[Coco] CoCo Discrimination

[EDDY SZCZERBINSKI]

I heard more the "Radio Scrap" comment than the "Trash 80" in my part of the world.
But it never bothered me - talk about it good, talk about it bad, but talk about it is good !


________________________________
De : Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> de la part de Charles Allison via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Envoyé : mercredi 17 juillet 2019 18:47
À : CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Cc : Charles Allison
Objet : Re: [Coco] CoCo Discrimination

It is the computer I learned on from the beginning. TRS-80 model 1,3,4 and coco 1,2,3. had one the first time from 1986 through 1995. Then recently bought a new to me COCO2 and love it still. Trash to treasure is right!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 17, 2019, at 17:43, Salvador Garcia via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah, I recall that nickname back in '78(ish). I never liked it. So, the TRS-80 wan't a super computer. It was still a feat on engineering to bring computing to people who couldn't pay $2000 for a computer. Apples in that day weren't much better or much worse. Salvador
>    On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 04:58:28 PM CDT, Charles Allison via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>
> I loved my CoCo and still do but that was the nickname at my High School when I was a kid.
>
> Chuck Allison
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 17, 2019, at 16:46, Deny Wilson <deny.wilson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> You mean Apple elitism didn't start with the Mac?
>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 3:41 PM Mark Anderson <rammdesign at msn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have to say I'm shocked at the level of discrimination I receive when I
>>> wear my TRS-80 color computer Radio Shack black T-shirt in public, most
>>> notable, in bookstores.
>>>
>>> In the past six months, at two different bookstores, I've had an older
>>> couple and an older gentlemen both scoff and say "Trash 80" out loud at me
>>> with a smirk on two separate occasions.
>>>
>>> The first time, I let it go, but this last time I said "Don't say that
>>> sir.". He confronted me and said he had an Apple back in the day. I told
>>> him I was published in the Rainbow magazine at age 10 and he asked me if I
>>> still had a TRS-80. I said I had several.
>>>
>>> Just wanted to know if anyone else here has had similar stories....
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> --
>>> Coco mailing list
>>> Coco at maltedmedia.com
>>> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Coco mailing list
>> Coco at maltedmedia.com
>> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco


--
Coco mailing list
Coco at maltedmedia.com
https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco