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<div>Based in Frankston,Victoria,Australia<br />
Started back in 1984.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*[http://stanblaz.customer.netspace.net.au/cococlub.htm] <br />
[[category:Clubs]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Magazines&diff=3018Category:Magazines2006-04-18T09:17:00Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Magazines</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Magazines&diff=3017Category:Magazines2006-04-18T09:16:46Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>[[Magazines]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Internet_Resources&diff=3016Internet Resources2006-04-18T09:14:30Z<p>Auscoco: /* Mailing Lists */</p>
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==Mailing Lists==<br />
*[http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco MaltedMedia Color Computer Mailing list] - this list, operated by [[Dennis Báthory-Kitsz]], takes over for the former Princeton CoCoList (also found at bit.listserv.coco). The Princeton list had been in existence for ages, but spam messages rendered it useless so Dennis offered to create a closed mailing list. A closed mailing list requires approval from the list owner in order to join the mailing list. You can download the old archives [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/ here]. A NNTP and [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.tandy.coco web interface] for the mailing list is available from gmane.org<br />
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cococlub Cococlub Yahoo Group]<br />
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColorComputer Color Computer Yahoo group]<br />
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dragonuser Dragon User group]<br />
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icoco iCoCo group] Discussion about the Cloud-9 Suberboard<br />
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tandycomputers Tandy Computers Yahoo group]<br />
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trs80mc10club MC10 Yahoo group]<br />
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==Websites==<br />
*[http://m.webring.com/hub?ring=coco Webring.com] Hub:TRS-80 Tandy Color Computer<br />
*[http://www.coco3.com www.coco3.com] - ...<br />
*[http://www.pereanet.com/cocomc10 www.pereanet.com/cocomc10] - Yet Another MC-10 website<br />
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[[Category:Internet Resources]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Color_Computer_FAQ&diff=3015Talk:Color Computer FAQ2006-04-18T09:10:32Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Where can I find Paul Z's old CoCo FAQ?<br />
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FAQ's for reference<br />
*[[http://web.archive.org/web/20000816143442/http://www.voicenet.com/~swyss/cocofaq.html#q10]]<br />
*[[http://home.att.net/~robert.gault/Coco/FAQ/FAQ_main.htm]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Australian_COCO&diff=3014Australian COCO2006-04-18T09:01:51Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Australian COCO Magazine<br><br />
(Also incorporated "MICO" for the MC10)<br />
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First Issue:1984 - after 1987 ?<br />
Publisher: ?<br />
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[[Category:Magazines]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Publications&diff=3013Publications2006-04-18T08:56:35Z<p>Auscoco: /* Magazines with CoCo Sections */</p>
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==Books==<br />
* [[TRS-80 Color Computer Assembly Language Programming]] ([[1983]]) [[William Barden]]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Color Computer Graphics]] ([[1982]]) [[Don Inman]]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Color Programs]] ([[1982]]) [[Tom Rugg]],[[Phil Feldman]]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer Fantastic Games]] ([[1984]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer Programmer's Handbook]] ([[1986]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer Space Adventures]] ([[1984]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer what Else You Can Do With Your TRS-80]] ([[1985]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Programs and Applications for the Color Computer]] ([[1982]]) [[Alfred Baker]]<br />
* [[Assembly Language Graphics for the TRS-80 Color Computer]] ([[1983]]) [[Don Inman]],[[Kurt Inman]]<br />
* [[Basic09 Tour Guide]] ([[19??]]) - [[Peter Dibble]]<br />
* [[Color Computer Graphics]] ([[1982]]) [[William Barden]]<br />
* [[The Color Computer Playground]] ([[1984]]?) [[Fred D'Ignazio]]<br />
* [[Rainbow Book of Simulations]] ([[198?]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[The Second Rainbow Book of Simulations]] ([[1986]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9]] ([[1985]]) [[Peter Dibble]],[[Dale Puckett]]<br />
* [[The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 Level II]] ([[1987]]) [[Peter Dibble]],[[Dale Puckett]]<br />
* [[CoCoFest Chronicles]] ([[199?]]) - [[Allen Huffman]]<br />
* [[Inside OS-9 Level 2]] (year?) - [[Kevin Darling]]<br />
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== Fanzines ==<br />
These would be things like photocopied newsletters that don't really fit into the other categories.<br />
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==Magazines with CoCo Sections==<br />
*[[68 Micro Journal]]<br />
*[[80 Micro / 80 Microcomputing]]<br />
*[[Australian COCO]]<br />
*[[Compute! Magazine]]<br />
*[[Computer Shopper]]<br />
*[[Micro - 6502/6809 Journal]]<br />
*[[TRS-80 Microcomputer News]]<br />
*[[World of 68' Micros]]<br />
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==Newsstand Magazines==<br />
*[[Color Computer Magazine]]<br />
*[[Hot CoCo]]<br />
*[[Rainbow]] (July 1981-May 1993) - [[Falsoft]]<br />
*[[Dragon User]] (XXXX-XXXX)<br />
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==Newsletters==<br />
*[[Coco Ads]]<br />
*[[Coco News]]<br />
*[[Coco Notes Newsletter]]<br />
*[[Coco Trader]]<br />
*[[Color Computer Weekly]]<br />
*[[East Texas Color Computer Club / International Color Computer Club]]<br />
*[[Glenside CoCo-123]] (XXXX-Current) - Glenside Color Computer Club's newsletter. Still going!<br />
*[[Lewis Clark Exchange]]<br />
*[[Undercolor]] (12/10/1984-6/30/1985) - Dennis Bathory-Kitsz's publication. 11 issues total.<br />
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==Subscription Only (non-newsstand)==<br />
*[[CoCo Clipboard Magazine]]<br />
*[[Coco Tech Journal]]<br />
*[[Color Computer News]]<br />
*[[Color Micro Journal]]<br />
*[[Dazzle]]<br />
*[[Dynamic Color News]]<br />
*[[International OS-9 Underground]]<br />
*[[Metamorphasis / No Name Magazine]]<br />
*[[Spectrogram]]<br />
*[[TRS-80 Computing / Color Computing]]<br />
*[[UpTime]] - Published by Jordan Tsvetkoff, the guy behind Pyramix (one of the first 3rd party CoCo 3 games).<br />
*[[Wizard's Castle]]<br />
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[[Category:Publications]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Publications&diff=3012Publications2006-04-18T08:56:19Z<p>Auscoco: /* Magazines with CoCo Sections */</p>
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==Books==<br />
* [[TRS-80 Color Computer Assembly Language Programming]] ([[1983]]) [[William Barden]]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Color Computer Graphics]] ([[1982]]) [[Don Inman]]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Color Programs]] ([[1982]]) [[Tom Rugg]],[[Phil Feldman]]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer Fantastic Games]] ([[1984]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer Programmer's Handbook]] ([[1986]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer Space Adventures]] ([[1984]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Colour Computer what Else You Can Do With Your TRS-80]] ([[1985]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[TRS-80 Programs and Applications for the Color Computer]] ([[1982]]) [[Alfred Baker]]<br />
* [[Assembly Language Graphics for the TRS-80 Color Computer]] ([[1983]]) [[Don Inman]],[[Kurt Inman]]<br />
* [[Basic09 Tour Guide]] ([[19??]]) - [[Peter Dibble]]<br />
* [[Color Computer Graphics]] ([[1982]]) [[William Barden]]<br />
* [[The Color Computer Playground]] ([[1984]]?) [[Fred D'Ignazio]]<br />
* [[Rainbow Book of Simulations]] ([[198?]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[The Second Rainbow Book of Simulations]] ([[1986]]) [various authors]<br />
* [[The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9]] ([[1985]]) [[Peter Dibble]],[[Dale Puckett]]<br />
* [[The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 Level II]] ([[1987]]) [[Peter Dibble]],[[Dale Puckett]]<br />
* [[CoCoFest Chronicles]] ([[199?]]) - [[Allen Huffman]]<br />
* [[Inside OS-9 Level 2]] (year?) - [[Kevin Darling]]<br />
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== Fanzines ==<br />
These would be things like photocopied newsletters that don't really fit into the other categories.<br />
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==Magazines with CoCo Sections==<br />
*[[68 Micro Journal]]<br />
*[[80 Micro / 80 Microcomputing]]<br />
*[[Australian_COCO]]<br />
*[[Compute! Magazine]]<br />
*[[Computer Shopper]]<br />
*[[Micro - 6502/6809 Journal]]<br />
*[[TRS-80 Microcomputer News]]<br />
*[[World of 68' Micros]]<br />
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==Newsstand Magazines==<br />
*[[Color Computer Magazine]]<br />
*[[Hot CoCo]]<br />
*[[Rainbow]] (July 1981-May 1993) - [[Falsoft]]<br />
*[[Dragon User]] (XXXX-XXXX)<br />
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==Newsletters==<br />
*[[Coco Ads]]<br />
*[[Coco News]]<br />
*[[Coco Notes Newsletter]]<br />
*[[Coco Trader]]<br />
*[[Color Computer Weekly]]<br />
