tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.comments2018-05-03T19:50:19.081-07:008-BIT RETRO COMPUTINGMIBA51http://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-16431840390175327992013-10-06T17:32:40.637-07:002013-10-06T17:32:40.637-07:00You can see how it forms the basis of the CoCo 2 c...You can see how it forms the basis of the CoCo 2 case design. That case shrunk down a bit with the melted keyboard from the 26-3003B or the extended keyboard - is the CoCo 2!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-50154166241922108652013-10-06T17:30:55.797-07:002013-10-06T17:30:55.797-07:00You can see how it forms the basis of the CoCo 2 c...You can see how it forms the basis of the CoCo 2 case design. That case shrunk down a bit with the melted keyboard from the 26-3003B or the extended keyboard - is the CoCo 2!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-56022262145105872212013-06-05T05:12:58.854-07:002013-06-05T05:12:58.854-07:00That unit has a third party "HJL Keyboard&quo...That unit has a third party "HJL Keyboard" which mine has, as well as a Composite video mod.<br /><br />It was a nice version of the Coco. I hope to find another since mine is broken.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09874363221053301206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-2215988697888409022011-11-25T18:57:41.013-08:002011-11-25T18:57:41.013-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.5W FM TRANSMITTERhttp://www.fmheroes.org/5w-fm-transmitter_8_1.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-13549116713057674432011-08-24T04:55:47.910-07:002011-08-24T04:55:47.910-07:00The atari2600.org makes sense from a commercial po...The atari2600.org makes sense from a commercial point of view. If someone had a site called amstradcpc, ibmpc, as400 or similar I'd expect the related company to assert ownership at one stage or another because there's little scope for a fair-use argument when you're using make and model with zero modification.<br /><br />I know there is z80.info but I believe the maintainer has an understanding with Zilog.<br /><br />The ppsberlin takedown request is just plain ignorance however. It has been sad to see the second (or is it third) decline of Atari and the ones responsible are the trademark owners themselves; Releasing remakes like Yar's Revenge and Star Raiders which look nice but in terms of gameplay are barely competent.<br /><br />It's a far cry from the early days where Atari engineers couldn't even get a project approved unless the design documents met minimum standards for uniqueness and originality.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984666196193720989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-14152505030782223622011-05-19T03:25:57.913-07:002011-05-19T03:25:57.913-07:00Have you seen http://www.old-computers.com/museum/...Have you seen http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1151&st=1 (via http://www.metabarn.com/v1050/)?<br /><br />Looks like it might have some of the information you're looking for.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984666196193720989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-88753296224469761172010-01-15T04:07:54.485-08:002010-01-15T04:07:54.485-08:00I remember that advert so well! I always preferred...I remember that advert so well! I always preferred the original Speccy to the + model.<br /><br /><a href="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Spectrum Games</a>The Retro Brothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651403945932259915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-7644733643799129762009-11-29T14:56:00.863-08:002009-11-29T14:56:00.863-08:00The folks at AppleLogic.org are now running with t...The folks at AppleLogic.org are now running with the FPGA emulation ball.<br /><br />They produced a run of 50 cards in 2009, which give the Apple // VGA output initially, and other processor emulations.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884141258940156865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-37728045864108792652009-06-02T12:44:46.985-07:002009-06-02T12:44:46.985-07:00Hi Diego! Yeah it is a log like the computers fro...Hi Diego! Yeah it is a log like the computers from the 40s. Somehow I ended up with a book on how to build your own CPU using discrete components. It would be interesting to take the design from the book and either build it from discrete components, or program the design into a FPGA.<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting ~ JimMIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-31672941874669896942009-05-31T16:25:33.896-07:002009-05-31T16:25:33.896-07:00Quite a nice mess!
Reminds me a bit of the compute...Quite a nice mess!<br />Reminds me a bit of the computers from to 40sDiegohttp://www.yaccs.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-84460471709168297962009-05-18T20:53:41.392-07:002009-05-18T20:53:41.392-07:00Hi Steve! Thanks for confirming that that it is n...Hi Steve! Thanks for confirming that that it is not a black CoCo. <br /><br />Several other CoCoNuts also suggested that it wasn't black. I made the incorrect assumption that it had been painted black. I will add a update to the entry to avoid further confusion.<br /><br />Thanks for swinging by, and please feel free to send any news you have this way. Also, if you are on Linkedin, then feel free to join the 8-Bit retro group.MIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-53988110970921438452009-05-18T19:05:00.000-07:002009-05-18T19:05:00.000-07:00Hi and thanks for the link.
