[Coco] New Years Resolution:to read all the Rainbow

[Sean]

I haven't really looked much at the very early Rainbows, I think my
earliest physical copy is January 83, but I bought that one much later at a
Rainbowfest.

Anyhow, I just noticed browsing some 82-83 issues, there seemed to be
arguments of it being called a "CoCo" vs "80C".  I can't believe I never
heard of that before and don't remember it.  It's always been 'CoCo" for
me, though I first started with the machine and Rainbow magazine around
'85-'86.  Looks like "80C" was mostly given up on by then.

On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 11:54 PM, Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

> Allen,
>
> Sunday, December 31, 2017, 8:51:36 PM, you wrote:
> > it’s stunning how primitive the early code was.
>
> It was at a time when memory was very expensive, so compact coding was
> important.
>
> Rainbow's first anniversary issue was December 1982 it was the first time
> professionally typeset and had full color covers.
> I was wondering, if Rainbow was the first regular periodical focused on
> microcomputer software?
> Then I found my subscription copy of Dr. Dobb's Journal from 1976,
> Tiny BASIC Calisthenics & Orthodontia (Running Light Without Overbyte).
> It already published Allison's interpreter language, Tiny BASIC.
> http://p.uio.pw/coco/drdobbs_4554.jpg
>
> Kandur
>
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