*[[East Texas Color Computer Club / International Color Computer Club]]<br />
*[[Glenside CoCo-123]] (XXXX-Current) - Glenside Color Computer Club's newsletter. Still going!<br />
*[[Lewis Clark Exchange]]<br />
*[[Undercolor]] (12/10/1984-6/30/1985) - Dennis Bathory-Kitsz's publication. 11 issues total.<br />
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==Subscription Only (non-newsstand)==<br />
*[[CoCo Clipboard Magazine]]<br />
*[[Coco Tech Journal]]<br />
*[[Color Computer News]]<br />
*[[Color Micro Journal]]<br />
*[[Dazzle]]<br />
*[[Dynamic Color News]]<br />
*[[International OS-9 Underground]]<br />
*[[Metamorphasis / No Name Magazine]]<br />
*[[Spectrogram]]<br />
*[[TRS-80 Computing / Color Computing]]<br />
*[[UpTime]] - Published by Jordan Tsvetkoff, the guy behind Pyramix (one of the first 3rd party CoCo 3 games).<br />
*[[Wizard's Castle]]<br />
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[[Category:Publications]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Australian_COCO&diff=3011Australian COCO2006-04-18T08:55:15Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Australian COCO Magazine<br><br />
(Also incorporated "MICO" for the MC10)<br />
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First Issue:1984<br />
Publisher: ?<br />
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<div>An Australian CoCo Lover from the 1980's !</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Software&diff=3009Talk:Software2006-04-18T08:20:59Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Reference<br />
http://nitros9.stg.net/coco_game_list.html</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Software&diff=3008Software2006-04-18T08:18:04Z<p>Auscoco: /* CoCo 1/2 Games */</p>
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How specific should the categories be? Is it helpful to seperate them by media type (ROMpak, disk, tape) and by machine type (CoCo 1/2, CoCo 3)? The first "Radio Shack Software" section is just a style proposal. Either run with it, or we can delete it.<br />
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==Radio Shack Software==<br />
===ROM Paks===<br />
====CoCo 1/2====<br />
*[[7 Card Stud]] - Rompack, 26-3074, 1984<br />
*[[Wildcatting]] - Rompack, 26-3067, 1981<br />
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====CoCo 3====<br />
*[[Castle of Tharoggad]] - Rompack, 26-3159, 1988<br />
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===Disk===<br />
====CoCo 1/2====<br />
====CoCo 3====<br />
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==CoCo 1/2 Games==<br />
*[[7 Card Stud]] - Rompack, 26-3074, 1984<br />
*[[8-Ball]] - Rompack, Anteco<br />
*[[Alphabet Zoo]] - Rompack, 26-3170, 1984<br />
*[[Androne]] - Rompack, 26-3096, 1983<br />
*[[Arkanoid]] - Rompack, 26-3043, 1987<br />
*[[Atom]] - Rompack, 26-3149, 1983<br />
*[[Backgammon]] - Rompack, 26-3059, 1980<br />
*[[Biosphere]] - Disk, 26-3280, OS-9<br />
*[[Blackboard]] - Disk<br />
*[[Bridge Tutor]] - Rompack, 26-3158, 1982<br />
*[[Bugs II]] - Disk, Four Star Software<br />
*[[Bustout]] - Rompack, 26-3056, 1981<br />
*[[Canyon Climber]] - Rompack, 26-3089, 1982<br />
*[[Castle Guard]] - Rompack, 26-3079, 1981<br />
*[[Caterpillar]] Tape or Disk, [[Aadvark-80]] 1992<br />
*[[Cave Walker]] - Disk, 26-3249, OS-9<br />
*[[Checkers]] - Rompack, 26-3055, 1980<br />
*[[Chess]] - Rompack, 26-3050, 1980<br />
*[[Childpace]] - Disk, 26-3248, Computerose<br />
*[[Clowns and Balloons]] - Rompack, 26-3087, 1980<br />
*[[Coco Pro Solitaire]] - Disk, DNM Enterprises<br />
*[[Color Baseball]] - Rompack, 26-3095, 1983<br />
*[[Color Cubes]] - Rompack, 26-3075, 1981<br />
*[[Color It]] - Disk<br />
*[[Color Logo]] - Rompack, 26-2722, 1983<br />
*[[Crosswords]] - Rompack, 26-3082, 1981<br />
*[[Cyrus World Class Chess]] - Rompack, 26-3064, 1984<br />
*[[Demolition Derby]] - Rompack, 26-3044, 1984<br />
*[[Demon Attack]] - Rompack, 26-3099, 1984<br />
*[[Dino Wars]] - Rompack, 26-3057, 1980<br />
*[[Doctor Who]] - Prickly Pear Software's unlicensed tribute to the BBC Sci-Fi series.<br />
*[[Don Pan]] - Rompack, 26-3097, 1985<br />
*[[Doubleback]] - Rompack, 26-3091, 1982<br />
*[[Downland]] - Rompack, 26-3046, 1983<br />
*[[Dragonfire]] - Rompack, 26-3098, 1984<br />
*[[Dungeons of Daggorath]] - Rompack, 26-3093, 1982<br />
*[[Facemaker]] - Rompack, 26-3166, 1984<br />
*[[Football]] - Rompack, 26-3053, 1980<br />
*[[Fraction Fever]] - Rompack, 26-3169, 1984<br />
*[[Galactic Attack]] - Rompack, 26-3066, 1982<br />
*[[Gin Champion]] - Rompack, 26-3083, 1982<br />
*[[Gomoku/Renju]] - Rompack, 26-3069, 1983<br />
*[[Kids on Keys]] - Rompack, 26-3167, 1984<br />
*[[Kindercomp]] - Rompack, 26-3168, 1984<br />
*[[King, The]] - Tom Mix Sofware's excellent Donkey Kong clone.<br />
*[[Math Bingo]] - Rompack, 26-3150, 1980<br />
*[[Math Tutor]] - Rompack, 26-3148, 1988<br />
*[[Megabug]] - Rompack, 26-3076, 1982<br />
*[[Microbes]] - Rompack, 26-3085, 1981<br />
*[[Mindroll]] - Rompack, 26-3100, 1988<br />
*[[Monster Maze]] - Rompack, 26-3081, 1981<br />
*[[Panic Button]] - Rompack, 26-3147, 1983<br />
*[[Pinball]] - Rompack, 26-3052, 1980<br />
*[[Polaris]] - Rompack, 26-3065, 1981<br />
*[[Poltergeist]] - Rompack, 26-3073, 1982<br />
*[[Popcorn]] - Rompack, 26-3090, 1981<br />
*[[Project Nebula]] - Rompack, 26-3063, 1981<br />
*[[Quasar Commander]] - Rompack, 26-3051, 1980<br />
*[[Reactoid]] - Rompack, 26-3092, 1983<br />
*[[Robot Battle]] - Rompack, 26-3070, 1981<br />
*[[Roman Checkers]] - Rompack, 26-3071, 1981<br />
*[[Shooting Gallery]] - Rompack, 26-3088, 1982<br />
*[[Skiing]] - Rompack, 26-3058, 1981<br />
*[[Slay the Nereis]] - Rompack, 26-3086, 1983<br />
*[[Soko-Ban]] - Rompack, 26-3161, 1988<br />
*[[Space Assault]] - Rompack, 26-3060, 1981<br />
*[[Spidercide]] - Rompack, 26-3049, 1983<br />
*[[Starblaster]] - Rompack, J. Kearney, 1981<br />
*[[Starblaze]] - Rompack, 26-3094, 1983<br />
*[[Stellar Life-line]] - Rompack, 26-3047, 1983<br />
*[[Super Logo]] - Rompack, 26-2717, 1984<br />
*[[Temple of ROM]] - Rompack, 26-3045, 1984<br />
*[[Tennis]] - Rompack, 26-3080, 1981<br />
*[[Tetris]] - Rompack, 26-3163, 1988<br />
*[[Wildcatting]] - Rompack, 26-3067, 1981<br />
*[[Xenion]] - Disk or Tape, 64k, Diecom Products Inc, 1987<br />
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==CoCo 1/2 Non-games==<br />
*[[Appliance and Light]] - Rompack, 26-3142, 1984<br />
*[[Art Gallery]] - Rompack, 26-3061, 1981<br />
*[[Audio Spectrum Analyzer]] - Rompack, 26-3156, 1981<br />
*[[Autoterm 3.2D]] - Disk, PXE Computing<br />
*[[BASIC-09]] - Disk, 26-3036, OS-9<br />
*[[CocoMax Hi-Res Pack]] - Rompack, Colorware<br />
*[[Color File]] - Rompack, 26-3103, 1981<br />
*[[Color File II]] - Rompack, 26-3110, 1986<br />
*[[Color Pack]] - ROM/RAM Pack, Green Mountain Micro<br />
*[[Color Scripsit]] - Rompack, 26-3105, 1981<br />
*[[Color Scripsit II]] - Rompack, 26-3109, 1986<br />
*[[Color Term Plus]] - Rompack, Double Density Software, 1983<br />
*[[Colorcom/E]] - Rompack, Eigen Systems<br />
*[[Comm-4 Serial Pak]] - Rompack<br />
*[[Diagnostics]] - Rompack, 26-3019, 1980<br />
*[[Digisector DS-69A]] - Rompack, Microworks<br />
*[[Display 80]] - Rompack, Disto<br />
*[[Disto RAM Pak]] - Rampack, Disto<br />
*[[EDTASM Plus]] - Rompack, 26-3250, 1982<br />
*[[EPROM Programmer]] - Rompack, Intronics<br />
*[[Graphic Pack]] - Rompack, 26-3157, 1982<br />
*[[Handyman]] - Rompack, 26-3154, 1981<br />
*[[Master Key II]] - Rompack, Computize, 1984<br />
*[[Micro Painter]] - Rompack, 26-3077, 1982<br />
*[[Microworks Forth]] - Rompack, Microworks<br />
*[[Midi Interface]] - Rompack, Related Research<br />
*[[Modem Pack - Direct Connect]] - Rompack, 26-2228, 1985<br />
*[[Music]] - Rompack, 26-3151, 1980<br />
*[[PBJ Dual Serial Port PAk]] - Rompack, PBJ<br />
*[[P-C Pak]] - Rompack, PBJ, 1984<br />
*[[Personal Finance]] - Rompack, 26-3101, 1980<br />
*[[Personal Finance II]] - Rompack, 26-3106, 1983<br />
*[[Real Talker]] - Rompack, Colorware<br />
*[[RS 232 Program Pack]] - Rompack, 26-2226, 1983<br />
*[[Smartwatch Pack]] - Rompack<br />
*[[Soliddrive RAM Pak]] - RAM pack<br />
*[[Spectaculator]] - Rompack, 26-3104, 1981<br />
*[[Spectrum Voice Pak]] - Rompack, Spectrum Projects<br />
*[[Speech Sound]] - Rompack, 26-3144<br />
*[[Speech Systems large white pack]] - Rompack, Speech Systems, has 2 jacks on one side<br />
*[[Speech Systems small black pack]] - Rompack, Speech Systems, no jacks<br />
*[[Stereo Composer]] - Rompack, Speech Systems<br />
*[[Stereo Music - Orch 90CC]] - Rompack, 26-3143, 1984<br />
*[[Typemate]] - Rompack, 26-3155, 1988<br />
*[[Typing Tutor]] - Rompack, 26-3152, 1980<br />
*[[Video Digitizer DS69]] - Rompack<br />
*[[Videotex]] - Rompack, 26-2222, 1981<br />
*[[Voice, The]] - Rompack, Speech Systems<br />
*[[Wildcatting]] - Rompack, 26-3067, 1981<br />
*[[Word-Pak]] - Rompack, PBJ, 1983<br />
*[[WordPak II]] - Rompack, PBJ<br />
*[[WordPak RS]] - Rompack, Radio Shack<br />
*[[X-pad]] - Rompack, 26-1196, 1982, comes with tablet, pen and template<br />
*[[Z80]] - Rompack<br />
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==CoCo 3 Games==<br />
*[[Castle of Tharoggad]] - Rompack, 26-3159, 1988<br />
*[[Championship Football]] - Rompack, 26-3172, 1988<br />
*[[Malcom Mortar]] - Rompack, 26-3160, 1987<br />
*[[Predator]] - Rompack, 26-3165, 1989<br />
*[[RAD Warrior]] - Rompack, 26-3162, 1987<br />
*[[Rampage]] - Rompack, 26-3174, 1989<br />
*[[Robocop]] - Rompack, 26-3164, 1988<br />
*[[Shanghai]] - Rompack, 26-3084, 1987<br />
*[[Silpheed]] - Rompack, 26-3054, 1988<br />
*[[Springster]] - Rompack, 26-3078, 1987<br />
*[[Super Pitfall]] - Rompack, 26-3171, 1988<br />
*[[Thexder]] - Rompack, 26-3072, 1987<br />
*[[Warp Fighter 3-D]] - Disk, Steve Bjork's 3-D space shooter, also can use 3D Glasses.<br />
*[[Vegas Slots]] - Disk, Tom Mix Software, 1987.<br />
*[[Grandprix Challenge]] - Disk or Tape, Diecom Products Inc, 1987<br />
*[[Pyramix]] - Disk, Dr Prebbles programs, 1987.<br />
