On 1/23/2023 11:22 AM, Chris via cctalk wrote:
I don't even remember signing up for the RetroAbout64K mailing list. I haven't seen any actual dicussion in my remembrance. But I do get once or twice a week an email about COCO Nation or some such. Sounds like a hot chocolate enthusiasts group seeking world domination. Anyway I've had COCOs going back. Or 1 that I scarfed from a friend for 20$ (back in 89 I think). I realize it has a 6809 and all, the successor to the venerable 6800. But what can you do with the things? Is there even a color output, despite the name. I can't remember. I only remember playing Dungeons of Daggorath or whatever. The guy I bought it from claimed he programmed a complex naval similation. Yeah whatever.
The CoCo uses the 6847, so color is available. (CoCo3 uses an AsIC that supports much of the 6847 capabilities, but adds in more resolution, RGB output, and more colors in those resolutions).
The 6809 runs OS9, so there's that. Jim -- Jim Brain br...@jbrain.com www.jbrain.com
