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Article #288Re: Coco stuff for sale in Orlando, FL (C3, CM8, FD501, mouse, etc.)
From: james
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:40
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:40
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On 8 Mar 2005 15:50:51 -0800, trapenator@gmail.com wrote: >Hey folks. I have a (possibly dead) Coco3 for sale. By possibly dead >I mean sometimes it boots up and goes to the BASIC prompt, but more >often than not it just displays a bunch of garbage on the screen. I >has been sitting in my closet for 15+ years. > >The Tandy CM8 monitor seems to work, but the flippy cover that goes >over the controls in front is long gone. Also, the plug that goes into >the Coco is a little scraped up - maybe a loose wire is causing the >display to go funky? > >I also have a single disk FD501 drive. No idea if it works as the >controller pack is long gone. > >I also have the official Tandy mouse, with Colorware hi-res adapater (I >can't even remember what that was for). > >So - any advice on what I should do with this stuff? Considering that >the Coco itself isn't too healthy I don't want to list this stuff on >ebay. Do they even sell on there? It seems like the shipping would be >real expensive. The CM8 weighs a ton. I'm close to chucking all of >this stuff in the dumpster but I'd rather see it in the hands of a >collector/enthusiast. > >- Jeff >(trapenator@gmail.com) ******* Jeff Before you chunk it into the garbage, I would like to have crack at it. Yes there is still a market for Coco stuff on EBAY. james
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