Now, I really don't wi...Hi and thanks for the link.<br />Now, I really don't wish to disappoint you, but that CoCo 1 isn't actually black... it's just the usual silver/grey model. It was just very poor lighting that made it look that way.Benwayhttp://www.benwaysworld.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-44054005482105073582009-05-01T02:26:00.000-07:002009-05-01T02:26:00.000-07:00That's a good vid - and is very interesting to the...That's a good vid - and is very interesting to the likes of us.<br /><br />What will it be like in another 50 years?The Retro Brothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651403945932259915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-60175262197198165172009-01-06T15:24:00.000-08:002009-01-06T15:24:00.000-08:00Thanks Robert! I'll add those links either tonigh...Thanks Robert! I'll add those links either tonight or tomorrow. Cheers! ~ JimMIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-25119526930015638742009-01-06T14:57:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:57:00.000-08:00Well there is my own web page and quite a few othe...Well there is my own web page and quite a few other emulator and software pages.<BR/>http://home.att.net/~robert.gault/Coco/CoCo_main.htm<BR/>http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/disk/162/emulators.html<BR/>http://vcc6809.bravehost.com/<BR/>http://www.mess.org/download.php<BR/>http://www.discover-net.net/~dmkeil/<BR/>http://sourceforge.net/projects/nitros9/<BR/>http://sourceforge.net/projects/toolshed/<BR/>ftp://www.rtsi.com/<BR/>ftp://maltedmedia.com/coco/<BR/>http://excalibur1.net/coco/Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087840547578047809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-28973413262376632732009-01-06T13:56:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:56:00.000-08:00Hey, I don't consider comments like that spam, i b...Hey, I don't consider comments like that spam, i believe in helping promote all the retrocomputing sites that are out there. Any ways, I am a member of the forums and log in to the chat when I can.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for leaving the comment. I changed the title of the link for CoCo3.com to actually include CoCo3.com. Before it was just "The Tandy Color Computer Super Site"<BR/><BR/>Cheers! ~ Jim<BR/><BR/>PS: Feel free to leave more comments and include more sites :-)MIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-32613248219772898322009-01-06T13:02:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:02:00.000-08:00Best current coco web site is www.coco3.com. Very ...Best current coco web site is www.coco3.com. <BR/><BR/>Very active forum there <BR/><BR/>(This is not spam I promise. It is fully on-topic)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-35714272755575620682009-01-01T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:40:00.000-08:00Hey Rogelio:Thanks for the URL. $200 seems a litt...Hey Rogelio:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the URL. $200 seems a little steep for a kit, but when you consider it's the original, I guess it's worth the price.<BR/><BR/>I've added a link for the site. Hopefully others will suggest more links for me to add to the blog.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>JimMIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-57414836882374395412009-01-01T12:32:00.000-08:002009-01-01T12:32:00.000-08:00Great references in this article Jim, be sure to c...Great references in this article Jim, be sure to check Zebra Systems (yes, the old CoCo software vendor) - they still list ZX-81 kits in their website for about $200.00<BR/><BR/>http://www.zebrasystems.com/zebrasystems/zx81/index.htmlRogelio Pereahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757391500007845358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-20202701128837339482008-10-20T08:53:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:53:00.000-07:00I scored 7 out of 10 as well... Got killed on the ...I scored 7 out of 10 as well... Got killed on the game consoles, and didn't recognize one of the other machines.Wintermutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03297439461009385779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-54675420248324386262008-10-18T08:30:00.000-07:002008-10-18T08:30:00.000-07:00Yeah, I noticed that there weren't any Radio Shack...Yeah, I noticed that there weren't any Radio Shack systems in the quiz. You would have thought they would have included the TRS 80 Model 1.<BR/><BR/>Like you I got hung up on the game systems. I wish they would have focus only on older computers.<BR/><BR/>I'll try and find more polls or pages that have a history of older computers and add them to the blog.<BR/><BR/>If you or anyone else has some suggestions just let me know.<BR/><BR/>JimMIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-33378368262329970372008-10-17T09:12:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:12:00.000-07:00Great quiz, really jogged my memory though. Indeed...Great quiz, really jogged my memory though. Indeed, pitty it doesn't address ANY of the TRS-80 line of computers... got 7 out of 10 as the score BTW, totally flunked on the "game consoles" and the IBM vs Compaq portables...Rogelio Pereahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757391500007845358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-54540140432499660842008-09-20T09:22:00.000-07:002008-09-20T09:22:00.000-07:00Short of a very brief mention in my computer progr...Short of a very brief mention in my computer programming schooling back in the 80s, I never had a chance to do anything with Cobol - even then, I remember, it was touted as something passé favored instead by the new geek tools like Paradox and even DBase whatever-level was 'hot' then. I did nothing with these others neither sticking to TRS-80 and CoCo Basic and CoCo ML programming throughout college :-)<BR/><BR/>It is good to see these news on Cobol though, a reminder that no tool is ever obsolete. I am going to drop this bombshell on my systems programmers coworkers (Visual Basic freaks) and see what their reaction is!Rogelio Pereahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757391500007845358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-75861299445243364252008-08-21T16:41:00.000-07:002008-08-21T16:41:00.000-07:00Brian,As long as it isn't a flaming rant any artic...Brian,<BR/><BR/>As long as it isn't a flaming rant any article about 8-bit computing, is fine. Your CoCo 3 / Ti-99-4/A article sounds great. You can get my email address off the list and we can discuss this more off line.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and in defense of the CoCoNuts Newsletter, out of necessity the schedule needs to flex a little due to people having lives outside of the CoCo.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>-JimMIBA51https://www.blogger.com/profile/02958808605363839382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857923613936963785.post-30673475325002290912008-08-21T16:27:00.000-07:002008-08-21T16:27:00.000-07:00Jim,What type of articles are you looking for? Any...Jim,<BR/><BR/>What type of articles are you looking for? Anything 8bit related? Articles comparing features of the different 8 bitters (so long as no flames wars start)? I had started an article last year for CoCoNutz comparing the CoCO3 and Ti-99-4/A. <BR/><BR/>Originally just started out as a comparison between speech synths between the two, but, kinda grew out of that. Never did send it to Mary due to how sporatic things were with the publishing...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727893369864990151noreply@blogger.com