[Coco] Passing of Steve Bjork, Computer Gaming Pioneer and CoCo Developer

[Rob Rosenbrock]

It never ceases to amaze me the things that can be done with the CoCo. 30+ years have passed, and I'm still finding new things that I want to try. At the same time, I don’t think anyone has ever found a limit to what can be done.

The modern PC is great for what we do, but we don’t have control over it. It only lets us think we do by running our programs. These old 8-bit machines do only what we tell it, and nothing more. We have direct control.

I wonder if Steve was developing around it, or if that was just for his own use. He obviously continued to use the CoCo for much of his life.

> On Jan 2, 2024, at 4:04 PM, Ed Snider via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> That board would be supplying an external character ROM for the 6847 I believe.
> 
> Basically what these do... https://thezippsterzone.com/2018/05/09/mc6847-external-character-rom-1/
> 
> - Ed
> 
>> On Jan 2, 2024, at 2:12 PM, Brian Blake via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You're absolutely right - idk why I thought it was a 3. Maybe because the
>> seller mentioned a 512k upgrade.
>> 
>> Either way, I'd love to know the function of the board that's got Dennis'
>> name on it.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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