Auctions of note for August 27th, 2006:
Nothing really struck my fancy over the last few days, so no posts. Now there's a couple of items of interest, so here's a nice little round up of the last few days. :)
Tandy TRS-80 Hi - Resolution Joystick Interface
This device is in usable condition, though it's rare enough to look at for adding to the ol' collectible collection. Not a whole lot of programs ended up using this one. Color Max 3 was one. It's competitor, CoCo Max III (and the Max-10 wordprocessor) used a special version of this adaptor that was modified by Colorware to work with those programs. Read: copy protection. So this device (the original Radio Shack version ) won't work with the Colorware products. Can't think of any others...
Several nice looking CoCo mice showed up. These are the black, single red button 26-3025 models:
RADIO SHACK TRS 80 MICRO COMPUTER MOUSE MINT CON & BOX
Appears to be NOS.
Tandy TRS-80 Mouse for Color Computer 26-3025 CoCo NEW!
Not new. But in Good to Very Good.
TANDY COLOR MOUSE Tandy 1000 or Color Computer TRS-8
Another one that appears NOS.
Rainbow On Disk April 1991
Glen, from the CoCo Longue, has several of these Rainbow On Disk packages up for grabs from 1991, and one from 1990. Click on the see seller's other items link for all his currently listed CoCo items.
TRS80 / TRS-80 - 4 x Rainbow Magazine On Disk
Another nice lot of Rainbow on Disk, these from 1987/88
Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Color Computer (new in box)
I suppose I'll start listing these again. heh! :) Here's a very nice, apparently NOS, MC-10. This machine really is a lot of fun to play with. I definately classify it as a "CoCo-like substance" because it is significantly different than it's bigger brother. But the similarities are enough that it's in the same immediate family.
COLOR COMPUTER DISK SOFTWARE 54 DISK
Here's a bif fat juicy lot of disks for the CoCo! Includes a bunch of copied Rainbow on Disk issues, quite a nice lot of T&D disk issues, original disks for several rarities (a few with their manuals), including the Simply Better wordprocessor, and WordPower 3.1. Most of it is copies, but it looks like there's some gems in there.
TRS-80 Color Computer 2 w/ TP-10 Printer & Cassette
Nice looking CoCo 2 with some nice looking extras.
Disk Drive Watch:
COLOR COMPUTER DISK DRIVE COMPLETE SYSTEM (0,1,2,3)
This one appears to be well loved. It's home built double sided drives with ADOS-3 in one of the controllers. Woo hoo! Very nice. Also includes a copy of PEEKs, POKEs, and EXECs for the CoCo 3.
Tandy Disk Drive FD502 for Color Computer 26-3133 CoCo
A good looking and potentially collectible FD-502 with it's box and manuals.
Mislisted:
Couple of Microdeal casettes:
Cuthbert ... by MicroDeal - Dragon 32 & Tandy Colour 32
Tangle Wood by MicroDeal - Dragon 32 & Tandy Colour 32
Gotta love these things. :)
Some CoCo chips:
Tandy CB Color BASIC ROM IC Chip 8040364B
Tandy ECB Extended Color BASIC ROM IC Chip 8042364A
Tandy Motorola 6809 CPU IC Chip Microprocessor
Tandy Motorola 6847 VDG Video IC Chip Microprocessor
Tandy Motorola 6883 SAM IC Chip Microprocessor
Tandy Motorola 6822 IIA IC Chip Microprocessor
Angel's Luck,
Capt
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Hi Captcpu,
You said:
This device is in usable condition, though it's rare enough to look at for adding to the ol' collectible collection. Not a whole lot of programs ended up using this one. Color Max 3 was one. It's competitor, CoCo Max III (and the Max-10 wordprocessor) used a special version of this adaptor that was modified by Colorware to work with those programs. Read: copy protection. So this device (the original Radio Shack version ) won't work with the Colorware products. Can't think of any others...
Ok, Time to blow that myth away, I do know for a fact My Tandy Hi-res inteface works with Max-10 and the Coco Max 3 software, as I have versions that are patched to use this device, and not the crappy Colorware Interface.
To Find the Patch, go into ftp://os9archive.rtsi.com/RSDOS/
look for the link called ModMax10, This holds the patch file to allow Max-10 to use other Hi-res interfaces, without needing the Colorware device.
As for Coco Max3, I know it works, as my version uses it, Might have to ask another coco user about this version, see where he got the patch from.
laters
Briza
Hi Shawn, and thanks for dropping in! Yeah, walking into a Radio Shack nowadays you would have to wonder. But you should be proud to have owned one! :) At one time, Tandy/Radio Shack made some of the finest computers available. Obviously we tend to think the Color Computer 1,2 and 3 were the best... but they also made the world famous Model I and III, the 1000 line of PC clones (you'll notice vintage software system requirements of the day said IBM PC/TANDY 1000... not HP, Dell, Compaq, etc, etc, etc), and the still very much in use Model 100, the first successful laptop. The later is still used by journalists and people who write a lot in the field because it's light, easy, runs on alkaline batteries, and is one tough SOB. Radio Shack has always had a history of selling top notch electronics, and the early days of their computers were no exception.
Nowadays, well... if you need a cell phone... heh! :)
Angel's Luck,
Capt.
Briza,
Okay, I don't know if I'd call it a myth, but for arguments sake, and completeness I'll revise that statement...
To use it *in it's original form* you'll need the proprietary interface from Colorware. Yes, cracked versions of CoCo Max (and a crack for Max-10) are available and work just fine with the original Tandy Hi-Res interface. Yes, I should have pointed that out. They should also work through emulation on a PC as well. Point is... the item is not terribly common. Not unheard of, of course, but they don't pop up everyday. If you have a cracked version of CoCo Max III, go for it. If you don't, it won't work (I just tried it.) FWIW, Max-10, without the patch, requires the annoying clicker device that hooks into the cassette port. Seriously major pain in the tuckus. Definately patch it if you plan to use it for anything! For collectible purposes, though, those programs should have their original dongles.
That's all I'm sayin'....
And FWIW, I believe the latest CoCo Collection CD from coco3.com has a cracked version of CoCo Max III, as well as the original Color Max 3, on it. Well, I should say they worked in the emulator just fine. Haven't had a chance to try them on the real deal yet.
Angel's Luck,
Capt.
Hi Captcpu,
I have the Original Max-10 and Cocomax 3, But no Colorware device for them, So I really need to get 1 of those original interfaces, so I can have a complete set, So I agree, You have to have the interface and Software, to have a collectors set, I'm half way there.
laters
Briza
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