*[[Gantelet2]] - Disk or Tape, Diecom Products, 1987.<br />
*[[Space Marauder]] - Disk, Tandy Australia, 1987.<br />
*[[Pursuit]] - Disk, Tandy Australia, 1987.<br />
*[[Space Intruders]] - Disk, Tandy Australia, 1988.<br />
*[[Rupert Rythym]] - Disk or Tape, Tandy Australia, 1988.<br />
*[[Donut Dilemma]] - Tape, Tandy Australia, 1987.<br />
*[[Exeter]] - Disk, G J Doak, 1987, Graphics Adventure.<br />
*[[Crystal City]] - Disk, Gosub Software, 1991.<br />
*[[Xenion]] - Disk, Diecom Software, 1987-88. space shoot'n up game<br />
*[[Warrior King]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 1988, Medievel Sword game.<br />
*[[Kyum Gai to be ninja]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 1989, Ninja Fighting Game.<br />
*[[Those Darn Marbles]] - Disk, Oblique Triad, 1990, based on marble maze.<br />
*[[The Quest for Thelda]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 1991, Clone of Zelda.<br />
*[[The Contras]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 1991, Commando Clone.<br />
*[[Sinnstaar]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 1989, Space Shoot'n up Game.<br />
*[[Video Cards/Keno]] - Disk, Tom Mix, 1988, Vegas Casino Game.<br />
*[[Z-89]] - Disk, Game Point Software, 1989, Sequel to Zaxxon(utilising the power of the coco 3).<br />
*[[The power stones of ard 2]] - Disk, 3 C's Projects, 1990, Graphic adventure.<br />
*[[Overlord]] - Disk, Oblique Triad, 1990, Wargames Role player game.<br />
*[[Kyum Gai]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 1991, OS9 version of To be ninja.<br />
*[[Slots and Cards]] - Disk, Microdeal, 19##, Vegas slot cards .<br />
*[[Sidney, The Super Space Snake]] - Disk, KLG Systems, 1991, <br />
*[[Barbarian Quest]] - Disk, Sportsware, 1990, Medievel Sword Fighting.<br />
*[[Seventh Link]] - Disk, Oblique Triad, 1990,RPG Graphics Adventure.<br />
*[[Zenix]] - Disk, Jeremy Spiller, 1990, clone of Galaga.<br />
*[[Crystal Cities]] - Disk, Jeremy Spiller, 1991,<br />
*[[Photon]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 19##, Arcade Mind Strategy game.<br />
*[[The Quest For The Starlord]] - Disk, Sundog Systems, 198#, graphic adventure, Futuristic Apocalypse game.<br />
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==CoCo 3 Non-games==<br />
*[[512K SIMM Upgrade]] - Disk, Cloud-9<br />
*[[ADOS-3]] - Disk, SpectroSystems<br />
*[[Coco3 Utilities]] - Disk, Color Venture<br />
*[[CocoMax III]] - Disk, Colorware<br />
*[[Color Computer Artist]] - Disk, 26-3277<br />
*[[512k Basic]] - Disk, Microcom Software, 1988.<br />
*[[WPShel]] - Disk, OS9 Word Processing shell, Colorsystems, 1990.<br />
*[[Disk Defeater]] - Disk, Rsdos, Break any copy protection used,Carl England, 1995<br />
<br />
==CoCo 1/2 Operating Systems==<br />
*[[OS-9 Level One]] - multitasking in a single 64K address space.<br />
*[[Flex]] - single tasking OS whose command prompt got Hayes modems' attention.<br />
<br />
<br />
==CoCo 3 Operating Systems==<br />
*[[OS-9 Level Two]] - multitasking with memory mapping and windowing.<br />
*[[NitrOS-9]] - A supercharged, open source version of OS-9 for the CoCo<br />
<br />
{{CatSoftware}}</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dave_Edson&diff=3007Dave Edson2006-04-18T08:16:07Z<p>Auscoco: /* Software */</p>
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<div>Software Author<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
* [[Caterpillar]] (1992)(Aadvark-80) Color Computer 1,2,3, 16K RAM, tape or disk, joystick.<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dave_Edson&diff=3006Dave Edson2006-04-18T08:15:29Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Software Author<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
* [[Caterpillar]] (1992)(Aadvark-80) Color Computer 1,2,3, 16K RAM, tape or disk, joystick.<br />
<br />
[[category:software]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=NitrOS-9&diff=3005NitrOS-92006-04-18T08:12:15Z<p>Auscoco: /* Reference */</p>
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<div>The history of NitrOS-9 is an interesting one, taking several twists and turns to its present incarnation.<br><br />
<br><br />
NitrOS-9 was primarily a creation of three Canadians: Bill Noble, Wes Gayle and Curtis Boyle, starting out as an enhanced version of OS-9 Level Two for the Color Computer 3. It came into existence for one driving reason: to incorporate the then-newly discovered 6309 instructions into OS-9 Level Two.<br><br />
<br><br />
In its first 6 years of life, NitrOS-9 was sold through various companies, including Northern Xposure and Farna Systems. Into the late 1990s, Alan DeKok took over NitrOS-9 and further enhanced it, fixing bugs and adding new features.<br><br />
<br><br />
Additional work by Alan and Boisy Pitre over the course of the next few years yielded a revamped NitrOS-9. This "re-released" version became an open source project in 2003, and now supports all Color Computers, including the Dragon 64.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.nitros9.org/ www.nitros9.org]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]<br />
[[Category:OS-9]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=NitrOS-9&diff=3004NitrOS-92006-04-18T08:11:55Z<p>Auscoco: /* Reference */</p>
<hr />
<div>The history of NitrOS-9 is an interesting one, taking several twists and turns to its present incarnation.<br><br />
<br><br />
NitrOS-9 was primarily a creation of three Canadians: Bill Noble, Wes Gayle and Curtis Boyle, starting out as an enhanced version of OS-9 Level Two for the Color Computer 3. It came into existence for one driving reason: to incorporate the then-newly discovered 6309 instructions into OS-9 Level Two.<br><br />
<br><br />
In its first 6 years of life, NitrOS-9 was sold through various companies, including Northern Xposure and Farna Systems. Into the late 1990s, Alan DeKok took over NitrOS-9 and further enhanced it, fixing bugs and adding new features.<br><br />
<br><br />
Additional work by Alan and Boisy Pitre over the course of the next few years yielded a revamped NitrOS-9. This "re-released" version became an open source project in 2003, and now supports all Color Computers, including the Dragon 64.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.nitros9.org/ | nitros9.org]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]<br />
[[Category:OS-9]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=NitrOS-9&diff=3003NitrOS-92006-04-18T08:11:42Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>The history of NitrOS-9 is an interesting one, taking several twists and turns to its present incarnation.<br><br />
<br><br />
NitrOS-9 was primarily a creation of three Canadians: Bill Noble, Wes Gayle and Curtis Boyle, starting out as an enhanced version of OS-9 Level Two for the Color Computer 3. It came into existence for one driving reason: to incorporate the then-newly discovered 6309 instructions into OS-9 Level Two.<br><br />
<br><br />
In its first 6 years of life, NitrOS-9 was sold through various companies, including Northern Xposure and Farna Systems. Into the late 1990s, Alan DeKok took over NitrOS-9 and further enhanced it, fixing bugs and adding new features.<br><br />
<br><br />
Additional work by Alan and Boisy Pitre over the course of the next few years yielded a revamped NitrOS-9. This "re-released" version became an open source project in 2003, and now supports all Color Computers, including the Dragon 64.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [[http://www.nitros9.org/ | nitros9.org]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]<br />
[[Category:OS-9]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gene_Heskett&diff=3002Gene Heskett2006-04-18T08:06:42Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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Gene Heskett redid or wrote several of the OS-9/[[NitrOS-9 |NitrOS-9]] utilities from scratch.<br />
<br />
*Gsort, for sorting directories alphabeticly. a re-write with improved housekeeping. Get it from RTSI<br />
*Printform, a print formatter for text that worked fairly well, a re-write with lots of new bells and whistles.<br />
On RTSI too.<br />
*Cprep19, a replacement for the Microware c.prep, first offered by Mathew Thompson, and extended enough that it could handle c src files in excess of 32k in size without handling errors. As usual, on RTSI.<br />
*vfy, a from scratch effort, intended to mimic an OSK utility, but ended up being far more capable in terms of what it could do to an executable file. Mark Marlette once referred to it as a swiss army knife for object code modules. Also available from RTSI.<br />
*OS-9/NitrOS-9 was a very educational operating system. Gene even did a couple of releases of the rbf.mn for nitros9, one of which inadvertantly contained a bomb that would wipe out the filesystem. But that was fixed in later patches.<br />
<NOTE: Here's a quote from the source to rbf.asm referring to Gene's contribution:<br />
Gene Heskett's STUPID "LDA #$01, STA $00FF,u" CRAP went here. DAMN DAMN DAMN<br />
He's NEVER getting the RBF source again!<br />
END NOTE><br />
<br />
There are other utilities Gene cleaned up too, like cron. If you need a UNIX-like cron for OS-9, there is a working version of that on RTSI.<br />
<br />
Gene no longer runs a CoCo for daily use, as he is running Linux now, but he still has the same CoCo 3 operational on which he did all that work on.<br />
<br />
You can email Gene at: gene.heskett@verizon.net<br />
<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Coyota&diff=3001Coyota2006-04-18T08:03:55Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Chez Boisy's Coyota<br><br />
<br />
Who remembers that in 1998, Chez decided to install a CoCo 3 into his 1992 Toyota Pick-Up.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://aes.dyndns.org:81/~boisy/wordpress/?page_id=5] Chez's Webpage<br />
<br />
