[Coco] Re: War games T-shirt

[farna at att.net]

Saw this on e-bay: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/WAR-GAMES-SHIRT-Vintage-COMPUTER-TRS-80-Punk-EMO-NEW_W0QQitemZ8756515420QQcategoryZ74947QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Kind of cool, but wasn't a grey case CoCo used in the movie, not a TRS-80 Model I?? 

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> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:18:24 +0100
> From: Torsten Dittel <Torsten at Dittel.info>
> Subject: [Coco] Re: question to the hardware gurus (Gene?)
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> Thanks to all who replied. Bob, I should have looked into the LM1881's
> data sheet before, stupid me. I'm using the Gennum GS4982 and I think it
> will work fine without the lowpass filter (well, at least I'll try it
> first without), especially because my composite video signal is b&w (no
> color). The 12V power is already cleaned so I think just a 0.1µF to
> ground will do fine. Best regards, Torsten.
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> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:37:20 -0500
> From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] [color computer] Just imagining...
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> Reads like you were describing one of the current emulators. :)
> 
> George Ramsower wrote:
> > I was just wondering..
> > 
> >  These new programmable chips are so fast and powerful today, it's just 
> > amazing!
> > 
> >  Could a really fast one be able to(with good, tight coding) monitor the CPU 
> > in a coco, understand what it was trying to do(such as in RS-BASIC) and 
> > produce the info to (for example) run a graphics card? This wouldn't be an 
> > issue with software if we were running RS-Basic on a coco.
> >  No COCO software required! The plug-in card with powerful chips could 
> > interpret and display what was intended for a TV without interfering with 
> > the COCO!
> > 
> > 
> >   It seems that a certain group of instructions, in a particular order would 
> > be needed to operate the gime chip, for example.
> >   If the CPLD or whatever the newest, fastest chips are available could 
> > monitor the instructions being processed, a routine could catch it and 
> > create whatever things need to happen.
> > 
> >   This may be far-fetched to the point of impossible, but what do I know?  I 
> > only write basic09 programs on a stock coco.... good enough for me.
> > 
> >   I'm sure in OS-9, a driver would be a great go-between.
> > 
> >   OS-9 is MY thing.
> > 
> > 
> >  George R 
> > 
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