[Coco] Retro computing fiction

[Rob Rosenbrock]

Okay, I went back and looked at the book again. The protagonist has to
decipher the references to the 80's, and the 80's are looked at as retro,
so the references do work for any audience. I didn't remember the book
right, so I was thinking they'd be nostalgic references mostly.

I believed that the CoCo was superior to other computers on the market
back then. My friends had Commodores and thought that they were superior.
It had it's benefits, I'll admit, but I was the one that could write
programs and make my CoCo do something. Still, the Commodore was more
known; I'd expect to see one of them before I saw a CoCo. (It was nice
seeing a Radio Shack store on Young Sheldon, though...)

I've usually enjoyed the films that Spielberg has produced/directed --
Look at what he did with Jaws. Somehow I don't think this will need to be
hyped in order to do well. Hopefully it inspires an 80's retro fad. Would
be nice to see a lot of old stuff come back for awhile.

> I actually don't fully agree with that. I think it will be chock-full of
> 80s and 90s references, including movies, TV shows, and videogames. I just
> don't anticipate anything related to the CoCo making the cut.
>
> And yeah, this is one of the most overhyped books ever made. With
> Spielberg
> attached, I expect the movie to do well, hype or no. It's definitely
> anticipated by a lot of people.
>
> -Bill
>