[Coco] Which Mark? Marlette or McDougal or Ormond? was Re: Intro.

Sat Nov 13 22:23:31 EST 2010

On Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:18:48 pm James Hrubik did opine:

> Sounds like phishy went a trolling ...
> 
> Madagascar, CoCoNut -- Art, that does make sense in a strange way.
> 
> There will always be some people who desire to join a group just so
> they can "improve" it, and its just like us old curmudgeons to resist
> the "improvement".
> 
> Gotta keep telling myself there are people on this list who never
> knew a time when there were no personal computers.
> Or even pocket calculators.
> I like regaling the kiddies with stories about the party line; they
> can't fathom the idea of placing a call through an operator.
> I miss my slipstick; my grandkids think I'm kidding when I talk of
> logarithmic scales.

I still have mine Jim, a K&E log-log-duplex-decitrig model.  Old, and 
oxidized so bad there is nothing slick about it.  And I rigged a set of 
lithium batteries into my TI-51 about 3 years ago just to see if I could 
remember how to program it.  Sadly, I had to dig out the book. :(

> On Nov 13, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Steven Triller wrote:
> > I understand, but do you not think that Mark or V3 would made more
> > sense than just 3?
> > 
> >> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:53:14 -0700
> >> From: lost at l-w.ca
> >> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] Intro.
> >> 
> >> On 10-11-13 02:13 PM, Steven Triller wrote:
> >>> Well what is wrong with calling the Color Computer 3 the Mark 3?
> >>> That designation is accurate since it is the 3rd version of that
> >>> machine...somehow the Color Computer 3 without the the addition
> >>> of V or MK before the 3 seems improper....it is the 3rd version
> >>> or mark of the Color Computer....and that is why I have chosen
> >>> that designation...
> >> 
> >> What's wrong with it is that it is not the designation from the
> >> original
> >> manufacturer. It says right on the box "Color Computer 3". Thus, the
> >> correct name does not include "Mark" in it.
> >> 
> >> That aside, there is over 20 years of history which calls it "Color
> >> Computer 3" with no "mark" in it. Thus, using that will likely
> >> confuse
> >> people.
> >> 
> >> As a side note, the "Mark #" designation scheme is not commonly
> >> used in
> >> North America so it will likely confuse a substantial portion of the
> >> people reached through this list.
> >> 
> >>>> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:49:57 -0500
> >>>> From: flexser at fiu.edu
> >>>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Intro.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Welcome, but I've gotta ask:
> >>>> 
> >>>> What's an "MK 3" Color Computer?  Never heard of that beast.  Do
> >>>> you perhaps
> >>>> mean a CoCo 3?  Or, is it one of those CoCo clones sold only in
> >>>> Madagascar
> >>>> or someplace?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Art
> >>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Steven
> >>>> 
> >>>> Triller<trillersmi at hotmail.com>wrote:
> >>>>> Well, to introduce myself, I suppose I should say I am a collector
> >>>>> interested in vintage electronics from the old-era, why?
> >>>>> Because they
> >>>>> generally embody a better design both in the style of the
> >>>>> design and in the
> >>>>> quality of the hardware, and perhaps most importantly are still
> >>>>> useful and
> >>>>> certainly fun, in the case of vintage micro-computers they
> >>>>> offer all of the
> >>>>> basic functions that we use on modern computers today-that is
> >>>>> to say with
> >>>>> the right hardware and software you could even write a term-
> >>>>> paper on a Tandy
> >>>>> Color Computer. Furthermore, they also play great old-style/
> >>>>> arcade games, so
> >>>>> they are great gaming machines. The second generation of
> >>>>> hardware, in terms
> >>>>> of video games and computers was for me at least the best era,
> >>>>> so many
> >>>>> simple but innovative games made in that era-in short I think
> >>>>> there was much
> >>>>> more uniqueness in the design of games. As for the modern era-
> >>>>> games seem to
> >>>>> follow a predetermined pattern and consensus, in other words
> >>>>> genres and
> >>>>> franchises-in short what i
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>   s successful, the modern era seems stagnant, it is just a
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> game of follow
> >>>>> the leader. As for my interest in CoCo, I am interested in it
> >>>>> because of the
> >>>>> reasons cited above and so I just acquired a MK 3 Color
> >>>>> Computer, but I have
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>   no games for it.........so what I would really like is some
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> basic game
> >>>>> code so I can enter the the game code itself so that I can start
> >>>>> enjoying it-computers like the Commodore Vic-20 and The Coco
> >>>>> are really
> >>>>> great gaming computers, and that is my main interest-the type
> >>>>> of games I
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>   like are arcade-style games, Like Donkey Kong, Space
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Invaders, Pacman
> >>>>> and so on. Also I am also interested in the history of the
> >>>>> Machine and as
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>   such would be interested in material like Consumer reports or
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Ad's or
> >>>>> other material produced-magazine articles or general articles
> >>>>> especially
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>   those containing examples of game code, and introducing the
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> new CoCo.
> >>>>> These material are desired on the subject of CoCo, articles
> >>>>> made at the
> >>>>> height of The Color Computer's popularity from the early 80's
> >>>>> to the early
> >>>>> 90's........
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Steven
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
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