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2024-03-02: The wiki ran out of disk space, so things were not working. This has been resolved by adding another 5GB of quota ;-) Thanks to Tim Lindner for reporting the issues. 2020-05-17: If a page gives you an error about some revision not being found, just EDIT the page and the old page should appear in the editor. If it does, just SAVE that and the page should be restored. OS-9 Al (talk) 12:22, 17 May 2020 (CDT)

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We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages.  We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.).  This should be fun.  For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.
We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages.  We can base it on other things that [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.).  This should be fun.  For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.


==Latest CoCo News==
== CoCo and retro computing events ==
=== 2024 ===
* [https://www.vcfsocal.com/ February 17-18: Vintage Computer Festival SoCal (Southern California)]
** ''[https://www.vcfsocal.com/exhibitors CoPiCo:]'' "WiFi and More for the Tandy Color Computer." - Thomas Shanks
** ''[https://www.vcfsocal.com/exhibitors TReaSures of the 80s!]'' Hands-on with various CoCos and a "one-of-a-kind heavily modified [[MC-10]]." - J. Rollins
* [https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ April 12-14: Vintage Computer Festival East]
* [[Chicago_CoCoFEST!#2024|May 4-5: The 32nd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST!]]
* [https://www.vcfsw.org/ June 23-25: Vintage Computer Festival Southwest]
* [http://www.tandyassembly.com/ September 27-29: Tandy Assembly 2024]
For more events, and info on past events, see [[Conventions]]


'''1/16/2014:''' Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice have released a book on the history of the CoCo titled: CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer.
==Site Sections==
 
* [[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
The book is currently available via Amazon and it's publisher CRC Press. The initial batch delivered to Amazon had some printing issues in a number of the books. That is supposed to have been rectified as of this date. I cannot recommend this book enough for CoCoNuts and classic computer enthusiasts.
** [[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
 
** [[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
Amazon link to the book is [http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389888792&sr=8-1&keywords=coco+the+colorful+history+of+tandy%27s+underdog+computer here].
** [[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.
 
* [[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
Link to the book's Facebook group is [https://www.facebook.com/groups/cocobook/597270527007466/?notif_t=group_activity here].
* [[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
* [[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
* [[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
** [[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information on the CoCo 1
** [[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information on the CoCo 2
** [[Deluxe Color Computer]] - Detailed information on the canceled Deluxe Color Computer
** [[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information on the CoCo 3
** [[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
* [[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.
** [[CoCo Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
* [[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
* [[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
* [[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
** [[Cross Development]]
** [[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.


==Special Projects==
==Special Projects==
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section, featuring:
Visit the new [[Special Projects]] section. This should be used for items that do not fit in to any of the main categories.
* [[Getting Started with DriveWire]] - A short history and tutorial on DriveWire for your Color Computer 1, 2, or 3.
* [[DW4 Installation Guide]] - A Step by  Step Guide to installing DriveWire4, HDBDOS, and NitrOS-9_dw on a DW4 Coco setup.
* [[30th Anniversary]] - Ideas and plans for the 30th Anniversary of the CoCo in 2010. This was never realized, but it is hoped some of the ideas may be carried forward and implemented at a future gathering.
* [[CoCo in the Movies]] - Listing of movies, TV shows, etc. that have featured a CoCo.
* [[New Development]] - Links to new CoCo hardware/software projects in development, including the CoCo-X Kickstarter project.
 
==Site Sections==
*[[Articles]] - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
*[[CoCo|Color Computer Links]] - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
*[[Color Computer 1]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 1
*[[Color Computer 2]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 2
*[[Color Computer 3]] - Detailed information of the CoCo 3
*[[Companies]] - Past, present, and... future?
*[[Conventions]] - Rainbow''fests'', Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
*[[Datasheets]] - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
*[[FAQs]] - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
*[[Hardware]] - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
*[[People]] - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
*[[Programming]] - Programming Languages and Utilities.
*[[Publications]] - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
*[[Software]] - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!
*[[Timeline]] - Color Computer historic timeline.
 
==See Also==
*[[Emulators]] - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
*[[CoCo Next Generation]] - A collaborative effort to write specifications for future CoCo development.
*[[CoCo Relatives]] - Color Computer clones, spin-offs, and descendants, such as the MM/1 and TC-9 Tomcat.
*[[Internet Resources]] - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.


==Special Pages==
==Special Pages==
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*See [[Special:Listusers|a list of registered users]] so far. (Tim Lindner was the first to sign up!)
*Need to [[Special:PasswordReset|reset your password]]?


...let's get building!
...let's get building!
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 29 February 2024

WELCOME
Looking for CoCo help? If you are trying to do something with your old Color Computer, read this quick reference. Want to contribute to this wiki? Be sure to read this first. This CoCo wiki project was started on October 29, 2004. --OS-9 Al

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Due to vandalism, this Wiki is now locked to prevent automated new user signups. IF YOU WANT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN EDIT PAGES, please send e-mail to wiki@cocopedia.com and let me know what you want for a username. A temporary password (which you can change) will be e-mailed to you.

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Welcome to the experimental CoCo Wiki! Help me fill this thing up with information on all things CoCo. You have to have an account to edit/create pages. If you are unfamiliar with how Wikis work, I'll have a short tutorial posted later. -- Allen

We will come up with a template format to use for the various pages. We can base it on other things that Wikipedia has done, and include a photo and table for filling in information (name, release date, system requirements, etc.). This should be fun. For now, you can just create and edit pages and put raw information there, and we'll have editors start formatting later when we figure out what the format needs to be.

CoCo and retro computing events

2024

For more events, and info on past events, see Conventions

Site Sections

  • Articles - New articles written specifically for the CoCo Wiki.
    • Datasheets - Manufacturer's Datasheets for all sorts of Integrated Circuits.
    • FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions on CoCo topics.
    • Timeline - Color Computer historic timeline.
  • Companies - Past, present, and... future?
  • Conventions - Rainbowfests, Color Expos, CoCoFESTs and more.
  • Emulators - The next best thing to the real thing? How to run Color Computer software on modern PCs, Macs and Linux machines. And more.
  • Hardware - Disk controllers, speech paks, MIDI interfaces.
  • Internet Resources - Other places to talk CoCo on the internet.
    • CoCo Links - Collection of the known CoCo related websites.
  • People - Who's who (or who was) in the CoCo Community.
  • Publications - Rainbow, Hot CoCo, UpTime, Color Computer, and others.
  • Software - Games, utilities, and tigers. Oh my!

Special Projects

Visit the new Special Projects section. This should be used for items that do not fit in to any of the main categories.

Special Pages

...let's get building!