[Coco] Coco model 2

[John Donaldson]

You may have to open up the COCO2 and reset the memory chips and etc. 
After a while they will get loose.

John Donaldson



Gregory Cooper wrote:
> Thank you for the responses.   I think the machine is in 'fair' shape, but
> there is something odd about it.  After reading a few responses I thought I
> might have been crazy so I dug it up and played around with it a bit.
>
> The first time I fired it up the "Color Basic" text was not there and it
> would behave in odd ways.
>
> However, after messing around with it for a bit it did manage to start up
> with the "Color Basic" text and "OK" and then everything was ok. -- Basic
> programs would work as expected.
>
> It seems like the components are ok but there may be some loose things or
> some pieces that I might need to swap out.
>
> Anyway, it looks like I've got something good to tinker around with!
>
> Thanks again,
>
>    Greg
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 8:17 AM, John Donaldson <johnadonaldson at sbcglobal.net
>   
>> wrote:
>>     
>
>   
>> Gregory,
>>
>> after you typed in the simple Basic program. Did you do a LIST command to
>> see if it printed the lines of code and also did you try "Run <program>".
>>
>> If you got a "OK" back and it echo's your type then the OS is running which
>> happens to be Basic.
>>
>> John Donaldson
>>
>>
>>
>> Gregory Cooper wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>   I recently picked up a Trs-80 Color computer model 2 used and I'm not
>>> sure exactly what I have.  At a cursory glance I know it's a model 2 and
>>> the
>>> seller indicated that it was a 16k model.
>>>
>>>   BASIC doesn't seem to work.  Turning on the machine just yields an "OK",
>>> an nothing more but the keyboard functions fine and video seems to work
>>> without issue.   I don't currently have any peripherals so I'm not
>>> expecting
>>> to see the Disk Extended basic.
>>>
>>>   However, I would have expected to be able to enter a simple basic
>>> program
>>> (you know, 10 print "hello", something like that) and see it do something.
>>> Instead, it just echos the characters back.  So, I know at some level some
>>> of the components are functional.
>>>
>>>   *So, is there a "normal" state when all you should see is "OK" upon
>>> turning the computer on, or is there something not right here?*
>>>
>>>   I don't have the time to really dig into the hardware right now, but I
>>> should in a few months, so I'm just collecting info right now really and
>>> wishing I did have the time to play.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any info appreciated,
>>>    Greg
>>>
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