Color Computer I
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Features
- Introduced on July 31st, 1980 for $399.00
- Motorola MC6809E 8-bit CPU running at .89MHz
- 4K RAM
- 8K ROM – Microsoft Color Basic v1.0
- 53 Key Keyboard
- 32 Column Display Ability (32 x 16 with 4 Colors / 256 x 192 with 2 Colors / 128 x 96 at 8 Colors / 128 x 192 with 4 Colors)
- 8 Colors (selectable from 2 preset 4 color palettes)
- RGB Modulator (to connect to color TV)
- RS-232 Interface (Serial Port)
- 1500 Baud Cassette Interface
- Two (2) Joystick Connectors
- Optional: ROM-PAK Cartrdige (Chess, Checkers, Quasar Commander, Personal Finance, CoCo Diagnostics)
- Optional (12/1980): 16K RAM Upgrade
- Optional: 32K RAM Upgrade
- Optional: 64K RAM Upgrade
- Optional (12/1980): 16K RAM Upgrade
- Optional (07/1981): Extended Color Basic Upgrade
Color Computer 2
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Features
- Same as the Color Computer I except
- 16-64K RAM
- 8K BASIC ROM or 16K EXTENDED BASIC ROM
- Smaller Case
- 53 Key QWERTY Keyboard (First COCO appearance of a BREAK Key)
- Lowercase Letters
- 6-Bit DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter), allowing for 64 different volume levels
- Could be POKEd to 1.78Mhz, which had been enabled to allow for DMA access by external peripherals. The CPU was halted during these periods, as it could not handle this speed and would overheat if not halted.
- OS-9 Level II multi-tasking operating system
- Optional Equipment: MultiPak Interface
Color Computer III
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Features
- Introduced on July 30th, 1986 for $219.95
- Motorola MC68b09 8-bit CPU running at 1.788MHz
- 128K RAM (Upgradable to 512K)
- 640 X 192 (BASIC) and 640 x 225 (Other)
- Colors: 4 at 640 x 192/225, 16 at 320 x 192, and 64 at 160 x 192.
- 80 Column Display Ability
- 4 analog inputs and 1 analog output
- Digital Input and Output
- OS-9 Level II multi-tasking operating system
- Optional Equipment: MultiPak Interface
- Optional Equipment: 5.25″ floppy drive
Emulators:
Please visit the Emulator page for up to date listings.
Books
Title: 500 Pokes Peeks N’ Execs for the Color Computer
Year: 1986
Author: Kishore M Santwani
TOSEC: 500 Pokes Peeks N Execs for the TRS-80 Color Computer (1986)(Kishore M Santwani)
Size: 3,816,402Title: 500 Pokes Peeks N’ Execs for the Color Computer: Supplement
Year: 1986
Author: Kishore M Santwani
TOSEC: 500 Pokes Peeks N Execs for the TRS-80 Color Computer Supplement (1986)(Kishore M Santwani)
Size: 4,341,870Title: Assembly Language Programming for the CoCo3
Year: 1987
Author: Laurence A Tepolt
Publisher: Tepco
Pages: 70
TOSEC: Assembly Language Programming for the CoCo 3 (1987)(Laurence A Tepolt)
Size: 2,526,286Title: Assembly Language Programming for the Color Computer
Year: 1985
Author: Laurence A Tepolt
Publisher: Tepco
Pages: 304
TOSEC: Assembly Language Programming for the Color Computer (1985)(Laurence A Tepolt)
Size: 14,038,806Title: Color Basic Unravelled II
Year: 1999
Publisher/Author: Spectral Associates
TOSEC: Color Basic Unravelled II (1999)(Spectral Associates)
