[Coco] The Deluxe Color Computer

[Arthur Flexser]

Bill, the book indicated that Microsoft declined to do the ROMs for
the CoCo 3.  May I take it that they DID do the changes to the
original ROMs that the Deluxe CoCo would have required?

Art

On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Bill Loguidice <bill at armchairarcade.com> wrote:
> I don't know how many more sales it would have garnered Tandy, honestly. I
> think they were happy with the sales volume the CoCo was bringing in and
> probably correctly weighed the added costs and hassle versus just the
> incremental updates they eventually went with. It pretty much translated to
> steady, reliable (though unspectacular compared to something like the C-64)
> sales and revenue. With that said, for the CoCo 3, it REALLY would have
> been nice if they found a way to get an oboard SSC or equivalent - among
> other improvements - considering the time of its release. Of course, again,
> it was clear they had very specific cost control/profit margins in mind
> that favored incremental progress over anything radical. While we may
> begrudge that strategy, that path did allow the platform to last a good
> decade at retail, something that few other platforms can lay claim to.
>
> -Bill
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> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Glen VanDenBiggelaar <glenvdb at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So, I have read half the book now and have deiced to take a break, get a
>> coffee, maybe go for a walk..
>> Without giving too much away, I loved the coverage on the Deluxe CoCo. To
>> myself anyway, the Deluxe has always been my favorite mystery, even more
>> then the 256 color mode in the GIME.
>> I am wondering though if Tandy made the right decision in pulling it. I
>> can see and understand the reasons why, but one has to ask "Would it really
>> have sold that well?" I know us all probably would have got one,but did it
>> offer a real choice over the CoCo 2 to the point it could have competed or
>> outsold the CoCo 2?
>> anyways, it's food for thought. In the end, Tandy probably made the right
>> choice, but should have "offered" it as an incomplete kit through mail
>> order.. Just my 2 cents..
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