CoCo's *are* real... (was: OT: PC Motherboard with a vacuum tube

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Fri Sep 6 16:01:00 2002

On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Roger Merchberger wrote:

> Define "real" -- Admittedly, the CoCo1's chicklet keyboard sucked bigtime,
> but The CoCo2/3's keyboard is as good as anything made nowadays... (that's

With one glaring exception: NO CONTROL KEY.

What computer comes without a CONTROL key?

That and the RF video out only with no built-in composite video output
would have made the CoCo a complete lemon if it weren't for the
brilliance of the users that managed to extend and expand it. And OS-9
was also a definite plus.

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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