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In article <edOWIEA$BAi2EwSI@stokesay.demon.co.uk>,
  Steve Cooper <steve@stokesay.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I collect old computers and video games as a hobby. Can anyone help me
> l

I have about three Compucolors down in the shed - all working when I stored
them. I have masses of documentation, user group newsletters and software.
Until recently I still had one machine set up to print plant labels for our
nursery. I picked up the other	machines to use for back-up/spares. But,
after years of unreliability, as soon as I was 'failure proof', the machine
became 100% reliable! I realise that this information will probably irritate
rather than help (unless you know of an empty C130 passing through Canberra).
The last machine I acquired had the full keyboard - more keys than a PC and
in techniclour. Some folklore: No sooner did the Compucolor become popular
than the manufacturer ceased supporting it. This led to a remarkable
proliferation of user groups in US, Canada, Australia and the UK. In
retrospect I think Intelligent Systems did us a favour through their
incoompetence. Never in the history of microcomputing were so many left to
sink or swim; Between us we managed pretty well, producing masses of soft and
firmware and all sorts of hardware mods. Ken Kerrison

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