Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!hasmed!qusavx!ukma!david From: david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) Newsgroups: net.micro.trs-80 Subject: Re: new trs-80 color 2 extended owner Message-ID: <412@ukma.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 15:40:42 EST Article-I.D.: ukma.412 Posted: Thu Dec 20 15:40:42 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:48:56 EST References: <46@zeta.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of KY Mathematical Sciences Lines: 56 Gee, two messages in a row from people who own Radio Shack computers and don't know the proper names...... Is this a trend? Ok. You obviously are meaning the TRS-80 Color Computer II (I think thats the name....I don't own one, my CoCo is older than that). For a printer you can use any serial printer. The computer has a minimal RS-232 port on the back which will work fine for a printer. (The LPRINT and LLIST commands go out through that port...) But note that the ROMS set the speed on it to 600 baud default. It can be changed with one poke.... The Technical Reference Manual (available for $14.00 from better Radio Shack Stores everywhere) has the information on that. For disk drives, you have 2 or 3 choices. One choice is to go with the standard Radio Shack drives and controller. The prices for these aren't all that unreasonable. Another choice is to get one of the two third party controllers. One was just recently introduced on the market and the other has been around for a few years. I would probably go with the JBM (correct name?) controller as they have been around for YEARS doing disk controllers for all the TRS-80 8 bit computers. (except I already have a radio shack controller.....) For drives, again you can go with the radio shack units or other peoples drives. Here I would probably go with third party drives. Radio Shack has a reputation for selling BAD drives (not to mention slow). It is my understanding that 5-1/4" drives have a standard connector on the back, and that the radio shack drives use this same connector. (unlike commodore and atari drives). This is my weak area. I just know that the 80-track shugart drive I have works on my system...... And is a lot faster. There are 3 magazines I would suggest you start reading. I don't have addresses with me but can get them on request. They are RAINBOW, HOT COCO, and COLOR MICRO JOURNAL. I subscribe to the Micro Journal and buy the others occasionally. Rainbow and Hot Coco both carry a lot of ad's from places who specialize in supporting the color computer. You should start reading net.6809 as our computer has a 6809 in it. Especially if you are wanting to run OS-9 in it. Have fun CoCo-ing! ----------------------------------------- (The usual warning about having no opinions). David Herron; ARPA-> "ukma!david"@ANL-MCS (Try the arpa address w/ and w/o the quotes, I have had much trouble with both.) UUCP: (follow one of these routes) {unmvax,research,boulder,ucbvax}!{anlams,anl-mcs} -----\ >-!ukma!david {vax135,mcvax!qtlon,cbosgd!hasmed,mddc}!qusavx -----/ "He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes..." -- /usr/games/fortunes