[Coco] Emulating a 1980 4K CoCo on PC, Mac, Linux, etc.

[Richard E Crislip]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:22:12 -0800
Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

> Yeah, mine was a 4k 26-3001 later upgraded to 16 then to 64k.
> Paid over $500 for it in late 1980. Added an MPU, dual floppy drives,
> LR-Tech HD controller, SCSI drive and an LR-Tech Super board to it.
> Used it for printing invoices until 1997. When we sold the house
> in 1999, I gave it away in perfectly good working condition.
> Mind you, the silver paint wore out around the keyboard.
> See it here, in 1998. 
> http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/10/15/my-old-cocos/ 
>  
> Kandur
> 
> Monday, December 29, 2014, 11:47:42 AM, you wrote:
> > As did I. Got a 4K in July 1981… “lucky” enough to get one of the
> > few D boards left (which made upgrading past 16K a pain). $549.99
> > Canadian at the time. L. Curtis Boyle
> > curtisboyle at sasktel.net
> 
> 
> 
> >> On Dec 29, 2014, at 1:46 PM, BIll <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> >> Yeah, I did, and I paid FULL RETAIL for it. It was 4K, "Baby
> >> Basic" (non-extended)
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of
> >> Kandur Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 11:41 AM
> >> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] Emulating a 1980 4K CoCo on PC, Mac, Linux,
> >> etc.
> 
> >> Anybody had a Coco in 1980?
> 
> 
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> 

I bought mine in 1984. The idea was to keep my had in programming. I
had just earned an Associates degree in programming, but also decided
that I didn't want to be a programmer for Ohio Edison Company <8=).