[COCO] Makin' new stuff

[jdaggett at gate.net]

I agree whole hardily!

james

On 2 Sep 2005 at 10:37, James C. Hrubik, Sr. wrote:

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> 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.
> 
> Viva la CoCo!
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