by admin | Feb 28, 2026 | Color Computer 1, Color Computer 2, Color Computer 3, Hardware
PBJ CC Bus Update Just a quick update. I was able to spend some time cleaning and removing bad components. There was quite a bit of time spent with a toothbrush and alcohol – and a soft brass brush with alcohol to remove the corrosion. I’m usure whether...
by admin | Feb 10, 2026 | Color Computer 1, Color Computer 2, Color Computer 3, Hardware
A 6 port mpi? Greetingz CocoNutz!! Before I get started, there’s an elephant in the room that needs addressing. A while back, L. Curtis Boyle (not calling you out, nothing but respect man ) mentioned it looked like AI art on my site. He’s not entirely...
by admin | Dec 3, 2025 | Collecting, Color Computer 1, Hardware, Mod My Coco
Suntanned White CoCo Cigarettes and CoCo Well, not as catchy as ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’ by Oasis, and made much better by Rod Stewart, but the smell of the cigarettes in the poor CoCo is disheartening. It’s not caked on, but you can certainly smell...
by admin | Nov 22, 2025 | Hardware, Repair
Let's scope this out When working on the CoCo 3 I got from Brian Wieseler, I really needed to take some wave-form measurements. However, My Tektronix scope was just too damned big for my desktop at home. I’ve had my eyes on a smaller portable scope for a while,...
by admin | Nov 20, 2025 | Color Computer 3, Hardware, Repair
This CoCo 3 came from Brian Weisler on Discord. This was advertised as a known bad unit with no RAM and video issues. When it arrived, it was exactly as advertised, but the case was in really nice condition, which is always a plus. But, this CoCo 3 had a healthy dose...