[[category:Hardware]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Coyota&diff=3000Coyota2006-04-18T08:02:41Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Chez Boisy's Coyota<br><br />
<br />
Who remembers that in 1998, Chez decided to install a CoCo 3 into his 1992 Toyota Pick-Up.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://aes.dyndns.org:81/~boisy/wordpress/?page_id=5] Chez's Webpage</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2999Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:59:47Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>In 1999 Stephen Disney became the new editor of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros Magazine"]] then scandal struck!<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br><br />
<pre><br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
And from :[[http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm |COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE Issue #68]]<br><br />
<pre><br />
Learning the 6809<br />
Dennis Kitsz<br />
<br />
Hi all,<br />
if you bought "[[Learning the 6809]]" from<br />
Stephen Disney and did not receive a copy, please<br />
email me. Then, if you have a cancelled check or<br />
other document you can send me, I will make good on<br />
Disney's failure and send you your copy.<br />
[snip..]<br />
In the meantime, I'd like to clean up the Disney<br />
mess.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
* [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2003-October/000390.html]<br />
* [http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm]<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]<br />
[[category:scams]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2998Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:56:10Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>In 1999 Stephen Disney became the new editor of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros Magazine"]] then scandal struck!<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br><br />
<pre><br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
And from :[[http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm |COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE Issue #68]]<br><br />
<pre><br />
Learning the 6809<br />
Dennis Kitsz<br />
<br />
Hi all,<br />
if you bought "[[Learning the 6809]]" from<br />
Stephen Disney and did not receive a copy, please<br />
email me. Then, if you have a cancelled check or<br />
other document you can send me, I will make good on<br />
Disney's failure and send you your copy.<br />
[snip..]<br />
In the meantime, I'd like to clean up the Disney<br />
mess.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
* [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2003-October/000390.html]<br />
* [http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm]<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2997Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:54:05Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>In 1999 Stephen Disney became the new editor of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros Magazine"]] then scandal struck!<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br><br />
<pre><br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
And from :[[http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm |COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE Issue #68]]<br><br />
<pre><br />
Learning the 6809<br />
Dennis Kitsz<br />
<br />
Hi all,<br />
if you bought "Learning the 6809" from<br />
Stephen Disney and did not receive a copy, please<br />
email me. Then, if you have a cancelled check or<br />
other document you can send me, I will make good on<br />
Disney's failure and send you your copy.<br />
[snip..]<br><br />
In the meantime, I'd like to clean up the Disney<br />
mess.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
* [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2003-October/000390.html]<br />
* [http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm]<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2996Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:53:32Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>In 1999 Stephen Disney became the new editor of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros Magazine"]] then scandal struck!<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br><br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
<br />
And from :[[http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm |COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE Issue #68]]<br><br />
<pre><br />
Learning the 6809<br />
Dennis Kitsz<br />
<br />
Hi all,<br />
if you bought "Learning the 6809" from<br />
Stephen Disney and did not receive a copy, please<br />
email me. Then, if you have a cancelled check or<br />
other document you can send me, I will make good on<br />
Disney's failure and send you your copy.<br />
[snip..]<br><br />
In the meantime, I'd like to clean up the Disney<br />
mess.<br />
</pre><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
* [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2003-October/000390.html]<br />
* [http://142.179.110.134/~jeffv/cocodisk/issue68.htm]<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2995Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:47:36Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>In 1999 Stephen Disney became the new editor of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros Magazine"]] then scandal struck. Does any one know if anything else happend?<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
* [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2003-October/000390.html]<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2994Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:43:17Z<p>Auscoco: /* Reference */</p>
<hr />
<div>Stephen Disney<br />
<br />
"Scandal" - Does any one know if anything else happend?<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
* [http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2003-October/000390.html]<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Companies&diff=2993Companies2006-04-18T07:36:53Z<p>Auscoco: /* Publishing Companies */</p>
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<div>{{NavTop}}<br />
<br />
==Hardware==<br />
*[[Cloud-9]] (XXXX-XXXX) -<br />
*[[CRC/Disto]] (XXXX-XXXX) -<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
*[[Diecom]] (XXXX-XXXX) -<br />
*[[Sundog]] (XXXX-XXXX) - <br />
*[[Tom Mix Software]] (XXXX-XXXX) - Some of the best CoCo 1/2 games around, such as the fantastic Donkey Kong clone, [[The King]].<br />
<br />
==Music and Speech==<br />
*[[Speech Systems]] (XXXX-XXXX) - MIDI, SuperVoice, E.A.R.S., and more.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Companies]]<br />
<br />
==Publishing Companies==<br />
*[[Falsoft]] (XXXX-XXXX) - Publisher of the [[Rainbow]] and many books.<br />
*[[FARNA Systems / 68' micros]] (1992 ? -1999) - Publisher of the [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Companies&diff=2992Companies2006-04-18T07:36:27Z<p>Auscoco: /* Publishing Companies */</p>
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<div>{{NavTop}}<br />
<br />
==Hardware==<br />
*[[Cloud-9]] (XXXX-XXXX) -<br />
*[[CRC/Disto]] (XXXX-XXXX) -<br />
<br />
==Games==<br />
*[[Diecom]] (XXXX-XXXX) -<br />
*[[Sundog]] (XXXX-XXXX) - <br />
*[[Tom Mix Software]] (XXXX-XXXX) - Some of the best CoCo 1/2 games around, such as the fantastic Donkey Kong clone, [[The King]].<br />
<br />
==Music and Speech==<br />
*[[Speech Systems]] (XXXX-XXXX) - MIDI, SuperVoice, E.A.R.S., and more.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Companies]]<br />
<br />
==Publishing Companies==<br />
*[[Falsoft]] (XXXX-XXXX) - Publisher of the Rainbow and many books.<br />
*[[FARNA Systems / 68' micros]] (1992 ? -1999) - Publisher of the [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=FARNA_Systems_/_68%27_micros&diff=2991FARNA Systems / 68' micros2006-04-18T07:34:59Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>FARNA Systems / 68' micros<br />
<br />
Publishers of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] <br />
<br />
[[category:companies]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=World_of_68%27_Micros&diff=2990World of 68' Micros2006-04-18T07:33:43Z<p>Auscoco: /* General Information */</p>
<hr />
<div>"The World of 68' Micros."<br />
<br />
From website:<br />
"We offer support for all Motorola based computer systems and microcontrollers, and the OS-9 operating system."<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
This magazine was published on a bi-monthy basis.<br />
<br />
Managing Editor:[[Francis Swygert |Frank G. Swygert]]<br><br />
Email: farna@att.net<br />
<br />
Associate Editor:<br />
[[Stephen Disney]]<br />
<br />
Publisher:<br />
[[FARNA Systems / 68' micros]]<br />
Warner Robins, GA 31099-0321<br />
<br />
==Issues==<br />
First Published: 1991 ?<br><br />
Number of Issues Published over 7 years: ??<br />
<br />
*January 95<br />
*January 96<br />
*January 97<br />
*January 98<br />
<br />
==Background==<br />
I'm the person who conceived of and published "the world of 68' micros" -- [[Francis Swygert|Frank (Francis) Swygert]]. The title is correct -- it was officially in all lower case to emphasize "micro" computers. For shorthand I often used "268'm" in messages on Delphi and in the magazine. I started thinking about something like this when Falsoft started printing Rainbow on newsprint. I didn't think Rainbow would last long after that. I'd been working with a friend who owned a print shop for a while and had self-published a book on AMC cars (my first passion, even before the CoCo or other computers -- in fact writing about the cars is why I bought a CoCo, for word processing). I thought that if Rainbow stopped publishing, I should be able to put something nice out. I wouldn't have the overhead and needs of a decent sized publisher like Falsoft had become, but would be more like when Falsoft started. <br />
