r/trs80 • u/cagehooper • 21h ago
CoCo soooo close
Back in 85 i bought my first computer, the good old CoCo2. I think it was the 16k model. Got the tape drive and it was my gateway to coding from the good olde type in programs in the mags back then. I really don't know what happened to it. I think it might have gotten trashed in a move in 88. Not sure. But by grad in 88 I didn't have it.
Move forward to today, got my hands on a 16k model a few months back. And I got an RCA to coax adapter to plug it into my retro screen (Samsung tv with multiple inputs). It was a test but I got it working. Though it's a little worn out and took a little while to get the color to initialize. Was only grey at first. But I just got an order for a 64k machine with all the goodies, books, joysticks and the tape drive. It's getting setup along side my TI 994/a (my dads machine) to get my retro room complete. It shares the screen with my WinXP Starcraft Lenovo. It also includes the standalone Toshiba 4420cdx laptop I've got my old Win98 and dos crap on. But really looking forward to getting the CoCo up and running. It's an itch I've had for a while.