[Coco] Coco Digest, Vol 77, Issue 12

[Richard Adams]

Hi, Boisy,

I have been to the Dallas First Saturday (and they also do them on the Third Saturday of the month, or at least used to do so) many, many, many times, and the only CoCo item I ever found was a few cartridges here and there (and those not often).

As Bob said, it's almost all PC stuff (and other electronics, and even clothes and other assorted goods), but it's very rare to see any CoCo stuff at all, or even Atari or C64 or Vic20 or TI 99 or Adam/Coleco stuff (although I did buy an old friend a TI-99/4A that I found - he was a hardcore 99'er from back when I was a hard-core CoCo man).

I did see a Tandy 1000 HX there a few months back, still in the original box. Tempting, but I've got too much stuff already.

Best regards,

Richard

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> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:18:49 -0500
> From: "Boisy G. Pitre" <boisy at tee-boy.com>
> Subject: [Coco] Somewhat off-topic: Dallas Saturday Sidewalk Sale
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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> This is somewhat off-topic, but I'm confident there's a CoCo angle in  
> here somewhere.
> 
> Has anyone ever heard of the Saturday Sidewalk Sales in Dallas, TX (http://www.sidewalksale.com/index.html 
> )?  This is an event that happens twice a month where older computers  
> and electronics are sold by vendors. Seems like it would be a  
> potential place for CoCo products.
> --
> Boisy G. Pitre
> http://www.tee-boy.com/
> 

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> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:44:48 -0700 (PDT)
> From: theother_bob <theother_bob at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Somewhat off-topic: Dallas Saturday Sidewalk Sale
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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> I've been to it a few times. Bought my first CD-Rom drive there and found decent deals on ram back when I was building my first 486 rig. I always kept an eye out for CoCo stuff but never saw any there... not a single cartridge. I especially looked for RGB-A monitors with no luck. Most of the vendors there are used/refurb PC shop owners and their merchandise reflects that.
> 
> I've actually had better luck at Trader's Village in Grand Prairie (huge swap meet) where (around '93) I got a box with CoCo2, a few carts and tapes and joysticks for $20. Pawnshops and Goodwill/Salvation Army I've also seen the occasional item.
> 
> Bob
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