SAM 86
> MC6847 and MC6847T1 VDG 86
> The GIME 87
> Disk Controller and Drive Repairs 87
> RS-232 Pak Repairs 88
> Multi-Pak Intrface (MPI) Repairs 89
> Power Supply Repairs 89
> 
> Tid-Bits
> The "Colour" Computer Down Under 92
> The "68xxx" Story 93
> Two Boys and the CoCo 94
> Frank Hogg and Frank Hogg Labs 95
> About FARNA Systems 97
> 
> APPENDIX:
> Color Computer Users Guide 100
> Serial Interface 101
> Cassette Interface 101
> Joystick Interface 101
> RGB Interface 102
> Cartridge Connector 102
> ASCII Character Codes 102
> BASIC/Extended/Disk Error Codes 103
> Bank Switched ROM Paks (Activision) 103
> 
> SCHEMATICS:
> Typical B&W TV Circuit 61
> CoCo 1 (D&E board) 104
> CoCo 2 (American made) 107
> CoCo 2 (Korean A, B is similar) 109
> CoCo 3 111
> Multi-Pak Interface (large) 113
> Multi-Pak Interface (small) 114
> FD-501 Disk Controller 115
> FD-501 Disk Drive 116
> Chip Placement Guides 117
> Block Diagrams: GIME and MC6809E 119
> 
> PHOTOS:
> CoCo 1 3
> 15th Annual "Last" CoCoFest 4
> CoCo 1 Magazine Ad 33
> CoCo 2 Tandy Catalog Page 33
> TANO Dragon 37
> FHL TC-9 (on cover of Rainbow) 38
> CoCo 2 w/accessories 42
> Cloud-9 Super IDE HD controller 52
> Cloud-9 512K SIMM Memory Upgrade 52
> TRS-80 Color BASIC book cover 56
> Typical CoCo 3 setup 57
> Rainbow first/mid/last issue covers 58
> CoCo 3 connectors 75
> Exploded view of CoCo 3 121
> 
> Photo Gallery
> 14 pages of bonus photos added just before publishing in
> April 2006! 122 - Back Cover
>