[Coco] Buying a Dragon from California Digital - Has anyone?

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It's 17*19*6.25. The Dragon is more like a Coco 1 in size but with an external psu too.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Christopher R. Hawks" <chawks at dls.net>
Sent: ‎3/‎22/‎2015 6:04 PM
To: "coco at maltedmedia.com" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] Buying a Dragon from California Digital - Has anyone?

On Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:00:19 -0700
Steve Batson <steve at batsonphotography.com> wrote:

> I'm actually near Sacramento and they are located in Southern CA.
> Easily an 8 hour or more 1 way trip depending on traffic. If I get
> down that way before they are sold out, I may pick a few up. However,
> it doesn't make sense for me to drive down there just for these. I do
> have some relatives down there, so I might be able figure something
> out.
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:11 PM, Christopher R. Hawks <chawks at dls.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:53:42 -0700
> >> Steve Batson <steve at batsonphotography.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Not knowing much about the Dragon, how compatible is it with the
> >>> CoCo?
> >>> 
> >>> Will the CoCo Disk Controllers or other cool hardware people have
> >>> developed work with it?
> >>> 
> >>> Failing the Disk Controller, would Drivewire work with it? (I
> >>> haven't ventured into that yet)
> >>> 
> >>> Will any of the CoCo .BIN files work on it? 
> >>> 
> >>> How compatible is CoCo Basic with it?
> >>> 
> >>> I live in California, just trying to figure out if it's worth my
> >>> money to get one. I don't know that I'd be doing a ton of
> >>> programming and if I didn't have much software for it, I fear it
> >>> would just be taking up space.
> >>> 

	Probably should check what USPS shipping would be. The website
says 19 pounds, but, size enters into it too. If it will fit in one
of the big Priority Mail boxes, it'll be pretty cheap.

	Can someone who has one give the box size???

> >> Steve:
> >> 
> >> 	Depending on where in California, it might be worth your
> >> money to drive to California Digital and get several. Then drive
> >> to the Post Office, fill out the simple form, and Priority Mail
> >> them to the folks that want them.
> >> 
> >> 	Priority Mail has got to be a lot cheaper than CA's
> >> charges, and you could make a few bucks to afford one for
> >> yourself...
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Christopher R. Hawks
> >> HAWKSoft
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