by admin | Mar 13, 2026 | Color Computer 1, Color Computer 2, Color Computer 3, Hardware
PBJ CC Bus Conundrum Another quick update on the PBJ C-C Bus. One thing I discovered when comparing the schematic to the ‘before’ pictures I took – that 47uf cap isn’t correct. There should be two ceraMIC CAPS THERE AS SHOWN IN THE BOARD...
by admin | Mar 7, 2026 | Collecting, Hardware
EvilBay Ridiculousness Welcome to CoCoCommentary, a feature I’ll occassionally use to discuss the status of the CoCo ‘Verse and maybe even retro-computing in general. For this first edition, I’m tackling some Ebay ridiculousness. Now, when I say...
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,...
