Oldest CoCo (was Re: minimal systems (was Re: Best CoCo Game of All))

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From: Jeff Hameluck
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1993 16:59

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In article <9312010139.AA01288@cocoa12.ksc.nasa.gov> Chris Strickland <stricklandc@COCOA12.KSC.NASA.GOV> writes:
>Enjoyed the nostalgia trip.  Reminded me of how I conned my wife into spending
>our tax refund on the $399 4K coco I (I think I was one of the first to
>buy one).  Imagine, she wanted to buy a washer and dryer (back in 82 you
>could get a washer and dryer for that price).  I've never be able to live
>that one down, but I did get my ol' gray coco.

What's the longest anyone has owned a CoCo?  I'm not positive but I'm pretty
sure I got my 4k CoCo in May of 1981.  Which beats 1982... :)

Jeff Hameluck                   hameluck@cs.uregina.ca
CL 115.1                        University of Regina
(306) 585-4009                  Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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