My Color Computer Collection

My Color Computer Collection

Here, I will attempt to list the various Color Computers and gear I have collected through the years. Some of it no longer functions and some need just minor repair. I keep all the broken stuff to keep the working stuff... working :-)

I will try to provide pictures as I can, so I will be ocassionally updating this page with more pics and more gear. Keep checking back, because I haven't stopped collecting yet!

NOTE:

As of October 2018, this entire collection was lost due to the flooding of Hurricane Florence. Not only did I lose my beloved Coco collection, but my home and recording studio as well. I hope to recover some of this gear, but it's becoming doubtful as I now live over 2 hours away from my old flooded home and my health is keeping me from recovering what is left of my 60 years as a musician and 30 years as a Coco enthusiast. Maybe some day...

Working Color Computers

(1x) Color Computer 3 w/ '87 GIME, Disto 1 meg memory upgrade, cooling fan, Eagle AT Keyboard Interface and Tandy CM-8 RGB Monitor. There's also a MutiPak Interface plugged in.

(1x) Color Computer 1 - F-Board (26-3003B) w/64k memory & Chicklet keyboard

Non WorkingColor Computers

(1x) Coco 3 w/ Performance Periphrials 512k upgrade. Flooded during Hurricane Floyd, unknown problems.

(1x) Coco 3 w/ Performance Periphrials 512k upgrade. Missing one chip, was working before the chip removal also flooded.

(1x) Coco 2 w/64k memory, missing same chip as above.

(1x) Coco 2 w/16k memory, unknown problems

Working Coco Gear

(1x) Color Computer 3, Disto 1-meg upgrade, Eagle AT keyboard interface, Cooling fan

(1x) Color Computer 1 64k (F-board) with "chicklet" keys

(2x) Color Computer 2 64k with "melted" keyboard

(2x) Performance Periphrials 512k memory upgrades

(1x) Eagle AT Keyboard Interface (in working Coco 3 above)

(1x) MultiPak Interface Original Grey Model (pal upgraded for Coco 3)

(2x) FD-502 Floppy Disk Drive Controllers

(1x) FD-501 Floppy Disk Drive Controller

(1x) J&M No Halt Floppy Disk Drive Controller (first run, single rom, no extras)

(1x) Burke & Burke CocoXT Dual Hard Drive Controller

(1x) DMP-100 Dot Matrix Printer

(2x) Orchestra 90cc Program Paks

(1x) Glenside Midi Pak (Speech Sytems Midipak clone)

(3x) Color Computer Joysticks (original black single button)

(1x) Deluxe Color Mouse (white 2 button)

(1x) Tandy CM-8 Color Monitor (still has crisp display)

(1x) Tandy Computer Power Distibuter (the big one the monitor sits on)

(1x) 3-Way Serial Port Switcher (maker unknown)

(1x) PJB Serial to Parallel Printer buffer

(2x) Color Computer Cassette Cables

(2x) Color Computer Serial Cables

(1x) Rulaford Research Serial to Midi Cable

(1x) Homade Serial to DB-9 Cable for DriveWire

(1x) Serial to DB-9 cable w/turbo mod by Chad H.

(1x) Prolific DB-9 Serial to USB adapter for DriveWire

(1x) CCR-81 Computer Cassette Recorder

(2x) EDTASM+ w/ZBUG Program Paks

(1x) Scripsit Program Pak

(1x) Radio Shack/TRS-80 X-Pad Drawing Tablet

(2x) Tandy Hi-Res Joystick Adapters

(1x) Tandy DCM-3 300 baud modem

Several "I can't remember what I had" program paks :-)

I'm sure there's more and I'll list them as I see or remember them

Coco Gear In Need Of Repair

(2x) Color Computer 3s (flooded during Hurricane Floyd in 1999)

(1x) Tandy Color Computer/1000 Pistolgrip Joystick (3 button flight stick)

(2x) 5.25" 40 trk DSDD 360k Floppy Disk Drives

(1x) 5.25" 80trk DSHD 720k Floppy Disk Drive

(3x) 3.5" 80 trk 720k Floppy Disk Drives

(2x) Seagate ST-225 MFM Hard Drives (20 meg each, 1 partially works, the other is wasted)

(2x) FD-502 Dual Floppy Disk Cases (vertical) with power supplies

(1x) FD-502 Dual Floppy Disk Case (horizontal) with power supply

(1x) FD-501 Single Floppy Disk Case with power supply

(1x) Single 3.5 External Floppy Drive Case for Tandy 1000 (no power supply)

(1x) Dual Hard Drive Case (power supply fried)

(1x) An "I Love My Coco" Bumper Sticker (unused)

(1x) Empty Coco 2 Case

I'm sure there's more and I'll list them as I see or remember them