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Boisy: /* Microware "Comes Into The Picture" */

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Microware "Comes Into The Picture"

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	==Microware "Comes Into The Picture"==		==Microware "Comes Into The Picture"==
	During the design of the Color Computer 3 hardware, Tandy commissioned Microware to extend the internal BASIC interpreter with new commands and functions. ~~Microware was approached because Microsoft, the author of the Color Computer BASIC interpreter, did not wish to extend its BASIC to support the CoCo 3.~~		During the design of the Color Computer 3 hardware, Tandy commissioned Microware to extend the internal BASIC interpreter with new commands and functions. To avoid running afoul of Tandy's contractual obligations with Microsoft, Microware's enhancements to Extended Color BASIC were in the form of patches.

	To avoid running afoul of Tandy's contractual obligations with Microsoft, Microware's enhancements to Extended Color BASIC were in the form of patches.

	The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter, as well as OS-9 Level Two for the CoCo 3.		The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter, as well as OS-9 Level Two for the CoCo 3.

Boisy: /* Microware "Comes Into The Picture" */

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Microware "Comes Into The Picture"

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	To avoid running afoul of Tandy's contractual obligations with Microsoft, Microware's enhancements to Extended Color BASIC were in the form of patches.		To avoid running afoul of Tandy's contractual obligations with Microsoft, Microware's enhancements to Extended Color BASIC were in the form of patches.

	The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.		The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter, as well as OS-9 Level Two for the CoCo 3.

	==The Egg is Hatched==		==The Egg is Hatched==

Boisy: /* Microware "Comes Into The Picture" */

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Microware "Comes Into The Picture"

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	The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.		The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.

	~~''Were they the only ones? Why were they included in the picture? Did they work on OS-9 Level 2?''~~

	==The Egg is Hatched==		==The Egg is Hatched==

Boisy: /* Microware "Comes Into The Picture" */

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Microware "Comes Into The Picture"

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	==Microware "Comes Into The Picture"==		==Microware "Comes Into The Picture"==
	During the design of the Color Computer 3 hardware, Tandy commissioned Microware to extend the internal BASIC interpreter with new commands and functions. ~~This proved to be somewhat problematic~~, ~~since~~ the ~~BASIC ROM code was licensed from Microsoft. While there is no concrete knowledge~~ of ~~why Microsoft wasn't tasked with revamping their~~ BASIC interpreter to support the ~~features of the new Color Computer~~ 3~~, there's conjecture that:~~		During the design of the Color Computer 3 hardware, Tandy commissioned Microware to extend the internal BASIC interpreter with new commands and functions. Microware was approached because Microsoft, the author of the Color Computer BASIC interpreter, did not wish to extend its BASIC to support the CoCo 3.

	* By that time, Microsoft was too busy and important to do work for the Color Computer 3.		To avoid running afoul of Tandy's contractual obligations with Microsoft, Microware's enhancements to Extended Color BASIC were in the form of patches.
	* Tandy ~~and~~ Microsoft ~~may not have been able to agree on a price.~~
	* Since Microware was doing OS-9 Level Two for Tandy anyway, ~~a deal may have been cut for~~ Microware to ~~extend the~~ BASIC ~~interpreter as well.~~

	~~Whatever the reason,~~ in the ~~end Microware was tasked to write code~~ patches which would extend Color BASIC to support the new features of the CoCo 3. This approach of "patching" was an interesting one, and was specifically employed to prevent any perceived licensing violations between Tandy and Microsoft.

	The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.		The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.

Luis46coco: /* Other Color Computer 3 Easter Eggs */

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Other Color Computer 3 Easter Eggs