<br />
One day I decided to contact Falsoft about possibly taking over Rainbow since it obviously wasn't making them money. I actually got a letter with Lonnie Falk's phone number and an invitation to call. In case no one remembers, he was the owner of Falsoft and started Rainbow as a photo copied newsletter. We talked a bit and I laid out my plans. The problem was Lonnie didn't want to let anyone take over Rainbow. He started it, he wanted to finish it. The main thing is he didn't want someone taking over then possibly giving it a bad reputation, especially if it folded shortly after, which was a possibility. He had no idea who I was at the time or what my capabilities or determination were, so his position was completely understandable. We discussed my getting the mailing list, but he was a bit reluctant about that too. He ended up offering to sell it at market rate, which would have busted my budget! Luckily I called just in time -- unknown to subscribers, the last issue of Rainbow was being set up right then. Lonnie let me know I had just a couple weeks to get an ad in the last issue -- at their market rate, of course. <br />
<br />
You know, I understood the thing about not wanting someone to continue Rainbow as Rainbow, or with any type of official endorsement from Falsoft, but I never did and still don't understand him not either giving me the mailing list or negotiating something I could afford. I was promising to continue to support customers and CoCo enthusiasts that he was abandoning with little warning (though financially the company pretty much had to). As I recall, the only notice (except for the newspaper style issues) was in the very last issue. Renewals were taken just one issue prior, then those renewals were filled with a Tandy DOS machine magazine -- no refunds. I even offered to have Falsoft print a postcard for all the CoCo users and I'd pay printing and postage, and never see the mailing list, but he was unwilling to do anything to help the remaining CoCo people. That never did sit well with me... in case you couldn't tell. <br />
<br />
I had a limited budget to start the venture, but it did pay off. Not like it eventually paid of for Falsoft, but enough to make it a nice "paying hobby", or rather a hobby that paid for itself. I made enough that I didn't drop a dime from my household budget in the magazine (except for start-up costs), was able to keep my CoCo and PC (you couldn't produce a magazine of any quality on a CoCo, but I did use the CoCo for many tasks -- Delphi mail and the mailing database, for example) up to date, and even paid for many trips from Georgia to Chicago for the CoCoFests. I usually made a few hundred dollars at the fests after expenses with back issue, book, and software sales. So I was happy -- this was a hobby venture from the start, and I had no allusions that it could grow into anything more. The CoCo community was still thriving at the time, but no one can argue the fact that it was obviously dwindling as time wore on. <br />
<br />
The day came that I finally decided I no longer had time to print 268'm -- after seven years of publishing. The last fest I went to had cost me a couple hundred dollars, and I had other interests as well. I didn't bail because I was no longer making money -- except for the fest trip I was still making a bit. In the end I was working for about $2.00 an hour putting 268'm out. My original goal was to do it with no out-of-pocket costs, so as long as it was a break even proposition I'd have continued. Time for my family and other interests, and a lessening of my interests in the CoCo in general, are the reasons I decided to cease publishing.<br />
<br />
When I stopped printing "268'm" (early 1998), I did consider the fact that I had a loyal subscriber base that still had an interest in the CoCo. No offense to Lonnie Falk, but I didn't want to just suddenly drop support like he did. I tried to find someone to take the publication over at no cost by announcing that fact in the magazine, and letting subscribers know that I wouldn't just stop printing without warning. After about six months I found a taker! We made an arrangement where I paid for the printing and mailing of the next two issues, and forwarded all renewal funds from the take-over date on. I usually received enough renewals to cover printing and mailing costs between issues even at that late stage of the game, so that plan should have given a little extra to start off. We did discuss all business aspects, and that the magazine alone would be little more than a break-even proposition -- I didn't want anyone having a false hope of making much money off the deal. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately that person ran into problems and only printed another issue or two after the printing money ran out, and around 100 subscribers lost a little money -- some the entire $20 subscription price, but most half that or less. I never could get in touch with the person again, and forgot who it was a long time ago. It's possible that after the announcement that I was personally getting out of publishing that a lot of people simply didn't renew. The two issues printed after I left off were as nicely done as I had printed, in my opinion (the deal included a copy of PageMaker software and templates to ensure reasonable quality and little change in appearance at first -- and no start-up costs). Not getting enough renewals to cover printing and postage expenses would have been disheartening to say the least, but I think the guy had personal problems (like a divorce?) that caused the sudden drop.<br />
<br />
I do realize that something like that is what Lonnie Falk did not want to happen, and is why he didn't assist me with continuing something to pick up where "Rainbow" left off. I started to type "take the place of Rainbow", but that wouldn't be correct. I don't think anything could have done that for two reasons -- 1) Rainbow's well deserved reputation, and 2) there just wasn't that big of a CoCo community any more. In retrospect I think 268'm would have lasted longer and reached a lot more people if he had, and the CoCo community would be stronger for it. But no one can divine the future, and you just don't know what others are capable of until you've seen them work.<br />
<br />
Before anyone asks, I no longer have any of the magazines, books, or software I once sold available. I sold my two custom CoCo3s years ago. I considered keeping them, but thought it better to let someone who was still interested in and had the time to play/work with the CoCo have them. I'm an old car nut too, and have always hated seeing a car sitting and rusting away because someone was going to "fix it up one day" -- but you just knew it would never happen. I didn't want that happening to my CoCos -- I'd rather know someone got a bit more enjoyment from them before they were retired.<br />
<br />
If anyone wants copies of "268'm", "Tandy's Little Wonder", or any of the FARNA publications, contact Glenside Color Computer Club. A couple years after 268'm died I donated all the hard copies to them, and made everything public domain. I'll try to get a copy of "Tandy's Little Wonder" as a PDF file for posting on this site. <br />
<br />
Comments? My e-mail is farna@att.net.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20021219132513/http://www.home.pon.net/kf6ntg/68micros/ 68micros]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Publications]]<br />
[[Category:Magazines]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=World_of_68%27_Micros&diff=2989World of 68' Micros2006-04-18T07:33:23Z<p>Auscoco: /* General Information */</p>
<hr />
<div>"The World of 68' Micros."<br />
<br />
From website:<br />
"We offer support for all Motorola based computer systems and microcontrollers, and the OS-9 operating system."<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
This magazine was published on a bi-monthy basis.<br />
<br />
Managing Editor:[[Francis Swygert |Frank G. Swygert]]<br><br />
Email: farna@att.net<br />
<br />
Associate Editor:<br />
[[Stephen Disney]]<br />
<br />
Publisher:<br />
[[FARNA Systems / 68' micros]]<br><br />
Warner Robins, GA 31099-0321<br />
<br />
==Issues==<br />
First Published: 1991 ?<br><br />
Number of Issues Published over 7 years: ??<br />
<br />
*January 95<br />
*January 96<br />
*January 97<br />
*January 98<br />
<br />
==Background==<br />
I'm the person who conceived of and published "the world of 68' micros" -- [[Francis Swygert|Frank (Francis) Swygert]]. The title is correct -- it was officially in all lower case to emphasize "micro" computers. For shorthand I often used "268'm" in messages on Delphi and in the magazine. I started thinking about something like this when Falsoft started printing Rainbow on newsprint. I didn't think Rainbow would last long after that. I'd been working with a friend who owned a print shop for a while and had self-published a book on AMC cars (my first passion, even before the CoCo or other computers -- in fact writing about the cars is why I bought a CoCo, for word processing). I thought that if Rainbow stopped publishing, I should be able to put something nice out. I wouldn't have the overhead and needs of a decent sized publisher like Falsoft had become, but would be more like when Falsoft started. <br />
<br />
