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I can't help but have uncomfortable reactions to such statements for a great
many reasons. One, the CoCo has been supported in a very gratifying way for
some time. It gave users like me a chance to explore computers in a way that
would otherwise have been impossible. I LIKE the feeling of loyalty I have for
it, and hope I can bring knowledge of more complex approaches to bear on
aspects of the CoCo and OS-9 environment for those who cannot hack a $2000.00
Amiga investment. Also, I do not think it would be wise for Tandy to drop a
machine that has done so well for them when revisions and upgrades are so
eminently feasible. There are many possibilities for a chip fundamentally
superior to the 8086 in many respects, even if it is 8-bit. The market which we
have simply been fortunate enough to leave in our rush to upward mobility is
still there, sitting, paying their Citiline bills, wondering what's to become
of them. Finally, I don't think it's good practice for us, the consumer to
display once again our fickle and irresponsible natures. If just a few of us
attempt to pay back the investment people like Rainbow magazine have made in
us, then it will bode well for the homeuser computer industry in general. We
must show ourselves worthy of those who go out on a limb with projects by not
leaving them in the dust when something better comes along. Consider paying
CoCo back for what it's given us! Take it out of the closet and dust it off. I
think there is much more than technical pyrotechnics to the computer
industry–it is people, and investments, and chances, and daring and failure.
Something to think about–a long look at the road back as we stride forward.
Don Weed
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