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"cococat" <cococat@none.nonet> wrote in message
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> On the bottom of both my CoCo 2 and CoCo 3, beneath the cartridge port
> area, there's a large regtangular empty space molded into the bottom
> caseing (on the CoCo 3, the bottom analog RGB port has a cable "channel"
> which leads to this empty area).

You finally made me look at my case. It's exactly as it should be - no
options involved.

> Was this area designed to hold some possible future expansion option that
> Tandy/Radio Shack had in mind? What purpose does this empty area serve?

It's molded like that to support and guide the ROMPAKs, and to hold the
socket for them.

> I notice that within this said space, there is a pair of plastic standoffs
> (for lack of a better term) molded into the case, each with a hole in it,
> although it appears that on my CoCo 2 the "standoffs" are a little bit
> wider in diameter with larger diameter holes in them.

They are where the ROMPAK socket screws are driven from above.

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