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

[Steve Bjork]

The Technology that Tandy once own has been some off many, many years ago.
After spending months of research, I found that Samsung is the current 
owner of all the old technology.

And no, they do not have any parts for the CoCo.  They just own the 
licenses and other such stuff.

Steve

  On 3/6/2013 4:42 PM, T. Franklin 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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> 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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