[Coco] Re: : Tandy's biggest mistakes thread

[Allen Huffman]

On Apr 20, 2005, at 3:55 PM, Torsten Dittel wrote:

>> The BASIC and ECB manuals were one of the strongest points of the
>> color computer.
>
> You're absolutely right. Great manuals. Compare that to the C=64 manual
> which had nothing but LOAD"*",8,1 and PEEK nad POKE.

I started out on a VIC-20, and wanted a C64.  During evaluation of home 
computers, I didn't consider the CoCo 'cause of it's crappy keyboard.  
But, after seeing EXTENDED COLOR BASIC when it first came out (local 
Radio Shack guy called me to invite me to see it), I was hooked.  It 
was soooo much easier to actually DO SOMETHING with the CoCo and 
extended basic than it was on my VIC-20, even with the extra-cost 
"Super Expanded Basic" cartridge or whatever it was.

		-- Allen