Oh, it was stolen in the mid-'80s...a long time ago.

-- Sean

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Dang! Gotta wonder what happened to the poor CoCo lol.

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Good evening!

Montgomery Micros has a new video on the original Tandy 1000 and a Tandy 1000 TL/2. We hope you will watch and enjoy!

youtube.com/bollingholt
patreon.com/montgomerymicros

-Bo Holt

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Hello Bo,

Tuesday April 02 2024 01:41, you wrote to All:

Montgomery Micros has a new video on the original Tandy 1000 and a
Tandy 1000 TL/2. We hope you will watch and enjoy!

Thank you for the video! It was enjoyable and brought back memories of my halcyon days in computing.

-- Sean

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Tuesday April 02 2024 01:41, you wrote to All:

Montgomery Micros has a new video on the original Tandy 1000 and

a BH> Tandy 1000 TL/2. We hope you will watch and enjoy!
Thank you for the video! It was enjoyable and brought back memories
of my halcyon days in computing.

-- Sean

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Thank you, Sean! I'm glad you enjoyed it! We have several videos on the
channel and have plans to be making them more often, especially as we
grow. Again, thanks for the kind words!

Bo Holt
patreon.com/montgomerymicros

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Thank you for the video! It was enjoyable and brought back memories
of my halcyon days in computing.

-- Sean

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Than you, Sean! I'm glad you enjoyed it. As we grow, we will be adding
more content more frequently. Thanks again for the kind words!

Bo Holt
patreon.com/montgomerymicros

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Bo Holt wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Thank you, Sean! I'm glad you enjoyed it! We have several videos on the channel and have plans to be making them more often, especially as we grow. Again, thanks for the kind words!

It's nice to be reminded of the days when personal computing was still
growing at an incredible rate. I fondly remember reading all the BASIC
program listings in Family Computing (later Family/Home Computing) and noting the differences between BASIC in the various manufacturer's dialects--I was a Color Computer guy--and that started me wanting to learn BASIC.

I learned UCSD Pascal in 1987 and have mainly a Pascal guy since. If I'd not been exposed to computing at a young age, I don't know what I'd done later in life. I'm still running a BBS so I guess that says something. LOL

-- Sean


... BASIC is a high-level languish.
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Sean Dennis wrote to Bo Holt <=-

growing at an incredible rate. I fondly remember reading all the BASIC program listings in Family Computing (later Family/Home Computing) and noting the differences between BASIC in the various manufacturer's dialects

I remember hunting-and-pecking as a teenager, typing 3-4 page programs
onto the surprisingly stiff keys of a Commodore 64.

My fingers would tire, and I'd have to track down a typo or two. That
was foreshadowing for later CS classes.




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It's nice to be reminded of the days when personal computing was
still growing at an incredible rate. I fondly remember reading all
the BASIC program listings in Family Computing (later Family/Home
Computing) and noting the differences between BASIC in the various manufacturer's dialects--I was a Color Computer guy--and that started
me wanting to learn BASIC.
I learned UCSD Pascal in 1987 and have mainly a Pascal guy since. If
I'd not been exposed to computing at a young age, I don't know what
I'd done later in life. I'm still running a BBS so I guess that says something. LOL
-- Sean

I'm fond of the CoCo. For my fifth birthday in 1986 I got a CoCo2. I
just got another CoCo2 NEW OLD STOCK! I don't know if I should open it
or not. I'm trying to rebuild my computer setups from my childhood. I
just found a Tandy DMP-133 like I had AND the Direct Connect Modem Pak
that got me into BBSing when I was a fourth grader. I have a few CoCo
videos on my channel and plan to make more. :)

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Kurt Weiske wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

I remember hunting-and-pecking as a teenager, typing 3-4 page programs
onto the surprisingly stiff keys of a Commodore 64.

With my arthritis getting worse in my hands, I've reverted to hunt-and-peck.

Those Cherry keyboard werew still but they were reliable!

My fingers would tire, and I'd have to track down a typo or two. That
was foreshadowing for later CS classes.

My hands ache terribly but I need to get a desk with the keyboard at the
right height.

This is the desk I want to get: https://tinyurl.com/55fkmwd9 (wayfair.com)

You should recognize the keyboard I want: https://tinyurl.com/82rku4wd (pckeyboard.com)

... Grape soda is the most effective hand sanitizer.

All this time I've been using Everclear...

-- Sean

... I went to a seafood rave last week and pulled a mussel.
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Bo Holt wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

I'm fond of the CoCo. For my fifth birthday in 1986 I got a CoCo2. I
just got another CoCo2 NEW OLD STOCK! I don't know if I should open it
or not. I'm trying to rebuild my computer setups from my childhood. I
just found a Tandy DMP-133 like I had AND the Direct Connect Modem Pak that got me into BBSing when I was a fourth grader. I have a few CoCo videos on my channel and plan to make more. :)

Unfortunately, my CoCo was stolen but I have a CoCo emulator. I believe
some hobbyists made a CoCo clone recently also. What makes me happy is that the CoCo, as well as other retrocomputing equipment, is alive and well
today.

