[Coco] Back to the COCO

[Barry Nelson]

Regarding CoCo 3’s, they still do show up, I have seen some recently, I picked one up a few months ago for it’s keyboard as my keyboard had failed. 

I found several just now when I looked (there were a few more I just listed these 4):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-128-K-Color-Computer-3-Model-26-3334-/332075907460?hash=item4d51443984:g:-h8AAOSw-0xYZUkZ <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-128-K-Color-Computer-3-Model-26-3334-/332075907460?hash=item4d51443984:g:-h8AAOSw-0xYZUkZ>

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tandy-128K-Color-Computer-3-with-Original-Box-/222360136478?hash=item33c5b26b1e:g:AkMAAOSw241YZELE <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tandy-128K-Color-Computer-3-with-Original-Box-/222360136478?hash=item33c5b26b1e:g:AkMAAOSw241YZELE>

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TANDY-128-K-COLOR-COMPUTER-3-MODEL-26-3334-/311762814621?hash=item489683069d:g:Yi8AAOSw241YVtVl <http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TANDY-128-K-COLOR-COMPUTER-3-MODEL-26-3334-/311762814621?hash=item489683069d:g:Yi8AAOSw241YVtVl>

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-128k-Color-Computer-3-with-6-games-/162317084688?hash=item25cada2810:g:JRYAAOSw2xRYTfCE <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-128k-Color-Computer-3-with-6-games-/162317084688?hash=item25cada2810:g:JRYAAOSw2xRYTfCE>

Also, you might want to try with the keyboard unplugged, trust me, a bad keyboard can sometimes cause the whole machine to lock up if the right key(s) get stuck. Trust me, I know. :) Of course make sure everything else is unplugged too, except for video and audio out. No disk controller or MPI. On the off chance the keyboard is the issue, I should tell you that most CoCo 1 or 2 keyboards will work on a CoCo 3 in a pinch and if the keyboard won’t let the machine start it may be because it got moisture in it. Of course there are MANY other causes that can cause loss of video, but the keyboard is easy to test, and many people wouldn’t think it could cause the computer to fail to startup. With the power off also make sure to reseat all the chips, including the GIME. By the way, if you can’t get it working, please don’t throw it out. Sell it for parts instead. It may have just the part someone else needs.

> Bill Gunshannon bill.gunshannon at hotmail.com  <mailto:coco%40maltedmedia.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BCoco%5D%20Back%20to%20the%20COCO&In-Reply-To=%3Co4cbrj%2488v%241%40blaine.gmane.org%3E>
> Sun Jan 1 20:53:59 EST 2017
> Actually, it may have just become moot.  My 3 has stopped running at
> all.  No display, nothing but the click of the relay when you power
> it on.  I have moved some of my testing to a 2 but that isn't where
> I really want to be so I may be giving up.  I looked on ebay and it
> looks like COCO3's don't show up there any more at least not in a
> search.