One day I decided to contact Falsoft about possibly taking over Rainbow since it obviously wasn't making them money. I actually got a letter with Lonnie Falk's phone number and an invitation to call. In case no one remembers, he was the owner of Falsoft and started Rainbow as a photo copied newsletter. We talked a bit and I laid out my plans. The problem was Lonnie didn't want to let anyone take over Rainbow. He started it, he wanted to finish it. The main thing is he didn't want someone taking over then possibly giving it a bad reputation, especially if it folded shortly after, which was a possibility. He had no idea who I was at the time or what my capabilities or determination were, so his position was completely understandable. We discussed my getting the mailing list, but he was a bit reluctant about that too. He ended up offering to sell it at market rate, which would have busted my budget! Luckily I called just in time -- unknown to subscribers, the last issue of Rainbow was being set up right then. Lonnie let me know I had just a couple weeks to get an ad in the last issue -- at their market rate, of course. <br />
<br />
You know, I understood the thing about not wanting someone to continue Rainbow as Rainbow, or with any type of official endorsement from Falsoft, but I never did and still don't understand him not either giving me the mailing list or negotiating something I could afford. I was promising to continue to support customers and CoCo enthusiasts that he was abandoning with little warning (though financially the company pretty much had to). As I recall, the only notice (except for the newspaper style issues) was in the very last issue. Renewals were taken just one issue prior, then those renewals were filled with a Tandy DOS machine magazine -- no refunds. I even offered to have Falsoft print a postcard for all the CoCo users and I'd pay printing and postage, and never see the mailing list, but he was unwilling to do anything to help the remaining CoCo people. That never did sit well with me... in case you couldn't tell. <br />
<br />
I had a limited budget to start the venture, but it did pay off. Not like it eventually paid of for Falsoft, but enough to make it a nice "paying hobby", or rather a hobby that paid for itself. I made enough that I didn't drop a dime from my household budget in the magazine (except for start-up costs), was able to keep my CoCo and PC (you couldn't produce a magazine of any quality on a CoCo, but I did use the CoCo for many tasks -- Delphi mail and the mailing database, for example) up to date, and even paid for many trips from Georgia to Chicago for the CoCoFests. I usually made a few hundred dollars at the fests after expenses with back issue, book, and software sales. So I was happy -- this was a hobby venture from the start, and I had no allusions that it could grow into anything more. The CoCo community was still thriving at the time, but no one can argue the fact that it was obviously dwindling as time wore on. <br />
<br />
The day came that I finally decided I no longer had time to print 268'm -- after seven years of publishing. The last fest I went to had cost me a couple hundred dollars, and I had other interests as well. I didn't bail because I was no longer making money -- except for the fest trip I was still making a bit. In the end I was working for about $2.00 an hour putting 268'm out. My original goal was to do it with no out-of-pocket costs, so as long as it was a break even proposition I'd have continued. Time for my family and other interests, and a lessening of my interests in the CoCo in general, are the reasons I decided to cease publishing.<br />
<br />
When I stopped printing "268'm" (early 1998), I did consider the fact that I had a loyal subscriber base that still had an interest in the CoCo. No offense to Lonnie Falk, but I didn't want to just suddenly drop support like he did. I tried to find someone to take the publication over at no cost by announcing that fact in the magazine, and letting subscribers know that I wouldn't just stop printing without warning. After about six months I found a taker! We made an arrangement where I paid for the printing and mailing of the next two issues, and forwarded all renewal funds from the take-over date on. I usually received enough renewals to cover printing and mailing costs between issues even at that late stage of the game, so that plan should have given a little extra to start off. We did discuss all business aspects, and that the magazine alone would be little more than a break-even proposition -- I didn't want anyone having a false hope of making much money off the deal. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately that person ran into problems and only printed another issue or two after the printing money ran out, and around 100 subscribers lost a little money -- some the entire $20 subscription price, but most half that or less. I never could get in touch with the person again, and forgot who it was a long time ago. It's possible that after the announcement that I was personally getting out of publishing that a lot of people simply didn't renew. The two issues printed after I left off were as nicely done as I had printed, in my opinion (the deal included a copy of PageMaker software and templates to ensure reasonable quality and little change in appearance at first -- and no start-up costs). Not getting enough renewals to cover printing and postage expenses would have been disheartening to say the least, but I think the guy had personal problems (like a divorce?) that caused the sudden drop.<br />
<br />
I do realize that something like that is what Lonnie Falk did not want to happen, and is why he didn't assist me with continuing something to pick up where "Rainbow" left off. I started to type "take the place of Rainbow", but that wouldn't be correct. I don't think anything could have done that for two reasons -- 1) Rainbow's well deserved reputation, and 2) there just wasn't that big of a CoCo community any more. In retrospect I think 268'm would have lasted longer and reached a lot more people if he had, and the CoCo community would be stronger for it. But no one can divine the future, and you just don't know what others are capable of until you've seen them work.<br />
<br />
Before anyone asks, I no longer have any of the magazines, books, or software I once sold available. I sold my two custom CoCo3s years ago. I considered keeping them, but thought it better to let someone who was still interested in and had the time to play/work with the CoCo have them. I'm an old car nut too, and have always hated seeing a car sitting and rusting away because someone was going to "fix it up one day" -- but you just knew it would never happen. I didn't want that happening to my CoCos -- I'd rather know someone got a bit more enjoyment from them before they were retired.<br />
<br />
If anyone wants copies of "268'm", "Tandy's Little Wonder", or any of the FARNA publications, contact Glenside Color Computer Club. A couple years after 268'm died I donated all the hard copies to them, and made everything public domain. I'll try to get a copy of "Tandy's Little Wonder" as a PDF file for posting on this site. <br />
<br />
Comments? My e-mail is farna@att.net.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20021219132513/http://www.home.pon.net/kf6ntg/68micros/ 68micros]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Publications]]<br />
[[Category:Magazines]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Stephen_Disney&diff=2988Stephen Disney2006-04-18T07:32:35Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>Stephen Disney<br />
<br />
"Scandal" - Does any one know if anything else happend?<br />
<br />
From: http://zeppelin.tzo.cc/coco/coco.html<br />
1999 October 15: ... "disappeared into thin air" with some of the Coco community's hard earned money. He's left quite a mess behind him too. Publication of [[World of 68' Micros|"The World of 68 Micros"]] will be permanently discontinued, and the MP3 "learn the 6809" project is of course down the tubes - as well as the bulk purchase of 6309's from South Africa. Anyone who has information about where this person is - and why he's ignored repeated attempts to get a hold of him PLEASE contact someone within the Coco Community. ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
* [http://www.cadigital.com/coco2.htm]<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=World_of_68%27_Micros&diff=2987World of 68' Micros2006-04-18T07:26:27Z<p>Auscoco: /* General Information */</p>
<hr />
<div>"The World of 68' Micros."<br />
<br />
From website:<br />
"We offer support for all Motorola based computer systems and microcontrollers, and the OS-9 operating system."<br />
<br />
==General Information==<br />
This magazine was published on a bi-monthy basis.<br />
<br />
Managing Editor:[[Francis Swygert |Frank G. Swygert]]<br><br />
Email: farna@att.net<br />
<br />
Associate Editor:<br />
[[Stephen Disney]]<br />
<br />
Publisher:<br />
FARNA Systems / 68' micros<br />
Warner Robins, GA 31099-0321<br />
<br />
==Issues==<br />
First Published: 1991 ?<br><br />
Number of Issues Published over 7 years: ??<br />
<br />
*January 95<br />
*January 96<br />
*January 97<br />
*January 98<br />
<br />
==Background==<br />
I'm the person who conceived of and published "the world of 68' micros" -- [[Francis Swygert|Frank (Francis) Swygert]]. The title is correct -- it was officially in all lower case to emphasize "micro" computers. For shorthand I often used "268'm" in messages on Delphi and in the magazine. I started thinking about something like this when Falsoft started printing Rainbow on newsprint. I didn't think Rainbow would last long after that. I'd been working with a friend who owned a print shop for a while and had self-published a book on AMC cars (my first passion, even before the CoCo or other computers -- in fact writing about the cars is why I bought a CoCo, for word processing). I thought that if Rainbow stopped publishing, I should be able to put something nice out. I wouldn't have the overhead and needs of a decent sized publisher like Falsoft had become, but would be more like when Falsoft started. <br />
<br />
