25 Aug
2002
25 Aug
'02
5:41 a.m.
> And, as to the Coco,...
> The stories appear to be true that RS DELIBERATELY packaged the Coco in
> order to PREVENT expansion, competition with their other models, or even
> serious usage. (consider their choice of video mode(s), RF video out ONLY,
> etc.)
On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
Good luck convincing Tony "I took the machine
home and brought it to bits
so that I could properly document it" Duell of this.
MOST or RS's efforts to mispackage it won't stop a determined hacker who
is adept with engineering knowledge or a soldering iron.
I hooked up composite video on mine the first day, but waited almost a
week before increasing the RAM.
But they can sure be annoying to somebody who wants a retail product to be
ready to use.
And they can be exceptionally exasperating when you compare it with what
they COULD HAVE done.