[Coco] whats your coco doing now?

[Willard Goosey]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 07:46:54PM -0400, haywire666 at aol.com wrote:
> What do you use it for now?

Right *right* now it's hidden behind a great pile of computer junk and
I can't even get to it. :-(

But "now" in a broader sense... I often use the CoCo largely just to
use the CoCo.  I like to "Play a game of OS-9." :-)

Recreational programming, the occasional game, some more serious
programming for Curses. I love installing and configuring software (am
I weird or what?) and OS-9 is a rich playground for that.

>  Its not internet,, What else do you use it for?

Indirect internet stuff. There are so many dsks out there...
> 
> Has it earned a spot on your desk? Mine has earned its place
> here. but for different reasons most would assume.

My CoCo lost its place as my main machine after one too many hard
drive crashes but it remains an important secondary system.
> 
> Lets talk about why you still want to tinker with it now.

Because it's sane (mostly :) I can sit down at my CoCo and hammer out
code without having to spend 90% of my time reading manuals.  It's
understandable, with a human-friendly assembler, K&R C (which assumes
you know what you're doing).  

Willard
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