[Coco] OT: Super Bowl RS Add

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 03 February 2014 06:32:45 Mark J. Blair did opine:

> On Feb 2, 2014, at 22:43 , Nick Marentes <nickma at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > Maybe they should get into the retro computing and arduino scene? This
> > is an area that is beyond the scope of the big chain stores, a niche
> > area that they could tap into.
> 
> They have been selling Arduino stuff for a while, and I think that's a
> good sign.
> 
> > Imagine if they could sell an FPGA board that could become any of
> > their older computers.
> > 
> > Maybe even re-release the CoCo as a cost reduced retro platform for
> > hobbyists at the same time promoting their 80's marketing strategy?
> > 
> > Retro is becoming "hip" and "techno cool" again!   :)
> 
> That sort of thing would probably interest me, but I don't know if it
> would make business sense. Is the retrocomputing market really big
> enough to put things on shelves in chain stores?
> 
> A few months back, a co-worker and I stopped by Radio Shack to look for
> an RCA cable to hook up an Apple IIe that I just got to a monitor in
> the lab at work. When the sales guy came by to ask if we needed any
> help, I said "yeah, I'm looking for a video cable for an Apple IIe".
> The blank look on his face was funny. I can be such a jerk sometimes...
> :)

Shame on you Mark, picking on a dropout born after the IIe's time.  Love 
it.

Cheers, Gene
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