Size: 707,674Title: Color Computer Assembly Language Programming
Year: 1983
Publisher/Author: William Barden Jr
TOSEC: Color Computer Assembly Language Programming (1983)(William Barden Jr)
Size: 20,975,071Title: Color Computer Hardware Programming v0.8
Date: 2006
Author: Chris Lomont
TOSEC: Color Computer Hardware Programming v0.8 (2006)(Chris Lomont)
Size: 120,892Title: Color Computer Playground, The
Year: 1984
Author: Fred D’Ignazio
Cat No: 26-3196
Pages: 240
TOSEC: Color Computer Playground (1984)(Fred D’Ignazio)
Size: 10,133,060Title: Color Logo
Year: 1982
Authors: Larry Kheriaty and George Gerhold
Publisher: Micropi
Cat. No. 26-2722
Pages: 136
TOSEC: Color Logo (1982)(Micropi)
Size: 10,954,690Title: Disk Basic Unravelled II
Year: 1999
Publisher/Author: Spectral Associates
TOSEC: Disk Basic Unravelled II (1999)(Spectral Associates)
Size: 1,231,648Title: Extended Basic Unravelled II
Year: 1999
Publisher/Author: Spectral Associates
TOSEC: Extended Basic Unravelled II (1999)(Spectral Associates)
Size: 1,050,358Title: Full Turn of the Screw
Year: 1989
TOSEC: Full Turn of the Screw (1989)(Rainbow Magazine)
Size: 26,500,447Title: Getting Started with Extended Color BASIC
Year: 1984
Publisher: Tandy
Pages: 280
TOSEC: Getting Started with Extended Color BASIC (1984)(Tandy)
Size: 6,647,141Title: Inside OS-9 Level II
Year: 1987
Publisher/Author: Kevin Darling
TOSEC: Inside OS-9 Level II (1987)(Kevin Darling)
Size: 13,918,632Title: Kids to Kids on the Color Computer
Year: 1983
Author: Billy Sanders and Sam Edge
Publisher: Datamost Inc
Pages: 164
TOSEC: Kids to Kids on the Color Computer (1983)(Datamost Inc)
Size: 12,457,342Title: Mastering OS-9 on the Tandy Color Computer
Year: 1995
Publisher/Author: Farna Systems
TOSEC: Mastering OS-9 on the Tandy Color Computer (1995)(Farna Systems)
Size: 700,952Title: OS-9 Level II and the Tandy Color Computer 3
Year: 1994
Publisher/Author: Rodger Alexander
TOSEC: OS-9 Level II and the Tandy Color Computer 3 (1994)(Rodger Alexander)
Size: 8,721,697Title: OS-9 Quick Reference 1st
Year: 1994
Publisher/Author: Farna Systems
TOSEC: OS-9 Quick Reference 1st Edition (1994)(Farna Systems)
Size: 275,824Title: OS-9 Quick Reference 2nd
Year: 1994
Publisher/Author: Farna Systems
TOSEC: OS-9 Quick Reference 2nd Edition (1994)(Farna Systems)
Size: 254,482Title: OS-9 User Notes I
Year: 1985
Publisher/Author: Computer Publishing Center
TOSEC: OS-9 User Notes I (1985)(Computer Publishing Center)
Size: 15,454,387Title: Super Extended Basic Unravelled II
Year: 1999
Publisher/Author: Spectral Associates
TOSEC: Super Extended Basic Unravelled II (1999)(Spectral Associates)
Size: 879,876Title: Tandy’s Little Wonder
Year: 1993
Publisher/Author: Farna Systems
TOSEC: Tandys Little Wonder (1993)(Farna Systems)
Size: 5,184,124Title: TRS-80 Color Computer & MC-10 Programs
Year: 1983
Author: William Barden, Jr.
Publisher: Radio Shack
Cat No: 26-3195
Pages: 194
TOSEC: TRS-80 Color Computer & MC-10 Programs (1983)(Radio Shack)
Size: 6,855,780Title: Using AWK with OS-9
Year: 1993
Publisher/Author: ColorSystems
TOSEC: Using AWK with OS-9 (1993)(ColorSystems)
Size: 2,943,667