CoCo Quick Reference

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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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If you are looking for information or help with the Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo), here is where to start.

I want to save my old CoCo software

If you have old Color Computer software on cassette tapes or floppy disk, you can get this software copied over to a PC/Mac/Linux machine and run it in an emulator. Details to be added.

I want to get rid of my old CoCo stuff

If you have old CoCo hardware or software that you need to get rid of, you should e-mail the Color Computer mailing list. Details to be added.

• E-mail hundreds of CoCo users on the CoCo mailing list.

I want to get my CoCo running again

If you are trying to get a CoCo running again, and need help or replacement parts, here are some resources. Details to be added.

• The DriveWire project allows you to use a serial cable to hook a CoCo to a host PC/Mac/Linux machine and use it as a remote disk system. Current DriveWare allows the CoCo to print to a virtual printer on the PC, copy files to/from disk images on the PC, and even play MIDI music files through the PC. There is also support for internet access, allowing a terminal program on the CoCo to "dial" out to remote internet systems. And it's FREE.
• Cloud-9 produces hardware add ons for the CoCo, including SCSI/IDE/compact flash hard drive interfaces, PS/2 keyboard interfaces, memory updates, and much more. They also offer replacement DISK BASIC ROMs that support hard drive access, or remote DriveWire access through BASIC.
• Download a copy of "Tandy's Little Wonder" from ftp://maltedmedia.com/coco/MAGAZINES/Tandy%27s%20Little%20Wonder/. The most recent version is named "CoCobook-TLW2.pdf". Read the "1 READ ME FIRST.txt" file first. This book has history, repair information, and a "survival/user" guide that will be very helpful.

I want to meet other CoCo folks

• Attend a CoCoFEST! For information on the next CoCoFest visit http://www.glensideccc.com/. The CoCoFest is typically held sometime in April every year, currently in Lombard, IL (west side of Chicago). This is the only "large" gathering of CoCo "nuts" in the U.S. While it's not as big as it was back in the CoCo's hey-day, it's still a "must attend" to meet other die-hard CoCo enthusiasts and to see new CoCo developments (yes, there is still new hardware and software being developed!). You can also pick up many used items to complete your system or collection.

• Subscribe to a CoCo Mailing list. There are two, the CoCo-List (MaltedMedia List) and a Yahoo list.

The MaltedMedia list (http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco/) To subscribe to the MaltedMedia list, send an email to

  coco-request@maltedmedia.com 

with 'subscribe' in the subject line. You will receive a password and further information. You can also use this link:

  http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco/

The Yahoo list (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColorComputer/) To subscribe to the Yahoo list, visit the page at

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ColorComputer/

Posts from Yahoo are forwarded to the maltedmedia list.

The mail-to-news gateway from maltedmedia is working through this free news server:

  news.gmane.org

The newsgroup is:

  gmane.comp.hardware.tandy.coco

You can also use this link on some news clients:

  news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.tandy.coco

Web access is here:

  http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.tandy.coco

Postings to the gmane newsgroup are automatically spam-checked. Email addresses on the group are also encrypted, so private email may only be sent by subscribers and email addresses will not be harvested.

Note for Eudora users: Please turn off the X-Sender header if you're worried about your address being harvested. Here is a utility that works with Eudora versions 3 to 6:

 http://www.geocities.com/edit_x/

Is OS-9 still around?

• NitrOS-9 project.

Is there anything new going on with CoCo stuff?

• CoCoFEST still going.
• [[CoCo-X] project.

More to come...