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

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

Dave,
Under what name should I look for? TRS 80, Radio Shack and Color computer 
are comming up with ads for a free Ipod!
-Glen
>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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