One day I decided to contact Falsoft about possibly taking over Rainbow since it obviously wasn't making them money. I actually got a letter with Lonnie Falk's phone number and an invitation to call. In case no one remembers, he was the owner of Falsoft and started Rainbow as a photo copied newsletter. We talked a bit and I laid out my plans. The problem was Lonnie didn't want to let anyone take over Rainbow. He started it, he wanted to finish it. The main thing is he didn't want someone taking over then possibly giving it a bad reputation, especially if it folded shortly after, which was a possibility. He had no idea who I was at the time or what my capabilities or determination were, so his position was completely understandable. We discussed my getting the mailing list, but he was a bit reluctant about that too. He ended up offering to sell it at market rate, which would have busted my budget! Luckily I called just in time -- unknown to subscribers, the last issue of Rainbow was being set up right then. Lonnie let me know I had just a couple weeks to get an ad in the last issue -- at their market rate, of course. <br />
<br />
You know, I understood the thing about not wanting someone to continue Rainbow as Rainbow, or with any type of official endorsement from Falsoft, but I never did and still don't understand him not either giving me the mailing list or negotiating something I could afford. I was promising to continue to support customers and CoCo enthusiasts that he was abandoning with little warning (though financially the company pretty much had to). As I recall, the only notice (except for the newspaper style issues) was in the very last issue. Renewals were taken just one issue prior, then those renewals were filled with a Tandy DOS machine magazine -- no refunds. I even offered to have Falsoft print a postcard for all the CoCo users and I'd pay printing and postage, and never see the mailing list, but he was unwilling to do anything to help the remaining CoCo people. That never did sit well with me... in case you couldn't tell. <br />
<br />
I had a limited budget to start the venture, but it did pay off. Not like it eventually paid of for Falsoft, but enough to make it a nice "paying hobby", or rather a hobby that paid for itself. I made enough that I didn't drop a dime from my household budget in the magazine (except for start-up costs), was able to keep my CoCo and PC (you couldn't produce a magazine of any quality on a CoCo, but I did use the CoCo for many tasks -- Delphi mail and the mailing database, for example) up to date, and even paid for many trips from Georgia to Chicago for the CoCoFests. I usually made a few hundred dollars at the fests after expenses with back issue, book, and software sales. So I was happy -- this was a hobby venture from the start, and I had no allusions that it could grow into anything more. The CoCo community was still thriving at the time, but no one can argue the fact that it was obviously dwindling as time wore on. <br />
<br />
The day came that I finally decided I no longer had time to print 268'm -- after seven years of publishing. The last fest I went to had cost me a couple hundred dollars, and I had other interests as well. I didn't bail because I was no longer making money -- except for the fest trip I was still making a bit. In the end I was working for about $2.00 an hour putting 268'm out. My original goal was to do it with no out-of-pocket costs, so as long as it was a break even proposition I'd have continued. Time for my family and other interests, and a lessening of my interests in the CoCo in general, are the reasons I decided to cease publishing.<br />
<br />
When I stopped printing "268'm" (early 1998), I did consider the fact that I had a loyal subscriber base that still had an interest in the CoCo. No offense to Lonnie Falk, but I didn't want to just suddenly drop support like he did. I tried to find someone to take the publication over at no cost by announcing that fact in the magazine, and letting subscribers know that I wouldn't just stop printing without warning. After about six months I found a taker! We made an arrangement where I paid for the printing and mailing of the next two issues, and forwarded all renewal funds from the take-over date on. I usually received enough renewals to cover printing and mailing costs between issues even at that late stage of the game, so that plan should have given a little extra to start off. We did discuss all business aspects, and that the magazine alone would be little more than a break-even proposition -- I didn't want anyone having a false hope of making much money off the deal. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately that person ran into problems and only printed another issue or two after the printing money ran out, and around 100 subscribers lost a little money -- some the entire $20 subscription price, but most half that or less. I never could get in touch with the person again, and forgot who it was a long time ago. It's possible that after the announcement that I was personally getting out of publishing that a lot of people simply didn't renew. The two issues printed after I left off were as nicely done as I had printed, in my opinion (the deal included a copy of PageMaker software and templates to ensure reasonable quality and little change in appearance at first -- and no start-up costs). Not getting enough renewals to cover printing and postage expenses would have been disheartening to say the least, but I think the guy had personal problems (like a divorce?) that caused the sudden drop.<br />
<br />
I do realize that something like that is what Lonnie Falk did not want to happen, and is why he didn't assist me with continuing something to pick up where "Rainbow" left off. I started to type "take the place of Rainbow", but that wouldn't be correct. I don't think anything could have done that for two reasons -- 1) Rainbow's well deserved reputation, and 2) there just wasn't that big of a CoCo community any more. In retrospect I think 268'm would have lasted longer and reached a lot more people if he had, and the CoCo community would be stronger for it. But no one can divine the future, and you just don't know what others are capable of until you've seen them work.<br />
<br />
Before anyone asks, I no longer have any of the magazines, books, or software I once sold available. I sold my two custom CoCo3s years ago. I considered keeping them, but thought it better to let someone who was still interested in and had the time to play/work with the CoCo have them. I'm an old car nut too, and have always hated seeing a car sitting and rusting away because someone was going to "fix it up one day" -- but you just knew it would never happen. I didn't want that happening to my CoCos -- I'd rather know someone got a bit more enjoyment from them before they were retired.<br />
<br />
If anyone wants copies of "268'm", "Tandy's Little Wonder", or any of the FARNA publications, contact Glenside Color Computer Club. A couple years after 268'm died I donated all the hard copies to them, and made everything public domain. I'll try to get a copy of "Tandy's Little Wonder" as a PDF file for posting on this site. <br />
<br />
Comments? My e-mail is farna@att.net.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20021219132513/http://www.home.pon.net/kf6ntg/68micros/ 68micros]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Publications]]<br />
[[Category:Magazines]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_Kowalski&diff=2986John Kowalski2006-04-18T07:16:47Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>John Kowalski<br />
Also known as "Dave Osborne" and mostly as "Sock Master"<br />
<br />
Created many Demo's for the CoCo3.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*[http://www.nickm.launch.net.au/ProjectArchive/kowalski.html]<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_Kowalski&diff=2985John Kowalski2006-04-18T07:15:33Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>John Kowalski<br />
Also known as "Dave Osborne" and mostly as "Sock Master"<br />
<br />
Created many Demo's for the CoCo3.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*[http://www.nickm.launch.net.au/ProjectArchive/kowalski.html]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nick_Marentes&diff=2984Nick Marentes2006-04-18T07:10:07Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>Software Author<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
# [[Space Marauder]] - Disk, Tandy Australia, 1987.<br />
# [[Rupert Rythym]] - Disk or Tape, Tandy Australia, 1988.<br />
# [[Donut Dilemma]] - Tape, Tandy Australia, 1987. <br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000816143459/http://www.launch.net.au/~nickm/coco/]Old website<br />
*[http://www.nickm.launch.net.au/ www.nickm.launch.net.au] Current<br />
<br />
[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Software&diff=2983Category:Software2006-04-18T07:07:41Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>[[Software]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Rupert_Rythym&diff=2982Rupert Rythym2006-04-18T07:07:16Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>Ah , I remember this game the best out of all the games I brought from Tandy Australia, this is the second game,I brought done by [[Nickolas Marentes|Nick Marentes]], The first being Donut Dilemma.<br />
I remember the first time,I saw this running on a coco 3, in my local Tandy Store, I loved the colors and sounds , this little gem of a game was doing, I just knew i had to get it, even knowing i would be broke for a week(It was money well worth spent).<br />
To Play this game, you have to have the volumne up high, just sounds so cool, listening to the percussion and bass coming out, especially when you hear the HEY bit.<br />
It uses the 320-192x16 colour screen, with some of the coolest sounds you will hear, Having a pen and paper, is handy, when you have to put all the rythym components into the right doors. One of the best features, is the invisible mode part. Using the fire cracker, is a real cracker sound, or one of the best pieces of sound programming done.<br />
