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From: mdk@cblpf.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Future of Coco
Message-ID: <821@cblpf.ATT.COM>
Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 11:02:50 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 20 11:02:50 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 04:39:36 EST
Reply-To: mdk@cblpf.ATT.COM (Mike King)
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Columbus, Ohio
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Keywords: Coco OS9
Summary: Where will it lead?


Let's try to raise a little thought provoking discussion on one of our most
popular subjects: that little marvel called the Color Computer. 

What do you feel is the future of the Color Computer?  What improvements in
design, peripherals, software will be available in the next ten years?  How
will Tandy react to these improvments in marketing, software development, etc.?
What would *you* like to see in the way of improvement of the Coco?

I'd like to start the ball rolling by stating that Tandy will finally
realize what a powerful tool the Coco is and actively market it.  With the
use of the OS9 operating system, more software developers will enter the
market.  We should see a proliferation of desktop publishing and graphics
programs.  Tandy might even change the disk controller to access 40 and 80
track drives, include a real-time clock, and a parallel interface.  With
improvements in the CPU, the Coco will be able to access 1 MB of memory on
the motherboard.  With the higher memory access, we can expect to see
better graphics capabilities, and higher clock speeds.  I would like to be
able to access some MS-DOS applications (Did I actually say that dirty
word???:-):-)), so I would like to see some utility that would allow the
Coco to use MS-DOS programs.  I DO NOT want the Coco to go to an MS-DOS
format.  I like OS9, despite the problems.  One of the best things Tandy
could do would be to change the design of that stupid Multipak Interface.
They could rotate the thing 90 degrees so the paks plug into the back
instead of sticking up and letting the cables sprawl all over my desk.

Well, I've rambled enough.  What does the rest of the net think?


Mike King

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