[Coco] Opinions on using fake CoCos

[rietveld rietveld]

i have 2 intel sticks in coco cases.    The first stick is running WIN10 and VCC and also acts as my Drivewire server.
  

  
The second stick is running LINUX and also uses VCC via WINE
  

  

  

  

  
  
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> On Jan 5, 2021 at 9:37 AM, Allen Huffman  <alsplace at pobox.com>  wrote:
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>   >  On Jan 4, 2021, at 10:01 PM, rietveld rietveld  <rietveldh at hotmail.com>  wrote:
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> >  i put an intel compute stick , running vcc, in a dead coco1
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> How does the Intel stick compare with a Pi? Is it running Windows of some kind?
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> Having such a kit might be a nice product, and hopefully save some dead CoCos from the trash. So many retro machines are just being thrown out if they won’t power up or - worse - when they are working but the owner doesn’t know that he RCA Jack on the back isn’t composite video output and just thinks they are broke.
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> Maybe we need to start a "Dead Color Computers Wanted" program and try to safe them?
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> WANTED:
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> DEAD or DEAD
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> I can see the posted now.
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