[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Is this worth the buy?

[Arthur Flexser]

Now that I think about it, I seem to vaguely recall hearing years ago
that Frank Hogg had bought up the remaining GIMEs from Tandy for use
in some CoCo 4-type machine.  Can anyone confirm this?  I'm thinking
that there was a machine possibly called a Tiger that used a GIME to
achieve some degree of CoCo compatibility?

Art

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 7:42 PM, T. Franklin <tim at franklinlabs.com> wrote:
> Although I don't have absolute direct knowledge of Tandy's GIME stock. But as I used to be a tech for Tandy and I know how they work... Out to stock... Out of mind... If it doesn't make them money they wont care. Keeping a stock of an old part would cost them money as they would have to pay taxes on the inventory. I'm sure just on that face alone I would say I doubt they have any.
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> You could always ask them, though.
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> From: Arthur Flexser [mailto:flexser at fiu.edu]
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> Do we know for a fact that a GIME cannot be ordered from Tandy? IsTandy still repairing CoCos? If so, you'd think they'd have a supplyof them around.ArtOn Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 6:37 PM, T. Franklin  wrote:> Basically you are correct. The GIME chip was a custom chip made by tandy. They discontinued the part years ago so when it goes... Ebay "for parts" it should go!>> -----Original Message-----> From: Jeremy Michea [mailto:jmichea at bell.net]> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 05:27 PM> To: coco at maltedmedia.com> Subject: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Is this worth the buy?>> So if I hear this conversation correctly, Gime chips are irreplaceable and if one goes on one of our beloved coco 3’s we essentially have a nice paper weight?Now I’m concerned I have an infamous “86” chip in one of mine. Oh the stress of a hobby in old electronics. --Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttp://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco>> --> Coco mailing list> Coco at maltedmedia.com> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco--Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttp://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
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