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(The dragon was made in Wales, not England. Considered a big deal at the time in Wales)
 
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| caption = Dragon 32
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| date = 1982
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| year = 1982
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| notes = Photo by S. Walgenbach
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The Dragon 32 and 64 were near clones of the TRS-80 Color Computer made by Mettoy in England.
The Dragon 32 and 64 were near clones of the TRS-80 Color Computer made by Mettoy in the United Kingdom, specifically Wales, which has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Wales a red dragon in its flag].


There was also a "Dragon" (no 32 or 64) made by Tano for the United States market.
There was also a "Dragon" (no 32 or 64 in the name) made by Tano for the United States market
 
In addition to the ports and features standard to the CoCo, the Tano Dragon also had:
 
* Extended Color BASIC as standard.
* 48K available in BASIC compared to the CoCo's 32K.
* A parallel printer port.
* A 5-pin DIN port for a composite color monitor.
 
= Reviews =
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|+
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! Magazine !! Review !! Author(s) !! Month !! Year !! Page
|-
| ''[[The Rainbow]]'' || [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1983-12/page/n83/mode/2up ''Enter the Dragon''] || Fred Scerbo || December || 1983 || p. 153
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| ''[[Hot CoCo]]'' || [https://archive.org/details/sim_hot-coco_1983-12_1_7/page/n77/mode/2up ''Two Titans from Tano and Tandy''] || Guier S. Wright || December || 1983 || p. 74
|-
| ''[[The Color Computer Magazine]]'' || [https://archive.org/details/color-computer-magazine-1984-01/page/n81/mode/2up ''The Dragon! A review of the computer — finally!''] || Doug Kelley and Larry Cadman || January || 1984 || p. 81
|}
 
= External Resources =
 
*[https://worldofdragon.org/index.php?title=Main_Page The Dragon Archive]- a wiki much like this one, focused on the Dragon.
*[http://www.dragondata.co.uk/index.html Dragon Data] - unofficial fan site.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170220125131/http://cadigital.com/computer.htm California Digital (archived)] - a company that sold new old-stock Dragons as recently as 2017.


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Dragon

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Name Dragon
Year 1982
Notes Photo by S. Walgenbach
Info Source Dean Leiber
About the Info Box

The Dragon 32 and 64 were near clones of the TRS-80 Color Computer made by Mettoy in the United Kingdom, specifically Wales, which has a red dragon in its flag.

There was also a "Dragon" (no 32 or 64 in the name) made by Tano for the United States market.

In addition to the ports and features standard to the CoCo, the Tano Dragon also had:

  • Extended Color BASIC as standard.
  • 48K available in BASIC compared to the CoCo's 32K.
  • A parallel printer port.
  • A 5-pin DIN port for a composite color monitor.

Reviews

Magazine Review Author(s) Month Year Page
The Rainbow Enter the Dragon Fred Scerbo December 1983 p. 153
Hot CoCo Two Titans from Tano and Tandy Guier S. Wright December 1983 p. 74
The Color Computer Magazine The Dragon! A review of the computer — finally! Doug Kelley and Larry Cadman January 1984 p. 81

External Resources