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	==Other Color Computer 3 Easter Eggs==		==Other Color Computer 3 Easter Eggs==
	[[Image:CLS9.png\|right\|320px\|thumb\|CLS 9-255 easter egg]]		[[Image:CLS9.png\|right\|320px\|thumb\|CLS 9-255 easter egg]]
	The second Easter Egg is brought up by issuing a CLS (clear screen) command with a parameter from 9 to 255 on the 40 or 80 column screen. (A similar egg exists in the original Color Computer 1/2 ~~modles~~, though it reads "~~Microsoft~~".)		The second Easter Egg is brought up by issuing a CLS (clear screen) command with a parameter from 9 to 255 on the 32 column it reads "MICROSOFT" or on the 40 or 80 column screen read "Microware Systems Corp.". (A similar egg exists in the original Color Computer 1/2 modeles on 32 column, though it reads "MICROSOFT".)
	[[Image:CLS100.png\|right\|thumb\|320px\|CLS 100 hi-res screen easter egg]]		[[Image:CLS100.png\|right\|thumb\|320px\|CLS 100 hi-res screen easter egg]]
	The third easter egg is brought up by switching to the 40 or 80 column screen and issuing a CLS 100. This only works once, unless the machine is reset. Typing the command again just displays the Microware message.		The third easter egg is brought up by switching to the 40 or 80 column screen and issuing a CLS 100. This only works once, unless the machine is reset. Typing the command again just displays the Microware message.

AllenHuffman: removing Category tag, since it should be contained in the Nav template

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removing Category tag, since it should be contained in the Nav template

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	[[Image:CLS100.png\|right\|thumb\|320px\|CLS 100 hi-res screen easter egg]]		[[Image:CLS100.png\|right\|thumb\|320px\|CLS 100 hi-res screen easter egg]]
	The third easter egg is brought up by switching to the 40 or 80 column screen and issuing a CLS 100. This only works once, unless the machine is reset. Typing the command again just displays the Microware message.		The third easter egg is brought up by switching to the 40 or 80 column screen and issuing a CLS 100. This only works once, unless the machine is reset. Typing the command again just displays the Microware message.
	~~[[Category:Articles]]~~

Tlindner: Added link to Todd Earls page here in the wiki

2007-07-11T21:46:55Z

Added link to Todd Earls page here in the wiki

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	Whatever the reason, in the end Microware was tasked to write code patches which would extend Color BASIC to support the new features of the CoCo 3. This approach of "patching" was an interesting one, and was specifically employed to prevent any perceived licensing violations between Tandy and Microsoft.		Whatever the reason, in the end Microware was tasked to write code patches which would extend Color BASIC to support the new features of the CoCo 3. This approach of "patching" was an interesting one, and was specifically employed to prevent any perceived licensing violations between Tandy and Microsoft.

	The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and Todd Earles ~~(6/26/1960 - 7/9/2007)~~. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.		The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and [[Todd Earles]]. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.

	''Were they the only ones? Why were they included in the picture? Did they work on OS-9 Level 2?''		''Were they the only ones? Why were they included in the picture? Did they work on OS-9 Level 2?''

Tlindner: Added life span to Mr. Earles mention.

2007-07-11T21:37:43Z

Added life span to Mr. Earles mention.

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	Whatever the reason, in the end Microware was tasked to write code patches which would extend Color BASIC to support the new features of the CoCo 3. This approach of "patching" was an interesting one, and was specifically employed to prevent any perceived licensing violations between Tandy and Microsoft.		Whatever the reason, in the end Microware was tasked to write code patches which would extend Color BASIC to support the new features of the CoCo 3. This approach of "patching" was an interesting one, and was specifically employed to prevent any perceived licensing violations between Tandy and Microsoft.

	The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and Todd Earles. They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.		The three people pictured in the ''Easter Egg'' are Mark Hawkins, Tim Harris and Todd Earles (6/26/1960 - 7/9/2007). They were Microware employees who worked on the additional functionality of the internal BASIC interpreter.

	''Were they the only ones? Why were they included in the picture? Did they work on OS-9 Level 2?''		''Were they the only ones? Why were they included in the picture? Did they work on OS-9 Level 2?''

Boisy at 17:42, 15 May 2007

2007-05-15T17:42:23Z

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	The Color Computer 3 contained a few well-known "Easter Eggs."		The Color Computer 3 contained a few well-known "Easter Eggs" (hidden gems that programmers often sneak into code to be called up at a later time through some cryptic means). This page documents those eggs and how some of them came about.

	==The Egg==		==The Egg==

Boisy at 17:39, 15 May 2007

2007-05-15T17:39:41Z

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	The Color Computer 3 contained a ~~fer easter eggs~~.		The Color Computer 3 contained a few well-known "Easter Eggs."

	==The Egg==		==The Egg==