[Coco] ebay game auction - Holy (bleep)

[Arthur Flexser]

I'm betting that means licensed FROM Tom Mix or Spectral, since they were
software developers and Anteco was (I believe) hardware-oriented.  That is,
Anteco was licensed BY the developer to allow them to sell it as a Rompack.

Art
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Little John <sales at gimechip.com> wrote:

> Yes, I do think it's insane also :)
> However, one of the carts specifically mentions "Licensed by Tom Mix" and
> another "Spectral Associates", so I believe these were actual cart games
> from anteco.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Flexser" <flexser at fiu.edu>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:34 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Coco] ebay game auction - Holy (bleep)
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>
> 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)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Whats the big deal about Anteco carts?  I've never heard of them.
>>>
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