[Coco] Greetings from a old coco user

Paulo Garcia paulo.astuser at gmail.com
Wed Jun 8 15:27:57 EDT 2016


Thanks, it is being hard to keep up with all that is happening in the
"retro" scene all by myself....but it is fun nonetheless...

Cheers

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Marcelo Cannella <marcelo.cannella at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Yes!!
> Very good job on your site. Bookmarked!.
>
> Regards,
> Marcelo
>
> 2016-06-08 14:45 GMT-03:00 Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>:
>
> > Ha, close enough!
> >
> > Nice to meet you!
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Marcelo Cannella <
> > marcelo.cannella at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > You're welcome Paulo
> > > I'm Argentinean!. The only one of Argentina on this list!
> > > And descendant of Italians.
> > >
> > > Marcelo Cannella
> > >
> > > 2016-06-08 14:24 GMT-03:00 Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > Thanks Marcelo! By your name, I suppose you are Brazilian? (could be
> > > > Italian I guess)....
> > > >
> > > > Paulo
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Marcelo Cannella <
> > > > marcelo.cannella at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Welcome Paulo !!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Marcelo
> > > > >
> > > > > 2016-06-08 0:01 GMT-03:00 Paulo Garcia <paulo.astuser at gmail.com>:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Barry,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > this is a pretty cool project. I will make sure to add a post
> > linking
> > > > to
> > > > > > the article! Thanks for the tip!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:22 PM, Barry Nelson <
> > > > > > barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >  Maybe you can include a link from your page to my CoCo 3 RGB
> ->
> > > > SCART
> > > > > ->
> > > > > > > HDMI converter cable project. It's a great way for a CoCo 3
> owner
> > > to
> > > > > get
> > > > > > > RGB video on a modern HDMI TV set.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > https://hackaday.io/project/7366-coco-3-rgb-to-scart-to-hdmi-cable
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Paulo Garcia paulo.astuser at gmail.com
> > > > > > > > Tue Jun 7 15:54:34 EDT 2016
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hey guys/gals
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > After subscribing to this list for a lot of time, I decided
> to
> > > > write
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > say
> > > > > > > > hi:)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am Paulo, the owner/maintainer/janitor of Vintage is The
> New
> > > Old
> > > > (
> > > > > > > > http://www.vintageisthenewold.com) and for many time I've
> been
> > > > > playing
> > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > lots of different retro computers that I can put my hands on
> > (and
> > > > my
> > > > > > wife
> > > > > > > > allows me to bring home :) ).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Although I have 3 CoCos (two CoCo2 and one CoCo3) I never
> spend
> > > > much
> > > > > > time
> > > > > > > > with them, until now. This week I decided to bring the CoCo3
> > out
> > > of
> > > > > its
> > > > > > > box
> > > > > > > > and spend time with it. I have a disk drive but no software
> at
> > > all
> > > > > for
> > > > > > > now.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Interestingly enough, the computer I grew with was a CP-400
> > > > > (Brazilian
> > > > > > > CoCo
> > > > > > > > clone - but probably you all know that already) and with it I
> > > > learned
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > program and spend hours and hours coding my own games.
> > > > Unfortunately
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > sold
> > > > > > > > it back then and now that I live in Canada it won't be easy
> to
> > > get
> > > > a
> > > > > > > CP-400
> > > > > > > > again but the original Tandy ones will do just fine :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am planning to, while I remember my ways with the CoCo, to
> > > > increase
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > computer coverage on my site as I find new things (to me)
> about
> > > it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If any of you have an interesting material and want it
> > published
> > > > > there
> > > > > > > too,
> > > > > > > > just let me know....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I will probably write more with basic questions that piled up
> > > over
> > > > > > these
> > > > > > > 30
> > > > > > > > years since I had my CP-400. All the new hardware accessories
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > > > CoCo
> > > > > > > > are new to me!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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