[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] end of discussion!start new

[Dave]

Glen, many of these clips can be found on the Gnutella network....
Cheers Dave

--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Glen VanDenBiggelaar" 
<glenvdb at h...> wrote:
> 
> I Do remember the print ads with Issac Asimov. I wonder what the 
TV ads were 
> like. Probably on the same lines as George Plimpton doing the 
Intellevision, 
> It would be great if someone could dig up thise ads and put them 
in the 
> Downloads section. I could just see Mr. Asimov flogging "Dino-
wars" or 
> "Downland" :)
> >
> >
> >No less than William Shatner advertised the VIC-20 for
> >Commodore..."It's the last computer you will *ever* have to
> >buy!!!"...because it's expandable!!!
> >
> >Also, Alan Alda used to advertise the Atari 8-bits...
> >
> >The ads I remember for the Coco and for the TRS-80 were done by 
Issaic 
> >Asimov.
> >
> >
> > >Actually, I aways thought the CoCo did rather well dispite Lack 
of
> > >marketing. When all the other 8 bit machines had rather 
agressive 
> >marketing,
> > >tons of TV commericals, Celebrty Endorsments (who could forget 
Bill Cosby
> > >pumping the TI 99/4A), The CoCo contiuned to sell for at least 
10 years!
> > >Infact, the only TV comericals I ever remember from the CoCo 
were just 
> >Radio
> > >Shack Comericals, that had the CoCo as part of what ever was on 
sale. I
> > >could be wrong, but that was just up here in Canada! The CRTC 
tended to 
> >Edit
> > >American Comericals out with Canadian ones.
> > >
> > >>
> > >>Even a good product can benefit from aggressive marketing - 
something
> > >>the coco really never had.
> > >>
> > >>  >
> > >>  > So far as the CoCo is concerned, it's largely moot now.  
Pretty much
> > >>  > the only market for "successors" to the CoCo is the 
existing 
> >userbase
> > >>  > and nostalgia freaks like me.
> > >>  >
> > >>  >
> > >>Thanks for your kind indulgence
> > >>kk
> > >
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