[COCO] Makin' new stuff

[Ray Watts]

Well said, James!!!  The nitpicking and criticism around here seems to 
have gotten out of hand.  Hells bells, it's only a hobby!

Cheers,  Griz


James C. Hrubik, Sr. wrote:

> All this talk about interfaces and hardware add-ons and new software, 
> what it costs, and whether or not it is kosher CoCo, has been ignoring 
> a hard reality.  The days of producing a CoCo product just for the 
> economic gain it might provide are over.  All of the new products, 
> from Cloud 9's gadgets to Roy's VGA interface to Roger's software, are 
> labors of love.  They start with an idea of what the innovator would 
> like to see, they proceed with the fun of actually making something 
> new, and they are sold (with the exception perhaps of the SuperIDE) 
> after the working model has been proven and the fun of discovery and 
> assembly has come to a close.
>
> If you >want< a particular item badly enough, go ahead and develop 
> it.  If you succeed, then offer it for sale to others (or give it 
> away, it's your baby).  It's fine to publish a wish list, but the 
> discussion seems to have gotten somewhat pushy, as though people were 
> implying that someone else >ought< to develop these things because 
> they might have the skill or tools to do so.  Those who have actually 
> made a product and offered it to others, either free or for a cost, 
> are the heroes of this list.
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