Game controls is done using a 2 button joystick,<br />
fire cracker is the 1st button on joystick.<br />
pep mode, is joystick button 2, or the spacebar<br />
Enter a door in master hall, press button 1<br />
Swap notes in master hall, press S <br />
Play notes in master hall, press P<br />
Pause on/off, F1<br />
Abort game/return to main screen CNTRL F2 together<br />
You have to play it, to really appreciate the graphics and sounds used to make this game, Truely a must in any coco users game collection.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Space_Intruders&diff=2981Space Intruders2006-04-18T07:06:45Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>Space Intruders, I remember, when this was first released by Tandy Australia, I brought it, That minute, wasn't passing up a chance to own another piece of [[Nickolas Marentes|Nick Marentes]] brilliance.<br />
Now to the game, You can use either Joystick or Keyboard , for the game controls(left and right arrows for steering, space for fire.),<br />
CNTRL and P together pauses game play<br />
CNTRL A aborts the game<br />
The graphics were 320x192 16 colour, with some really neat sound effects thrown in, The graphics were similiar to the original coin-up version, except this version has a ending, first 8 waves you only have to destroy the alien ships, But wave 9, has the mothership, which, I have to admit, I have never made it to this stage, still trying tho, That's what keeps me interested in this game, knowing that sooner or later I'll get to face the big one, and maybe defeat the mothership and win the game.<br />
What more can i say about this Gem of a game, you have to play it.<br />
I could add more to this page, But i'll leave that up to you, to add to my review, (that way, I will Know you have been playing it).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Space_Intruders&diff=2980Space Intruders2006-04-18T07:05:56Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>Space Intruders, I remember, when this was first released by Tandy Australia, I brought it, That minute, wasn't passing up a chance to own another piece of [[Nick Marentes |Nickolas Marentes]] brilliance.<br />
Now to the game, You can use either Joystick or Keyboard , for the game controls(left and right arrows for steering, space for fire.),<br />
CNTRL and P together pauses game play<br />
CNTRL A aborts the game<br />
The graphics were 320x192 16 colour, with some really neat sound effects thrown in, The graphics were similiar to the original coin-up version, except this version has a ending, first 8 waves you only have to destroy the alien ships, But wave 9, has the mothership, which, I have to admit, I have never made it to this stage, still trying tho, That's what keeps me interested in this game, knowing that sooner or later I'll get to face the big one, and maybe defeat the mothership and win the game.<br />
What more can i say about this Gem of a game, you have to play it.<br />
I could add more to this page, But i'll leave that up to you, to add to my review, (that way, I will Know you have been playing it).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Space_Intruders&diff=2979Space Intruders2006-04-18T07:05:10Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
<hr />
<div>Space Intruders, I remember, when this was first released by Tandy Australia, I brought it, That minute, wasn't passing up a chance to own another piece of [Nick Marentas |Nickolas Marentes] brilliance.<br />
Now to the game, You can use either Joystick or Keyboard , for the game controls(left and right arrows for steering, space for fire.),<br />
CNTRL and P together pauses game play<br />
CNTRL A aborts the game<br />
The graphics were 320x192 16 colour, with some really neat sound effects thrown in, The graphics were similiar to the original coin-up version, except this version has a ending, first 8 waves you only have to destroy the alien ships, But wave 9, has the mothership, which, I have to admit, I have never made it to this stage, still trying tho, That's what keeps me interested in this game, knowing that sooner or later I'll get to face the big one, and maybe defeat the mothership and win the game.<br />
What more can i say about this Gem of a game, you have to play it.<br />
I could add more to this page, But i'll leave that up to you, to add to my review, (that way, I will Know you have been playing it).<br />
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[[Category:Software]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nick_Marentes&diff=2978Nick Marentes2006-04-18T07:00:40Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Software Author<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000816143459/http://www.launch.net.au/~nickm/coco/]Old website<br />
*[http://www.nickm.launch.net.au/ www.nickm.launch.net.au] Current<br />
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[[category:people]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Color_Computer_FAQ&diff=2977Talk:Color Computer FAQ2006-04-18T06:57:18Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Where can I find Paul Z's old CoCo FAQ?<br />
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old FAQ for reference<br />
[[http://web.archive.org/web/20000816143442/http://www.voicenet.com/~swyss/cocofaq.html#q10]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Companies&diff=2976Talk:Companies2006-04-18T06:53:28Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>More companies to add that are "OS-9 / Color Computer Related "<br />
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Ark Systems USA<br />
Acadian Embeded Systems<br />
BlackHawk Enterprises<br />
BVM Limited<br />
Cloud9<br />
The VME Source<br />
DTR Datentechnik Reischke<br />
Elsoft Ag<br />
Gespac<br />
Greenspring Modular I/O<br />
Hypertech Software<br />
Microprocessor Consultants<br />
Microware Corporation<br />
Metrowerks<br />
Planet 9 Systems<br />
Real-Time Services Inc.<br />
Real Time Consulting Service<br />
Reccoware Systems<br />
Russian Real Time Software & Hardware House<br />
Sensor Systems Industries<br />
SimTech<br />
SMS Homepage<br />
Introl Corporation<br />
Star-K Software Systems Corpration<br />
EKF Industrial Computers<br />
</pre></div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Microware&diff=2975Microware2006-04-18T06:47:21Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Microware<br />
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Creators of OS-9<br />
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[[category:OS-9]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Australian_National_OS-9_Usergroup&diff=2974Australian National OS-9 Usergroup2006-04-18T06:44:36Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Australian National OS-9 Usergroup<br />
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==Reference==<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021009214918/www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevries/ ]] Old website<br />
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[[category:Clubs]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Australian_National_OS-9_Usergroup&diff=2973Australian National OS-9 Usergroup2006-04-18T06:44:12Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Australian National OS-9 Usergroup<br />
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==Reference==<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021009214918/www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevries/ ]] Old website</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=NitrOS-9&diff=2972NitrOS-92006-04-18T06:40:28Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>The history of NitrOS-9 is an interesting one, taking several twists and turns to its present incarnation.<br><br />
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NitrOS-9 was primarily a creation of three Canadians: Bill Noble, Wes Gayle and Curtis Boyle, starting out as an enhanced version of OS-9 Level Two for the Color Computer 3. It came into existence for one driving reason: to incorporate the then-newly discovered 6309 instructions into OS-9 Level Two.<br><br />
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In its first 6 years of life, NitrOS-9 was sold through various companies, including Northern Xposure and Farna Systems. Into the late 1990s, Alan DeKok took over NitrOS-9 and further enhanced it, fixing bugs and adding new features.<br><br />
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Additional work by Alan and Boisy Pitre over the course of the next few years yielded a revamped NitrOS-9. This "re-released" version became an open source project in 2003, and now supports all Color Computers, including the Dragon 64.<br />
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[[Category:OS-9]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Complete_Rainbow_Guide_to_OS-9_Level_II&diff=2971The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9 Level II2006-04-18T06:36:17Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Published by [[Falsoft]], 272 pages, soft cover. Radio Shack Catalog # 26-3188.<br />
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Subtitled "Volume 1: A Beginner's Guide to Windows." The forward by [[Lonnie Falk]] mentioned that this was part of a 2 volume set, but no second part was ever published.<br />
The focus of the book was the Level 2 edition of OS-9.<br />
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[[category:OS-9]]</div>Auscocohttps://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Complete_Rainbow_Guide_to_OS-9&diff=2970The Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-92006-04-18T06:36:06Z<p>Auscoco: </p>
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<div>Published by [[Falsoft]], 426 pages, softcover. Radio Shack Catalog # 26-3190.<br />
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[[category:OS-9]]</div>Auscoco