[Coco] Coco model 2

[John Donaldson]

Gregory,

after you typed in the simple Basic program. Did you do a LIST command 
to see if it printed the lines of code and also did you try "Run <program>".

If you got a "OK" back and it echo's your type then the OS is running 
which happens to be Basic.

John Donaldson



Gregory Cooper wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>    I recently picked up a Trs-80 Color computer model 2 used and I'm not
> sure exactly what I have.  At a cursory glance I know it's a model 2 and the
> seller indicated that it was a 16k model.
>
>    BASIC doesn't seem to work.  Turning on the machine just yields an "OK",
> an nothing more but the keyboard functions fine and video seems to work
> without issue.   I don't currently have any peripherals so I'm not expecting
> to see the Disk Extended basic.
>
>    However, I would have expected to be able to enter a simple basic program
> (you know, 10 print "hello", something like that) and see it do something.
> Instead, it just echos the characters back.  So, I know at some level some
> of the components are functional.
>
>    *So, is there a "normal" state when all you should see is "OK" upon
> turning the computer on, or is there something not right here?*
>
>    I don't have the time to really dig into the hardware right now, but I
> should in a few months, so I'm just collecting info right now really and
> wishing I did have the time to play.
>
>
> Any info appreciated,
>     Greg
>
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