[Coco] Coco 2 6847-TI Vdg?

Aldo Lagana a.lagana at snet.net
Fri Apr 5 18:33:40 EDT 2013


Tandy labelled.  "Tandy 64k Color Computer 2" over the top.  I do have both ADOS & OS-9 L1 so I will give both a go...just never realized I had a "B" version coco2.

Thanks for the info.


On Apr 5, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Retro Canada <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> not all B models. there are some without. But if is Tandy labelled apparently will be a coco2b.
> 
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> On 2013-04-05, at 6:07 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
> 
>> You have the newer VDG.  (All model numbers ending in B do.)  But
>> Basic displays inverse lowercase unless you enable the true lowercase.  I
>> don't remember offhand how to do that.  If you have a routine that copies
>> the ROMs to RAM, it just takes a single additional poke to an address in
>> the $9xxx range.  Or you could download ADOS, which fully supports the
>> real lowercase.
>> 
>> Art
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Aldo Lagana <a.lagana at snet.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I just noticed my coco2 is a 26-3127B Korean model.  It does display zero
>>> with a slash through it but haven't opened her up and wonder if it may have
>>> the newer VDG.
>>> 
>>> Is there a way to tell otherwise?  Shift 0 displays standard reverse video
>>> lowercase.  Was it more rumor than reality they displayed true lowercase?
>>> 
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