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Re: Coco stuff for sale in Orlando, FL (C3, CM8, FD501, mouse, etc.)

#327
From: trapenator
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:36
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James,

I'd be very willing to just give it all to you.  I didn't even see your
reply until today.  I was close to junking it all.  If I could figure
out how to get it to you.  I don't have the original box for the
monitor so I don't know how I could ship it easily.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeff

james wrote:
> 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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