Nateo Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hey folks - I've been becoming more and more curious about the CoCo since messing around with my current setup, but the current machine I have is rather limiting: a chiclet-keyboarded 16k CoCo 1. I'd like to upgrade to at least a 32k CoCo 2, but of course, a 64k model would be preferable. I've done some preliminary perusing on eBay, but the prices seem all over the place. What is a reasonable offer for one of these machines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 FWIW I got one for about $30 a year ago. But, it was a bare system in maybe C+ condition, and IIRC was untested. I wanted a 64K board to swap into the minty-looking shell of my 16K CoCo 2, and I figured it was worth the gamble (turned out, it was ). As with anything, you can find pretty good deals if you're patient and diligent. Sometimes stuff flies under the radar. Generally, I'd guess anything less than $50-60 is a pretty good deal these days, especially if it comes with any goodies; I certainly wouldn't pay more than that for a loose system. But, I'm notoriously cheap, so take that with a box of Morton's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hey folks - I've been becoming more and more curious about the CoCo since messing around with my current setup, but the current machine I have is rather limiting: a chiclet-keyboarded 16k CoCo 1. I'd like to upgrade to at least a 32k CoCo 2, but of course, a 64k model would be preferable. I've done some preliminary perusing on eBay, but the prices seem all over the place. What is a reasonable offer for one of these machines?I have a tested working one I upgraded from 16k to 64k eb2 melty keyboard 50$ plus flat rate box to U.S. address Greg Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 I have a tested working one I upgraded from 16k to 64k eb2 melty keyboard 50$ plus flat rate box to U.S. address Greg Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk !!! Currently negotiating with the wife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I don't think there was a 32k CoCo 2 sold by Radio Shack, just 16 and 64. You could do your own 32k upgrade though. But definitely make sure you get one with Extended Color Basic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Cade Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Aw man, don't ever wrap the cables around the computer like that. I've seen so many where sitting like that for years and it causes what looks like cigarette burns, but aren't. I am told it is a chemical in the power cables that keeps the plastic flexible, but it causes it to disintegrate over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Aw man, don't ever wrap the cables around the computer like that. I've seen so many where sitting like that for years and it causes what looks like cigarette burns, but aren't. I am told it is a chemical in the power cables that keeps the plastic flexible, but it causes it to disintegrate over time. Yeah that was how i got it with a bunch of other items.. Its now bunched and tied properly Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I got my brother's old 16K Coco2 and his 128K Coco3... How hard would it be to upgrade the Coco2's memory these days? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I got my brother's old 16K Coco2 and his 128K Coco3... How hard would it be to upgrade the Coco2's memory these days? Adam Easy pull the 8 16k chips and replace with 64k 4164s. The next step depends on which rev board is in it. See http://users.digitalindigo.net/techno/coco2.html Greg Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Just sent ya a PM Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I got my brother's old 16K Coco2 and his 128K Coco3... How hard would it be to upgrade the Coco2's memory these days? Adam Easy pull the 8 16k chips and replace with 64k 4164s. The next step depends on which rev board is in it. See http://users.digitalindigo.net/techno/coco2.html If you buy a 512k upgrade for the CoCo3 (Check out the Triad from www.cloud9tech.com), you have to pull the old RAM chips out, and if you have a 2-chip CoCo2, the ones you pull out can upgrade it to 64k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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