[Coco] A return to bit.listserv.coco?

Jim Cox jimcox at miba51.com
Tue Mar 22 01:19:59 EST 2005


James:

Looks like a good start.  You need a site to host it on?

Jim

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:29:27 -0500 (EST)
  James Dessart <james at skwirl.ca> wrote:
> Right, how's this? I recommend putting it everywhere 
>CoCo, mailing lists,
> newsgroups, websites, etc.
> 
> TRS-80 Colour Computer (CoCo) Community FAQ
> 
> 0. First line resources
> 1. Discussing the CoCo
> 	1.1 CoCo Mailing Lists
> 	1.2 Newsgroups
> 2. Dumping CoCo gear
> 3. Acquiring CoCo gear
> 
> 0. First line resources
> 
> The most comprehensive portal of all things CoCo is at:
> 
> http://www.coco3.com/
> 
> While by no means entirely complete, it gets you to 
>places that fill in
> the gaps. You can connect to nearly anything in the CoCo 
>community from
> here, if not directly, then through the many sites it 
>links to.
> 
> 1.1. CoCo Mailing Lists
> 
> The canonical CoCoList can be found at:
> 
> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
> 
> This is place for CoCo discussion of all sorts. 
>Instructions on
> subscribing are at that page.
> 
> There is another mailing list at:
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColorComputer/
> 
> Also included are a file area and calendar section, 
>which could be put to
> good use.
> 
> 1.2. Newsgroups
> 
> In the past, and by some others in the present, CoCo 
>users have used
> Usenet newsgroups for discussions. The most active one 
>has always been:
> 
> bit.listserv.coco
> 
> And Gmane has one going at:
> 
> http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.tandy.coco
> 
> Posts there are a mirror of the mailing list above, and 
>allow users with a
> valid email address to post back to said list.
> 
> 2. Dumping CoCo gear
> 
> If, for some reason, you want to get rid of your CoCo 
>stuff, you have a
> number of options. The folks on the various mailing 
>lists are always happy
> to take equipment off your hands. If you want something 
>more local, you
> can always try:
> 
> http://www.freecycle.org/
> 
> If you want to sell the stuff, there's always eBay, or 
>even the store at
> the CoCo portal:
> 
> http://www.coco3.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi
> 
> 3. Acquiring CoCo gear
> 
> Sometimes you can get stuff for free if you keep an eye 
>open on the CoCo
> mailing lists or newsgroups. The CoCo portal can direct 
>you to a number of
> places that sell both new and used hardware and 
>software.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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