User:MagicFab - Revision history

MagicFab: Fixed CoCobyte.co

2022-08-31T11:33:43Z

Fixed CoCobyte.co

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	* [https://magicfab.ca MagicFab.ca] - personal site, email contact form, [https://legoutdulibre.com Le Goût du Libre], my consulting work in Free open source software enterprise support and systems administration		* [https://magicfab.ca MagicFab.ca] - personal site, email contact form, [https://legoutdulibre.com Le Goût du Libre], my consulting work in Free open source software enterprise support and systems administration
	* [https://cocobyte.~~com~~ CoCoByte] - my home country (Colombia) Color Computer user group		* [https://cocobyte.co CoCoByte] - my home country (Colombia) Color Computer user group
	* [https://app.element.io/#/group/+retrobytes:matrix.org RetroBytes], CoCo chat rooms in English, French and Spanish on the Matrix network, this is where I hang out		* [https://app.element.io/#/group/+retrobytes:matrix.org RetroBytes], CoCo chat rooms in English, French and Spanish on the Matrix network, this is where I hang out

MagicFab: Added Macintosh Apple info

2022-06-23T15:55:22Z

Added Macintosh Apple info

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	I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users. I~~'d also wish to~~ offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies.		I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users. I offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies. I am also interested in old Macintosh and Apple II series computers.

	My current focus is in buying beat up CoCos and restoring and upgrading them for trading in Quebec province (Canada) and neighboring provinces and states (mostly Ontario, VT and NY). I also improve existing documentation and scan documents for archival. I am learning how to do basic repairs and build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin America. I am working on making [[Color Computer User Groups]] a thing again and started a Canadian group in April 2022.		My current focus is in buying beat up CoCos and restoring and upgrading them for trading in Quebec province (Canada) and neighboring provinces and states (mostly Ontario, VT and NY). I also improve existing documentation and scan documents for archival. I am learning how to do basic repairs and build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin America. I am working on making [[Color Computer User Groups]] a thing again and started a Canadian group in April 2022.

MagicFab: Added more details, links to books

2022-04-09T11:05:21Z

Added more details, links to books

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	I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users. I'd also wish to offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies.		I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users. I'd also wish to offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies.

	My current focus is in ~~improving existing documentation~~ and ~~scanning, sharing new information~~, ~~repairing~~ and ~~restoring older systems through local meets,~~ and learning how to build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin America.		My current focus is in buying beat up CoCos and restoring and upgrading them for trading in Quebec province (Canada) and neighboring provinces and states (mostly Ontario, VT and NY). I also improve existing documentation and scan documents for archival. I am learning how to do basic repairs and build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin America. I am working on making [[Color Computer User Groups]] a thing again and started a Canadian group in April 2022.

	Check out my childhood Color Computer user group reboot at https://cocobyte.co ! ~~I am working on making [[User Groups]] a thing again.~~		My first computer was a 4K CoCo 1 which I later upgraded to 16K. It came with Bustout, Space Invaders, Personal Finance and Music Program paks. I later got a 64K CoCo 2 with DMP-150, floppy disks, CCR-82. I never owned a CoCo 3 but met friends that did and we would meet to trade software and geek out. Check out my childhood Color Computer user group reboot at https://cocobyte.co !

	I live in Montreal (Quebec), Canada but will drive or fly to any dying CoCo :)		I live in Montreal (Quebec), Canada but will drive or fly to any dying CoCo :)
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	* [https://cocobyte.com CoCoByte] - my home country (Colombia) Color Computer user group		* [https://cocobyte.com CoCoByte] - my home country (Colombia) Color Computer user group
	* [https://app.element.io/#/group/+retrobytes:matrix.org RetroBytes], CoCo chat rooms in English, French and Spanish on the Matrix network, this is where I hang out		* [https://app.element.io/#/group/+retrobytes:matrix.org RetroBytes], CoCo chat rooms in English, French and Spanish on the Matrix network, this is where I hang out

			== Books ==

			I've started to put together a list of my CoCo books with [https://openlibrary.org/ Open Library] :
			* https://openlibrary.org/people/magicfab/lists/OL206510L/MagicFab%27s_TRS-80_Color_Computer_Books

	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==

MagicFab: /* Rescued CoCos */

2022-04-09T10:42:56Z

Rescued CoCos

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	* 2021-01 : CoCo 3 128K - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement		* 2021-01 : CoCo 3 128K - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement
	* CoCo 3 128K - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)		* CoCo 3 128K - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)
	* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, sent to Colombia for repair, keyboard ~~succesfuly~~ replaced		* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, sent to Colombia for repair, keyboard succesfully replaced
	* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace		* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace
			* March 2022 - 2 x CoCo 1 (one dead) and 1 x CoCo 3 from Kijiji.ca including a ton of books and accessories
			* April 2022
			** 1 CoCo 3 with Multipak, FD-502, CM-8 and CoComax interface (Texas, USA). Picked up by a friend, waiting to be shipped
			** 2 x CoCo 2 (one dead keyboard) and 1 CoCo 3 (Montreal, CA)

	== ToDo ==		== ToDo ==

MagicFab at 19:40, 26 October 2021

2021-10-26T19:40:49Z

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	Check out my childhood Color Computer user group reboot at https://cocobyte.co ! I am working on making [[User Groups]] a thing again.		Check out my childhood Color Computer user group reboot at https://cocobyte.co ! I am working on making [[User Groups]] a thing again.