-- Sean

... Black holes: what you get when you wear black socks too much.
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Sean Dennis wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

This is the desk I want to get: https://tinyurl.com/55fkmwd9
(wayfair.com)

I like wraparound desks. I've got an heavy, old metal tanker desk that
I picked up 15 or so years ago. After moving it several places and
finally getting it set up, I don't think it's moving again!

You should recognize the keyboard I want: https://tinyurl.com/82rku4wd (pckeyboard.com)

I like the black/white/gray look. Every time I haul out my Model M my
wife complains that it's too noisy - my office is just off the
family/tv room. I settled on a Logitech MX keys, feels like a solid
laptop keyboard with a little bit of travel.

... Grape soda is the most effective hand sanitizer.

All this time I've been using Everclear...

When I was a kid in college spending summers near Lake Tahoe, we'd drive
over the stateline to Nevada and buy Everclear - Mix lemonade, beer and Everclear, then drink it at 6000 feet elevation. Good times, I think. I
don't remember them too clearly.

-- Sean

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... The Tuba is technically a percussion instrument.
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Kurt Weiske wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

You should recognize the keyboard I want: https://tinyurl.com/82rku4wd (pckeyboard.com)

I like the black/white/gray look. Every time I haul out my Model
M my wife complains that it's too noisy - my office is just off the family/tv room. I settled on a Logitech MX keys, feels like a solid
laptop keyboard with a little bit of travel.

I also use that keyboard (mine says "Logitech MX Keys S") and absolutely
LOVE it.



... All the easy problems have been solved.
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Kurt Weiske wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

You should recognize the keyboard I want: https://tinyurl.com/82rku4wd (pckeyboard.com)

I like the black/white/gray look. Every time I haul out my Model M my
wife complains that it's too noisy - my office is just off the
family/tv room. I settled on a Logitech MX keys, feels like a solid
laptop keyboard with a little bit of travel.

I really like the feel of the Keytronic boards. They're a dandy stand in
for the Lexmarks that have gone to the recyclers. What I really like
about the feel of the 'tronics is the variable stiffness so the keys
typically pressed by the "pinky" finer take less p[ressure to contact
than those pressed by the pointer and sign aling fingers. My last
example got some water spilled on it and is waiting for me to "suck
it up" and attempt repairs. Meanwhile my K540 logi(tech) is filling in.

... Grape soda is the most effective hand sanitizer.

All this time I've been using Everclear...

When I was a kid in college spending summers near Lake Tahoe, we'd
drive over the stateline to Nevada and buy Everclear - Mix lemonade,
beer and Everclear, then drink it at 6000 feet elevation. Good times, I think. I don't remember them too clearly.

Party formula (from when I wore a younger man's clothes)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Purple Jesus Punch
Categories: Five, Beverages, Wine, Booze
Yield: 1 Party

3 ga Carlo Rossi or Tavola Table
- Wine
2 qt Cheap vodka
2 qt Everclear grain alcohol
6 l Seven-up or Sprite

Mix in a 5 gallon water carboy. Dispense from a water
cooler. Be careful.

This tastes like Kool Aid but hits you in the back of
your head with a velvet hammer.

Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM

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Dan Clough wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

I also use that keyboard (mine says "Logitech MX Keys S") and
absolutely LOVE it.

I work from home on a work-provided laptop, and set up the Logitech MX
keys and MX Master mouse as a way to share KVM with two machines. My
monitor has 2 HDMI connectors. One goes to the laptop, one to my
desktop. Put a unifying receiver in each system, pair them to the
keyboard and mouse, and I can switch back and forth with a couple of
button pushes - and the laptop stays tucked away.



... Germany's official language is Portugese.
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Kurt Weiske wrote to Dan Clough <=-

I also use that keyboard (mine says "Logitech MX Keys S") and
absolutely LOVE it.

I work from home on a work-provided laptop, and set up the
Logitech MX
keys and MX Master mouse as a way to share KVM with two
machines. My
monitor has 2 HDMI connectors. One goes to the laptop, one to my
desktop. Put a unifying receiver in each system, pair them to
the
keyboard and mouse, and I can switch back and forth with a
couple of
button pushes - and the laptop stays tucked away.

Very nice feature of Logitech's... I do the exact same thing and don't
think it could be any better. :-)



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I too like BASIC.
Love Your Tagline!!!!!
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I remember seeing a photo in QST many years ago of a Ham Shack Desk made that way.
Always dreamed about it, but settled for a regular desk a Friend gave me.

73 es be a good LID, Ed W9ODR. - . -
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Unfortunately, my CoCo was stolen but I have a CoCo emulator. I
believe some hobbyists made a CoCo clone recently also. What makes
me happy is that the CoCo, as well as other retrocomputing
equipment, is alive and well today.

-- Sean

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When was it stolen? Recently? Who steals a CoCo!? Yes, I agree that
it's awesome that retro equipment is thriving!

-Bo

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Bo Holt wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

When was it stolen? Recently? Who steals a CoCo!? Yes, I agree that it's awesome that retro equipment is thriving!

Oh, it was stolen in the mid-'80s...a long time ago.

-- Sean

... Dogs come when you call them; cats have an answering machine.
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