[Coco] ebay game auction - Holy (bleep)

[Arthur Flexser]

P.S. I now belatedly see that there is a photo showing the edges of the
cartridges, which are marked as containing "K-Ball" (not sure about the "K"
character), "Katerpillar Attack", and "Galax Attax".  Anyone ever heard of
any of these?  Interestingly, Katerpillar Attack is marked as requiring
Extended Basic in addition to 16K.  Perhaps written in Basic with a loader
to permit it to run in a Rompack?

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> My recollection is that Anteco for a time sold Rompack shells and boards
> that fit inside them that you could put your own sockets and chips into.  I
> believe I was a customer of theirs for a time in the '80s when I needed
> cartridges to accommodate the Dallas Semiconductor SmartWatch clock I sold
> as an option with Extended ADOS-3 (for those who did not wish to piggyback
> it underneath their ADOS EPROM, which required cutting a hole in the disk
> controller's cover to allow for the extra height).  Though the cartridges I
> bought did not have the white labels mentioning TRS-80 and TDP-100 (or any
> labels at all).  I remember the boards coming in perforated strips that had
> to be broken apart for use.  So the advertised cartridges may be some sort
> of generic, perhaps containing an EPROM socket.  Something handy for a
> developer or seller of Rompack-based software, perhaps.  Though also
> something you could easily make by removing the ROM from any junk Rompack
> and replacing it with a socket.
>
> Hard to get nowadays, I'm sure, but the $300 price for this lot seems
> insane.
>
> Art
>   On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Little John <sales at gimechip.com> wrote:
>
>> They are apparently pretty rare, and judging by the pictures were marketed
>> for the TDP-100 (Tandy's version of the CoCo that was marketed through
>> retail channels other than Radio Shack/Tandy stores). The rarity drives bids
>> I guess - not worth that price to me, but if it is something you've been
>> looking for and have never found and then there it is for bid, you would
>> probably want it at any cost... such as the Action Comics #1 that went for
>> $1.5 Million - such behavior has never made good sense to me... I could
>> collect stuff my entire life, but when I die - what happens to it? So what's
>> the point? I am rambling... sorry ... Big John
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike delyea" <mdelyea at gmail.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] ebay game auction - Holy (bleep)
>>
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>>
>> Whats the big deal about Anteco carts?  I've never heard of them.
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