	I live in Montreal, Canada but will drive or fly to any dying CoCo :)		I live in Montreal (Quebec), Canada but will drive or fly to any dying CoCo :)

	== Contact ==		== Contact ==

MagicFab: Added details

2021-10-25T16:28:23Z

Added details

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	I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users.		I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users. I'd also wish to offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies.

	~~This includes~~ improving existing documentation and scanning, sharing new information, repairing and restoring older systems, and learning how to build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin ~~america~~.		My current focus is in improving existing documentation and scanning, sharing new information, repairing and restoring older systems through local meets, and learning how to build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin America.

	I~~'d also wish to offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies~~.		Check out my childhood Color Computer user group reboot at https://cocobyte.co ! I am working on making [[User Groups]] a thing again.

	I live in Montreal, Canada but will drive to any dying CoCo :)		I live in Montreal, Canada but will drive or fly to any dying CoCo :)

	== Contact ==		== Contact ==
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	* CoCo 2 64K - rescued from movie props business basement. DOA, re-set chips, worked.		* CoCo 2 64K - rescued from movie props business basement. DOA, re-set chips, worked.
	* CoCo 3 128K - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement		* 2021-01 : CoCo 3 128K - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement
	* CoCo 3 128K - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)		* CoCo 3 128K - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)
	* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, ~~pending delivery~~ to Colombia for repair ~~and new ownership~~		* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, sent to Colombia for repair, keyboard succesfuly replaced
	* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace~~, pending delivery~~		* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace

	== ToDo ==		== ToDo ==

MagicFab: /* Rescued CoCos */

2021-03-13T23:59:07Z

Rescued CoCos

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	* CoCo 2 64K - rescued from movie props business basement. DOA, re-set chips, worked.		* CoCo 2 64K - rescued from movie props business basement. DOA, re-set chips, worked.
	* CoCo 3 ~~12K~~ - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement		* CoCo 3 128K - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement
	* CoCo 3 ~~12K~~ - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)		* CoCo 3 128K - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)
	* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, pending delivery to Colombia for repair and new ownership		* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, pending delivery to Colombia for repair and new ownership
	* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace, pending delivery		* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace, pending delivery

MagicFab: Added rescued CoCos section

2021-03-13T13:40:52Z

Added rescued CoCos section

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	I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users.		I am a long-time Color Computer fan from Colombia, interested in rescuing and restoring as many CoCos as I can and putting them in hands of new users.

	This includes improving existing documentation and sharing new information, repairing and restoring older systems, and learning how to build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution.		This includes improving existing documentation and scanning, sharing new information, repairing and restoring older systems, and learning how to build cables and other peripherals for re-distribution, mostly in Latin america.

			I'd also wish to offer free data recovery services for CoCo users (past and current), including decaying floppies.

			I live in Montreal, Canada but will drive to any dying CoCo :)

	== Contact ==		== Contact ==
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	I also own a CoCo 3 as a my daily driver and several CoCo 2 and 3 systems rotate in my home lab while awaiting new owners.		I also own a CoCo 3 as a my daily driver and several CoCo 2 and 3 systems rotate in my home lab while awaiting new owners.

			=== Rescued CoCos ===

			* CoCo 2 64K - rescued from movie props business basement. DOA, re-set chips, worked.
			* CoCo 3 12K - bought from eBay, pending CPU replacement
			* CoCo 3 12K - bought from estate liquidation, re-set chips, worked (daily driver)
			* CoCo 2 64K - bought from eBay, shipped to Miami, pending delivery to Colombia for repair and new ownership
			* CoCo 2 16K - bought from FB marketplace, pending delivery

	== ToDo ==		== ToDo ==

MagicFab at 15:07, 5 March 2021

2021-03-05T15:07:57Z

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	My first computer was an original Color Computer with 4K RAM. I then upgraded to CoCo 2. I still own both systems.		My first computer was an original Color Computer with 4K RAM. I then upgraded to CoCo 2. I still own both systems.

	I also own a CoCo 3 as a ~~many~~ driver and several CoCo 2 and 3 systems rotate in my home lab while awaiting new owners.		I also own a CoCo 3 as a my daily driver and several CoCo 2 and 3 systems rotate in my home lab while awaiting new owners.

	== ToDo ==		== ToDo ==

MagicFab at 15:01, 5 March 2021

2021-03-05T15:01:54Z

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	* [https://magicfab.ca MagicFab.ca] - personal site, email contact form, [https://legoutdulibre.com Le Goût du Libre], my consulting work in Free open source software enterprise support and systems administration		* [https://magicfab.ca MagicFab.ca] - personal site, email contact form, [https://legoutdulibre.com Le Goût du Libre], my consulting work in Free open source software enterprise support and systems administration
	* [https://cocobyte.com CoCoByte] - my home country (Colombia) Color Computer user group		* [https://cocobyte.com CoCoByte] - my home country (Colombia) Color Computer user group
	* [https://app.element.io/#/group/+retrobytes:matrix.org - RetroBytes], CoCo chat rooms in English, French and Spanish where I hang out		* [https://app.element.io/#/group/+retrobytes:matrix.org RetroBytes], CoCo chat rooms in English, French and Spanish on the Matrix network, this is where I hang out

	== Hardware ==		== Hardware ==