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From: john@moncol.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Questions about old CoCo stuff
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Date: Sun, 25-Jan-87 21:56:09 EST
Article-I.D.: moncol.457
Posted: Sun Jan 25 21:56:09 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Jan-87 02:55:55 EST
Organization: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ
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Just a couple of questions regarding older CoCo products and services-

1) Does anybody have an address I might be able to order issues of the old
COLOR COMPUTER MAGAZINE from? Since this was (before its demise) a
Ziff-Davis publication, I assume they maintain some central service.

2) Looking through old magazines, I noticed that there was a period around
'84 where a couple of companies manufactured Z80 co-processor paks to allow
the CoCo to run CP/M software. While it may seem a bit silly, I was
wondering if these beasts might still be available these days (and if so,
from whom)?  (No flames please, I find it an amusing pastime to run CP/M on
machines it was never intended for. I routinesly run CP/M emulation on my
Tandy 1000.)

3) Has anyone tried to run an X-Pad (remember those?) on a CoCo 3?
Obviously, you would need a MultiPak because of the 12v needed, but is it
otherwise compatable (no ghosts, etc.)?


Thanks in advance...

(On a side note- several months ago, I posted a message requesting help
with a CoCo II that would not work with disks. I received several replies
suggesting that the CPU chip might be bad. Since I ahd already purchased
another machine, I did not get a chance to try this until a few weeks ago.
Replacing the 6809 did the trick- thanks to all who replied.)

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