[Coco] coco 2 vs coco 3

[didier derny]

I guess I definitively have to find one :)

I can't resist the 80 col :)  32 is too small

Any idea where I can find one ?  is ebay safe ?
[I have no real idea to evaluate the product from a photographs]...

In the past I had good and really bad on ebay...

I have no real idea of the correct price


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-----Message d'origine-----
De : Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] De la part de Nick Marentes
Envoyé : lundi 29 septembre 2014 22:11
À : CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Objet : Re: [Coco] coco 2 vs coco 3

On 30/09/2014 5:22 AM, Bill Loguidice wrote:
> Definitely. While the IBM PC is the obvious champion when it comes to 
> long-term value from a single platform (1981 - present), the CoCo is 
> easily in the upper echelon of the top 10 along with platforms like 
> the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C-64, and MSX (one could argue Macintosh is 
> in the mix (1984 - present), but the multiple changes in architecture 
> break up the chain a bit). Of course one could also argue it's amongst 
> the worst of that group in terms of mainstream support and of course 
> modern day recognition and fan-base, but there's no denying it's still 
> part of an elite class of platforms. No one can ever take that away.
>
> -Bill
>
>


There was a large fan base at the time. Just look at the number of people
attending the Rainbowfests back then. Oh don't forget the large distribution
of the long running Rainbow magazine (and Hot CoCo, Color Computer Magazine
etc)

I think the CoCo enthusiasts were a different crowd to the C64 crowd. 
CoCo people were more interested in learning how to use the computer. We had
a better BASIC, A Unix like OS (OS-9) and a great CPU (6809).

C64  and Atari people were more the games and graphics.

I must admit, I too was a games and graphics guy but I saw the C64 market as
saturated and decided the CoCo had a market opportunity for games.

Of course, the fact I was always a "Tandy guy" since I bought my TRS-80
model 1 in 1980, I was an employee of Tandy for awhile and I just preferred
the 6809 over the 6502 helped swing my preference. :)

Nick

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