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Article #327Re: Coco stuff for sale in Orlando, FL (C3, CM8, FD501, mouse, etc.)
From: trapenator
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:36
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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