[Coco] coco 2 vs coco 3

[Randall Kindig]

I was an "Atari guy" (and a "Tandy guy" - my first computer was a TRS-80
model I) but I didn't play games much on my Atari.  I was a programmer and
productivity software guy.

Randy

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Nick Marentes <nickma2 at optusnet.com.au>
wrote:

> 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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Randy